Cooperation and Collaboration, Group Projects, Instructional Design, Student Engagement 09 Jul 2020 Online College Group Projects Made Easy Oh, how I love group projects! I just do not feel right when my students do not get to experience… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration 26 Jun 2020 How to Document Group Work with a Reporter I did not have good experiences with group work as a teacher education major. It seems that every time I… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration 10 Jun 2020 How to Improve Group Work with Group Processing If you have read a few of my posts here Inside the Virtual Village, I am sure you have ascertained… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Instructional Design, Student Engagement 26 May 2020 How to Prepare College Students for Group Work Online When I was 14 years old, my mother took me to our social security office in Durham, North Carolina, and… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Discussion Frameworks, Student Engagement Stimulating group activities during live sessions are my sweet sauce of course design. I believe that dynamic, well-designed group activities transform students like no other instructional approach. 07 May 2020 Infusing Group Activities in Your Online College Course Stimulating group activities during live sessions are my sweet sauce of course design. I believe that dynamic, well-designed group activities… Kellie Alston No Comments
Educator Presence, FACE Method 16 Apr 2020 Communicating Powerfully in Your Online College Course Presence. In your online college course, the way that you show up matters. In fact, there are more and more… Kellie Alston No Comments
Student Training 11 Mar 2020 5 Ways to Help College Students Succeed at Completing Assignments Clarity. It is the quality or state of being clear. Have you ever tried to do something but felt confused… Kellie Alston No Comments
Student Training 25 Feb 2020 How to Help Students Maximize Their Study Time Scenario: You begin grading Johnny’s assignment and notice that much of it was not done, or it was not done… Kellie Alston No Comments
Instructional Design 19 Feb 2020 Making the Online Experience Meaningful for College Students Please click here to listen Meaningful. As an educator and instructional designer, this word intrigues me because it is so… Kellie Alston 1 Comment
Educator Presence 12 Feb 2020 Getting to Know Your College Students Through Discovery Sessions Discover. My favorite definition of this word can be found here: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/discover . It simply states that discover means "to… Kellie Alston No Comments
Discussion Frameworks 11 Feb 2020 Using Discussion Frameworks to Direct and Strengthen Intellectual Conversations Conversations. Students learn so much from each other through conversing and we can learn so much about them through what… Kellie Alston No Comments
Discussion Frameworks 10 Feb 2020 The Power of Live Discussions in the Virtual Classroom We live in an "on-demand" society. We enjoy the convenience of watching our favorite shows or accessing movies, and other… Kellie Alston No Comments
The Virtual Village 09 Feb 2020 The Virtual Village Experience: In Their Own Words What comes to mind when you think of a village? A small settlement in a rural area? A close-knit community,… Kellie Alston No Comments