Here is a ring to decode the mysteries of degrees, certificates, and certifications. Masters: A master’s degree typically requires a year and one-half to two years of full-time study. To earn a master’s degree you usually need to complete from 36 to 54-semester credits of study (or 60 to 90 quarter-credits). This equals 12 to…
Online learning has expanded due to the quarantine imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Online learning offers a new world of opportunities to those who want to learn something new, gain a credential, or finish that degree program. However, some online programs have demonstrated low completion rates, with as many as 95 percent leaving in the…
An instructional approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) and online learning. Each class session and learning activity is offered in-person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online. Students can decide how to participate. Hybrid Flexible, Hy-Flex, Or Hybrid Streaming, this course model’s flexibility demonstrates a commitment to student success, and that flexibility can also enable institutions to maintain…
Teachers with online classes face particular challenges with student engagement. In addition to helping students engage with the course elements, online teachers are charged with developing course material, assisting students in using technology, involving students in conversation, tracking student development, inspiring perseverance, and offering timely and thorough feedback (Roddy, Amiet, Chung, Holt, Shaw, McKenzie, Garivaldis,…
In the absence of meeting your students in a face to face course, how can instructors make individualized connections with their students in the online course environment? Since the pandemic, making individual connections has ben more important than ever. Introduce yourself and demonstrate to the students that you have a passion for the subject…
Whether you are using interactivity to move beyond the discussion board, to deliver real-world scenarios, or to engage students in compelling case studies, are you putting the interactivity cart before the pedagogical horse in your online courses?
Beginning in the 1980’s, technology has radically altered daily life, communication, and education. Siemens, the developer of connectivism, labeled it as a new learning theory heavily influenced by technology.