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Creating Effective Instructional Videos for Online Courses
Salena Rabidoux and Amy Rottmann provide instructors easy-to-follow tips and techniques for developing evergreen videos that engage students.
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Fostering Open Minds Online
One of the most useful practices is to establish netiquette guidelines, which are indispensable for teaching about inequality and oppression, writes Abby L. Ferber.
Under the (Virtual) Microscope
A 3-D virtual microscope developed by Oregon State Ecampus closely replicates the real thing -- and could be a harbinger of innovation in online science courses.
Trial and Error: Online Course Development, Better Together
Instructors at Central Michigan University team up to construct online courses, creating peer pressure to meet deadlines and encouraging collaborations within and across departments.
It's All in the Data
The University System of Maryland’s campuses boast diverse student bodies in terms of race, income and college preparedness. Officials believe new data collection standards will improve retention and graduation rates.
Capella and Strayer Universities to Merge
As reported by Inside Higher Ed, the transaction trend among publicly traded for-profit universities continued this week, with news that...
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OER: Bigger Than Affordability
Open education resources can catalyze a much-needed national conversation about what we mean by “public” higher education, Robin DeRosa writes.
Should Online Instructors Be Online Students?
Two-thirds of faculty members responding to an annual Inside Higher Ed survey say they’ve never taken an online course. Do they need that experience to be capable online instructors?