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Month: December 2023

Conference Highlights from 2023: DT&L and InstructureCon Roundup

Distance Teaching and Learning Summit for Online Leadership & Administration Plus Roundtable, Presented by UPCEA, July 25-27, 2023, Madison, Wisconsin.
Our presentation, “You Belong Here: Building an Equitable and Inclusive Online Learning Community,” delivered to over 50 attendees, addressed the rapid growth of global learning and threats to affirmative action.…

Conference Highlights from 2023: National Distance Learning Week Roundup

Several DL team members attended the The United States Distance Learning Association’s National Distance Learning Week November 6-10, 2023: “How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Distance Learning in The Year 2023.” Here are their highlights:
“Finding the Yin-Yang in Faculty Development Balancing AI-Centered with Student-Centered Learning”
Presenters Kiran Budhrani, Ed.…

Why is the introductions discussion important?

When designing courses, many course developers have told me that the introductions discussion seems like an unnecessary task for students because it does not contribute to their achievement of the course goals. I believe there are several benefits for building the introductions discussion as a graded assessment and providing facilitation and feedback in the same way other discussion assignments are handled throughout the course.…