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    It’s Only Been a Month – How to Help Students Struggling to Adjust

    College offers exciting opportunities and diverse activities, fostering lifelong friendships and valuable experiences. However, students face challenges like balancing coursework, financial responsibilities, and homesickness, which can lead to loneliness and isolation. Online students experience similar struggles, often feeling disconnected. Solutions include empathy, directing students to support services, and proactive outreach. Expert recommendations suggest timely feedback,…

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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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  • Why Now? Gen-Z Is Transforming Education and We Must Adjust
    Why Now? Gen-Z Is Transforming Education and We Must Adjust

    Why We Must Change Now? Higher education has existed since ancient times. In much of that time, it was limited to those studying religious doctrine or the very wealthy. In the 20th century, access to higher education became more widespread across the globe. As demonstrated by Vera Korhonen for Statistia, by the end of the…

  • Discussion Forums: How To Ensure Their Value

    Why Use Discussion Forums? We know that one of the most important keys to successful asynchronous learning is instructor presence (Mandau & Van Berg 2023).  Students want to know that their instructors care about their success, and that they are “there” in the course. We can do this most efficiently in class discussion forums. Therefore, let’s…

  • Reaching Gen-Z Students in Higher Education – Try Some New Strategies
    Reaching Gen-Z Students in Higher Education – Try Some New Strategies

    Generation-Z students (Gen-Z), those born between 1997-2010, are the most technologically advanced generation of our lifetimes.  They are digital natives, who have accessed technology from a young age.  It is, therefore, unsurprising that they are enrolling increasingly in online, higher education programs.  Reaching Gen-Z, then, will become a critical skill for those teaching in higher…