In the world of higher education, there is a constant exploration of innovative teaching methods and ideas to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. One such method is gamification, the application of game-design elements and game principles in non-game contexts. … Read More
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This month’s issue of our department’s newsletter, The DL Digest (subscribe here!) continued our exploration of SPS’ High Impact Teaching practices, focusing on feedback.
We asked four distance learning team members to share their favorite feedback styles with … Read More
The fall quarter is here, so what is new in Canvas?
In the Summer of 2024, Canvas introduced several significant improvements to its discussion and announcement features, offering enhanced usability, engagement, and productivity for both students and instructors. The enhancements … Read More
This August, we’re spotlighting Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs Kyle Einck. Kyle oversees the Biological Sciences and Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree programs, along with ten post-bacc programs and several additional certificates and concentrations.
How long have you worked here? How … Read More
How can AI help us create more personalized and meaningful authentic student assessments? Are we ready to embrace AI not just as a tool but as a creative partner in our course design?
These questions were posed when we recently … Read More
It takes a village to launch an online course – in addition to the Distance Learning Team, our courses are supported by staff from Graduate, Undergraduate, and Professional Development Programs. In the coming months, we’ll be spotlighting staff who work … Read More
This month, we’re excited to interview Alex De Melo, who teaches Risk Management for our PDP program. Alex applied some of the same risk management tools and techniques that he teaches when he took some big risks by integrating a … Read More
Staff Spotlight: Jacob Guerra-Martinez
This month, we’re spotlighting Senior Learning Designer Jacob Guerra-Martinez! In the blog post below, Jacob gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of his work with Distance Learning.
How long have you worked here? How … Read More
The multimedia principle postulates that people learn better from words and pictures than from words alone. This principle was introduced in 1997 by Richard Mayer, an educational psychologist who has made significant contributions to learning and cognition theories and is … Read More