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Boundaries, Time, and Teaching Online
By Kristin Kowal
August 13, 2019
If you sometimes feel like your course is taking over your life, you’re not alone. Does this sound familiar: Some weeks I spend way too much time on my online courses. Some weeks I do not spend enough time on my online courses. Please remember we all teach courses in >1 program, including our home […]
Faculty Symposium: Feedback, Discussions, Revisions, and Introduction Videos, Oh My!
By Kristin Kowal
UW Extended Campus held its third annual faculty symposium this year in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 3 and 4. The instructional design and multimedia teams had a blast presenting our breakout sessions. While we can’t re-create the warm, fuzzy feeling of mingling and sharing ideas with our faculty in a blog post, we can at […]
Faculty Spotlight: Steve Dunn Interview
By Eric Peloza
This June, I had the good fortune to sit down and talk with Steve Dunn regarding time management strategies in online courses. Steve is a veteran faculty member of UW Extended Campus’ Sustainable Management program with over six years of teaching experience. He is also partnering with the new Applied Biotechnology program. In our discussion, […]
Five New Twists For Online Discussions
By Kristin Kowal
May 1, 2019
Introduction The reality is that most online courses have what we call “traditional discussions,” which follow the read-write-post (and perhaps reply to a peer or two) pattern. Even if the discussion questions are interesting, both instructors and students can get tired of the same old routine. We recommend trying any of these five “twists” on […]
Demystifying Online Group Projects
By Eric Peloza
March 11, 2019
Introduction I was one of those students that always hated group projects because I invariably ended up with somebody who didn’t do their work and I figured I could do it better myself…I always thought students would feel the same way. But I was encouraged to try it out and it’s been great. Like many […]