The Educational Assessment Landscape [INFOGRAPHIC]
The following infographic depicts the when, where, why, and how of educational assessments. The Educational Assessment Landscape infographic was designed by Santosh Kushwaha and published by...
View Article6 Characteristics of Effective Online Courses
This well-developed presentation outlines 6 characteristics of effective online courses: access to technology, clear guidelines and procedures, participation, collaborative learning, transformative...
View ArticleAdd Interactivity to Video Lectures with eduCanon
Want to prevent the “zone out” effect for students watching your video lectures online? Try using eduCanon to keep your students awake and actively engaged. eduCanon is an online tool that allows...
View ArticleUsing the Explain Everything iPad App to Give Feedback on Student Work
Explain Everything is a powerful iPad app that provides an interactive whiteboard for creating screencast presentations. With the Explain Everything app, you can import documents, pictures, videos,...
View Article15 Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice quizzes are a great way to test for student understanding. They’re easy to write and easy to grade. That said, multiple-choice questions can sometimes be confusing and leave students...
View ArticleWhy are Assessments Important in an Online Course?
Assessments are an important aspect of any course. They allow students to interact with information that they learn, enable instructors to check students’ progress, and simply keep the class on track....
View ArticleRubrics for Assignments in Online Courses
An important aspect of an online course is grading assignments and providing feedback. This is especially true in an asynchronous course where there is no real-time interaction between the instructors...
View Article5 Essential Steps to Study for an Online Exam
The following is a guest post by Robbie Marquis, a college student. If you would like to submit a guest post, please contact us. College is one of the busiest phases of a student’s life. There are so...
View Article4 Tips for Keeping Students Engaged in Online Learning
Your class has moved online and now that you’re comfortable with technology, let’s discuss new ways to keep the course engaging for you and your students. Here are four EASY and essential tips for...
View Article5 Tips for Delivering Assessments During Covid-19
The following is a guest post by Jaclyn Gulinello, an instructional design intern at Touro College. If you would like to submit a guest post, please contact us. While assessments are an essential...
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