As the Middlebury Institute expands its online programs, several faculty have been leading the way in adapting our interactive, rigorous, and hands-on courses to innovative new formats.

Becky Tugman, Clemson University Keywords: Accessibility, Inclusion, ZoomKey Statement: Daily Zoom usage in an in-person class benefits both students and the professor by increasing student accessibility and creating a reference of the course material.  IntroductionDuring the pandemic, many instructors were forced to use Zoom to allow for social distancing and remote learning. When higher education policies reverted to in-person learning, many professors also stopped using Zoom as a learning mod

Jeff and Michael are joined by the CEOs of Academic Partnerships, Fernando Bleichmar, and Coursera, Jeff Maggioncalda, to talk about the future of online learning, including a new study on ROI, the role of degrees vs. credentials in the job market, and what AI will mean for online ed. This episode is sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ascendium Education Group.

In asynchronous online courses, students are expected to contact their instructors when confused, but they don’t always bother reaching out. Learn three ways to humanize your asynchronous course to promote proactive communication and encourage connection.

Try the 5P approach. This is a set of five strategies that will help you create a positive and engaging learning environment for your online students.

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical ...

As faculty, we must do our best to not only observe engaged practices but include them within the online environment of today.

Milton W. Wendland (J.D., Ph.D.) is a professor of instruction in the Department of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at the University of South Florida, where he specializes in equitable an…

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An Educause survey finds that faculty members also want more help and time when it comes to working with technology and remote learning.

Pre-Class Survey Wellness Check Weekly Reflection Awareness Flexible Learning Statement Student Choice Accessible & Inclusive Digital Learning Materials Empathy Synchronous Social Interactions Asynchronous Social Activities Personal Videos Check-In/Feedback Presence Ungrading Flexible Webcam Poli...

We get all kinds of questions about teaching and learning online. We collected the most common questions we get from instructors new to teaching online and created short, vibrant, and dead practical guides to addressing those questions and called them Design Studio: Jump Starts. This [...]

A new report shows misalignments in institutional and student views on preferences for virtual instruction and experience with generative AI.

Jeff Maggioncalda, the CEO of Coursera, can’t hide his excitement about AI. He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is ...

At the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, Michelle Pacansky-Brock works with faculty to improve their relationships with students in online learning.

When Shai Reshef started a free online university called University of the People nearly 15 years ago, skepticism was high. Online education was viewed ...