How Much Do You Really Know About Student Self Assessment?
Self-assessment is an undersung hero in the online instructor’s toolbox. It can not only help students develop skills in critical analysis, research by Sharma, et al. (2016) found it can […]
The Secret to Embedding a YouTube Link You Probably Don’t Know
When it comes to embedding a video on your Canvas page, you’ve got choices. However, you may not realize that when the video embed displays as a thumbnail image, it […]
What’s All This Humanizing Stuff Everyone’s Talking About?
While online classes provide students with more flexibility and new ways to collaborate, success in the online environment is directly related to how present and engaged the instructor is in […]
Don’t Stress This Test!”: Inclusive Assessment Strategies That May Reduce Test Anxiety and Expand Success
Test Anxiety: A Problem for Students, or Educators, or Both? Many students in my courses are surprised to encounter the encouraging statements I include with test instructions. These are statements […]
Want More Content Ideas? Try This!
Pssst! Want a simple way to find, import and share resources in Canvas? We gotcha covered. The Canvas Commons is a digital library full of educational content where you can […]
Cooking Up a Great Class: Seven Ingredients for Fun, Engaging Zoom Sessions
Whether you love it or hate it, or alternate between the two, teaching synchronously on Zoom might not be going away any time soon. Trust me, I know the struggle. […]
Discovering The Spark Of Teaching & Learning Through Equitable Grading
In the 2020 Pixar film, Soul, Joe is a mentor in a purgatory-like realm mentoring a fellow soul named 22. Joe’s quest is to help 22 find her “spark” and […]
Why We Love the Pope Tech Tool
Accessibility checker tools for our CA Community College system: PopeTech available free to all CA community colleges UDOIT – open source (free) OR cloud-based (premium) The free open-source version of […]
3 Foolproof Tips for Using Images in Canvas
Images are a delightful way to increase engagement and reinforce written content in an online course. But if not used correctly, images can be problematic. From the way you embed […]
Preparing faculty to teach flexible courses
How the California State University (CSU) system is helping faculty prepare for instructional uncertainties.
Conveying Care Online
This article was originally published on the California Acceleration Project (CAP) blog. One of the most significant factors correlated with student persistence, success, and learning in online courses is the relationship […]
The Most Effective Way to Elimate Barriers to Students’ Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for thinking about teaching and learning that offers flexibility in the ways students access course material, engage with it, and show what […]