Faculty & staff updates

Flower Darby discusses why she adapted Small Teaching by James Lang for online teaching and provides examples of how small changes can make a big impact.

• 'Small Teaching Online'

Backwards Design...

A veteran of online education shares ideas for consideration before creating an online class, including use of technology and instructor participation.

• Seven things to consider before developing...

Findings from 2018 EDUCAUSE reports on student and instructor use of educational technologies, including a report specific to the University of Missouri.

• Survey of campus technology use

One...

There are many methods instructors can use to make their online course can feel more personable, and this article offers tips and suggestions in the areas of presence, empathy, and awareness.

• How...

The SUNY system shares their experience instilling digital accessibility with many helpful links to resources from other institutions and from EDUCAUSE.

• Building a culture of accessibility in...

An experienced online instructor shares how structure and effective communication all starts with the syllabus.

• Ideas for creating an effective syllabus for online learning

This article provides...

This article explains the benefits of using video feedback and provides recommendations for instructors.  

• How giving students feedback through video instead of text can foster better understanding...

An online educator shares his experience on reaching students and keeping them engaged with humor in a digital environment.

• Working the online crowd: Humor and teaching with tech

Seasoned online...

Insightful tips to get more meaningful dialogue from online discussion forums.

• How to deepen online dialogue

This course offers online, nanotechnology students a way to participate in the lab.

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The inaugural issue of the Changing Landscape of Online Education (Chloe) survey is now available, covering topics such as trends in online enrollment, measuring quality and outcomes, and models of...