Teaching and Learning
Regular and Substantive Interaction
An Overview for Instructors of Online Courses at Saint Paul College The U.S. Department of Education requires that all online courses for which students may use federal financial aid “ensure that there is regular and substantive interaction between ...
How to Teach Adults
Adults learn differently from children. According to Professor Malcolm Knowles, you need to take this into account when designing your courses and instructing them in the classroom. Major Differences Adults are no longer dependent. They are ...
Building Community and Instructor Presence
Being an active presence in an online class isn't as intuitive as when we are face-to-face. In this workshop we will look at simple ways an instructor can create a strong learning community in an online course. Learn how to build instructor presence ...
Building an Online Course that Scaffolds Student Growth
How do you allot time in an 8 or 16-week course? Consider planning your course like a season of a well-scripted show, with a slow build-up, character-building episodes, a climax, and resolution. This approach provides students with content and ...
Giving Feedback through 1-on-1 discussions
Would you like to ensure that students view the feedback you provide on their assignments? Do you want to actively engage them with the comments to improve their skills? With 1-on-1 discussions, you can do just that! D2L Brightspace allows you to ...
How do Saint Paul College employees access The Chronicle of Higher Education?
Did you know that all Saint Paul College faculty/staff have access to the online version of The Chronicle of Higher Education? Here's how to access it: If you are on campus: Connect through the Library Databases A-Z page, or go to Chronicle.com for ...
Power Up! Lecturing with Your LMS
If you are reading this, it is highly likely you already up your lecture routine and are looking for ways to continue to change your lecture delivery. Congratulations! You are indeed developing a growth-mindset. If you are teaching on-line courses, ...
Strategies for Video Messaging online students
With fully online courses it is often difficult to develop community among the class or to make the course feel personable to students. One easy thing to incorporate that may help partially overcome these barriers is to send out regular video ...
The Bus Can’t Stop: Setting up your classes to continue in your absence
Let’s face it – nobody wants to consider ‘worse case scenarios’. But things can and do happen. Balancing your personal content while assuring your class can proceed well in your absence is tricky, and not all will agree with strategies presented ...
Level Up! Lecturing
If you are reading this, it is highly likely you already up your lecture routine and are looking for ways to continue to change your lecture delivery. Congratulations! You are indeed developing a growth-mindset. If you are a pro at lecturing, it is ...
How to Create a Dynamic Lecture
Have you ever tried to improve on something? Perhaps it is a physical challenge decrease the time it takes you complete a distance by 10% or maybe it is a mental challenge to be able to increase real accuracy by 5%. All these challenges have one ...