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SIP 11.13 Ideas to Make Your Synchronous Online Classes More Fun

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? The transition to online teaching has been challenging for faculty members. I noticed that with this change, the focus of my classes shifted from learning together or engaging students to simply “delivering the content.” I teach four classes this semester, like several of you, and one of my biggest …

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SIP 10.2 Establish a Strong Teaching Presence Online

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? When I first started teaching online, I thought online classes were so much easier than face-to-face. I would check in every day and make sure everything was working correctly, that there were no broken links, hidden assignments or general Blackboard weirdness. I’d answer the occasional emails, provide feedback on …

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SIP 9.14 Including the Student Voice in Pedagogical Decisions

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We are all here to help students learn, but have you ever thought to ask students how they learn best? When we work to include the student voice in pedagogical decisions, it is a win-win; they know we care about their learning, and they help make the class better …

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SIP 1.13: Written Feedback to Students

College professor handing back papers to students

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Giving students feedback on their writing is one of the most important ways that we can individualize instruction. It can be easy to lose sight of this, however, when we are confronted with a stack of student papers and feel pressure to focus our comments on justifying a grade. …

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