Year: 2014

One of the many tasks of my current position is reflecting on the curriculum and evaluating how it benefits both students and instructors. Because online education is evolving so quickly, I often find the need […]

In a traditional classroom, discussions are usually a key aspect of learning. In my high school classroom, I often set aside full class periods to discuss and engage with students regarding key concepts we were […]

This question is one with a variety of answers – it depends on who is asked, what subject matter is taught, and how much the teacher would like to earn.  To keep it simple, the […]

Last week, I was out to dinner with a group of moms.  All of us have children attending the same school and we were eating dinner together, discussing a bit of this and a bit […]

We’ve all heard a horror story from someone regarding online education.  Perhaps it was a student who enrolled in an online course and didn’t feel that they learned anything.  Perhaps it was someone who felt […]

Currently, I have 23 Final Papers that must be graded by Midnight on Saturday.  Just like students, instructors are typically provided with specific deadlines within the online classroom regarding when to return grades and feedback. […]

In a perfect world, all students would attend college because they have a strong desire to learn.  Unfortunately, we don’t live in this perfect world.  Students are attending college for a variety of reasons – […]

When entering an online classroom for the first time, both students and instructors can be quite anxious about the course that is ahead of them.  Instructors are nervous about meeting new students and meeting course […]

Voki.  Jing.  Glogster.  These are common buzzwords in the online instructor field.  There are hundreds of interesting and unique applications that are being developed daily to enhance the online classroom.  Online classrooms want students to […]

There is a common perception that both taking courses and teaching courses online is easier than doing so in a traditional classroom.  While both modalities differ — and definitely have some aspects that are easier […]