Authors: Susan Ko, Steve Rossen Published: March 13, 2017 UTHSC Library Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is an accessible, introductory, and comprehensive guide for anyone who teaches online. The fourth edition of this bestselling resource has been fully revised, maintains its reader-friendly tone, and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated… Read More
Authors: Tina Stavredes Published: July 20, 2011 UTHSC Library Effective Online Teaching is an essential resource that offers a clear understanding of how cognition and learning theory applies to online learning. This much-needed resource provides specific strategies for incorporating this knowledge into effective learner-centered teaching that gets results. The book includes strategies on motivation, tailored… Read More
Author: Richard Dufour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, Thomas Many Published: July 1, 2006 UTHSC Library Have you ever looked out across your students only to find them staring at their computers or smartphones rather than listening attentively to you? Have you ever wondered what you could do to encourage students to resist distractions and focus on the… Read More
Author: Clark N. Quinn Published: May 19, 2005 UTHSC Library Learning is at its best when it is goal-oriented, contextual, interesting, challenging, and interactive. These same winning characteristics also define the best computer games, which suggests that the most effective learning experiences are also engaging. Learning can and should be hard fun! The challenge is… Read More
Last ReviewedOctober 30, 2024 First PublishedApril 12, 2022 Online learning has been described as internet-based course(s) that occur synchronously (real-time) and/or asynchronously (not in real-time). During online courses, students and faculty engage in learning through the use of technology, e.g., Blackboard. Benefits of online learning include convenience (24/7 access), flexibility, student-centered learning, and expansion… Read More
Volume 5, Issue 3 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Interview with Dr. Joe Swanson: Teaching Strategies for Didactic and Experiential Courses Teacher’s Toolbox: Using Educational Videos in Your Classes Did You Know?: Using ExamSoft Longitudinal Analysis for Tracking Student Performance Pedagogy Podcast: ‘Demystifying Group Projects’ Research Bytes: Text Messages as Nudges
Using active learning strategies to engage students has become even more important as our courses have moved online. Team-Based Learning (TBL) is one form of active learning that has been successful at UTHSC. However, there have been challenges with moving TBL into an online setting. Join Drs. Angela Cantrell and Pat Ryan from the College… Read More
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Quality Matters (QM) is a system of rubrics and standards designed to help instructors incorporate best practices into their online courses. Dr. Lynn Russll, Chair and Associate Professor in the College of Dentistry is a reviewer for QM and has also used the rubrics for her own online course. In this webinar, Tom Laughner, Director… Read More
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As we think about how to move our courses online, we can make use of rubrics and standards that can guide us on effective practices for teaching and engaging our students. UTHSC subscribes to Quality Matters, a national organization that works with faculty to incorporate best practices into their online courses. Dr. Jim Snyder, Director… Read More
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Volume 3, Issue 1 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Cultivating an Online Teacher Persona Teacher’s Toolbox: Micro-flipping Your Class with My Mediasite Did You Know? You can turn a WORD doc into a webpage… Pedagogy Podcast: Teaching Effectively with Zoom Research Bytes: An asynchronous video lecture has its advantages…
