Facilitating Online Groups
2015-03-31
Five skills for facilitating online groups: 1. Create a social and active learning community 2. Demonstrate leadership 3. [Over] communicate
Five Standards of Authentic Instruction
2015-03-09
Article from 1993 discusses authentic instruction’s five standards to help students engage their minds: Higher order thinking, depth of knowledge, connectedness to the world beyond the classroom, substantive conversation, and social support for student conversation.
Blackboard I-Learn Test Generator
2014-12-28
Great resource for teachers:
Web app that converts “cut and paste” text of exam questions into files for uploading to Blackboard.
Cooperative Learning Group Activities for College Courses
2014-12-26
Cooperative Learning Group Activities for College Courses is a compilation of cooperative learning activities suitable for use in college level courses.
Tips for Writing Good Multiple Choice Questions
2014-12-26
Advice on how to write good multiple choice exam questions.
Best Practices for Mobile-Friendly Courses
2014-12-09
PDF from Blackboard on building a mobile friendly course.