Adding Visual Appeal to Your Online Courses "There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” - Milton Glaser “Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.” - Jeffrey...
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Bright IDEAS for Teaching February Webinar: Community Building In Virtual Spaces
Community Building in Virtual Spaces A community is a supportive social group in which members feel a sense of belonging and share a common interest, experience, or goals (Berry, 2017; Brown, 2001; McMillan & Chavis, 1986; Rovai, 2003). In a busy, over-scheduled...
Bright IDEAS for Teaching January Webinar: Faculty’s Role in Supporting Student Agency
Faculty’s Role in Supporting Student Agency through Voice, Choice, and OwnershipStudent success in higher education often depends on their ability to reflect, learn from feedback, apply theory, and incorporate deliberate practice to improve their skills, as discussed...
Bright IDEAS for Teaching December Webinar: Establishing Presence to Enhance the Educational Experience
Establishing Presence to Enhance the Educational Experience Three key elements work together to impact a student's educational experience: Social Presence, Teaching Presence, and Cognitive Presence. Research has consistently demonstrated the intersection of these...
Collaborative Learning
Summer Institute Day 2 Session 2: Collaborative Learning Research shows that educational experiences that are active, social, contextual, engaging, and student-owned lead to deeper learning. In this second day of workshops for Summer Institute 2022, participants had...
Metacognitive Strategies
Summer Institute Session 3: Metacognitive Strategies To become self-directed learners, students must learn to assess the demands of the task, evaluate their own knowledge and skills, plan their approach, monitor their progress, and adjust their strategies as needed....