Category: Educator Tips

  • Improve Student Success & Your Course Evaluations

    Building a Supportive Online Classroom: Strategies for Student Success Ashley Mowreader’s article “Survey: Students Value Instructional Clarity, Active Learning” suggests that students value active learning and instructional clarity. They rate professors higher when they receive student support and perceive their instructors as professional and caring.  Knowing this, we can improve student success by applying some different…

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  • Students Don’t Read-We Must Adapt

    Adjusting to Students’ Needs I recently read the article “How Much Do Students Really Read?” by Johanna Alonso featured on the Inside Higher Ed website.  It sparked several thoughts I want to explore below.  The “Good” Old Days  When I studied History in the late 1980s, I understood that reading was a natural expectation. I…

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    Mentoring Students Virtually

    How to Mentor Your Online Students What is a Mentor? What is mentoring and mentorship? According to Merriam-Webster a mentor is a trusted guide, counselor, tutor, or coach.(1). None of these uses the word teacher or educator, but I think all of us who work in education would argue that part of our jobs is…

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  • AI in the Modern Classroom

    Would You Use AI in Your Classroom? Yes or No? The History of AI AI in the classroom has become a talking point among educators recently. We know that our students are using this tool in hopes of improving their grades. How doe we respond? First, let’s see how we got here. People have imagined…

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    Work-Life Balance

    We’re all exhausted after Week One. As you head into Week Two (or Three for some), here are some suggestions for creating a better work-life balance for you and your students

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    Tips for the 1st Day in Your Virtual Classroom

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    Keys to Success (and Sanity) as an Online Educator

    I am an online educator.  I’ve worked in this capacity since 2006.  I have been in this field for almost 20 years. During this time, I have learned some valuable lessons. These lessons have contributed to my continued success and sanity.  I list them below. I hope that they may help you if you are…

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  • Improve Student Success & Your Course Evaluations
    Improve Student Success & Your Course Evaluations

    Building a Supportive Online Classroom: Strategies for Student Success Ashley Mowreader’s article “Survey: Students Value Instructional Clarity, Active Learning” suggests that students value active learning and instructional clarity. They rate professors higher when they receive student support and perceive their instructors as professional and caring.  Knowing this, we can improve student success by applying some different…

  • Students Don’t Read-We Must Adapt

    Adjusting to Students’ Needs I recently read the article “How Much Do Students Really Read?” by Johanna Alonso featured on the Inside Higher Ed website.  It sparked several thoughts I want to explore below.  The “Good” Old Days  When I studied History in the late 1980s, I understood that reading was a natural expectation. I…

  • Mentoring Students Virtually
    Mentoring Students Virtually

    How to Mentor Your Online Students What is a Mentor? What is mentoring and mentorship? According to Merriam-Webster a mentor is a trusted guide, counselor, tutor, or coach.(1). None of these uses the word teacher or educator, but I think all of us who work in education would argue that part of our jobs is…

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