Tag: Canvas
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Practical Solutions for Remote Learning Issues
Two months into higher education’s sudden transition to remote teaching, the challenges of this modality are evident to students and faculty alike. Even as we encourage and support students to successful completion of Spring term, we look ahead to Summer Session and Fall term teaching contingencies. To assist faculty as we move forward, the Center…
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Remote Teaching = A New Kind of Blended Learning
Blended learning, in which classroom learning activity is integrated with online learning activity, has been on the rise over the past two decades. Nationally, a large portion of faculty and students express a preference toward blended approaches and substantial research supports the efficacy of this approach. Now with the abrupt transition to remote teaching in…
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A Student’s Take on Remote Learning
Author Bio: Dharma Mirza (She/Her) is an OSU undergraduate in Public Health, Queer Studies, and Statistics. She is a student worker for the OSU Center for Teaching & Learning and the OSU College of Public Health & Human Sciences. Dharma also does educational outreach, public speaking, and diversity work with various universities in Oregon, focusing…
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Jump-Start Your Remote Teaching with a Canvas Template
To help you rapidly prepare for Spring term remote teaching, you have access to a Canvas course template that can be imported into your empty Canvas course sites. The template itself gives simple directions to import it into your course sites. You can do this in 2 minutes! The template embodies evidence-based best practices for…
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“It’s In the Syllabus”: Tips to Write a Robust Document for Your Class
“Is the final cumulative? How many exams are there? Is attendance required? What book do I have to buy?” It is somewhat irking when students ask a question about the class which you have already answered in your syllabus. Many faculty bemoan the fact that students do not read the syllabus. One easy fix has…