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Video Strategy: December 2015 Online Learning Webinar
The first session in a series of video-related Learning Webinars took place on December 2, 2015. It was hosted by Aaron Bannasch and William Guth and attended by many SPS faculty and learning designers. Aaron and William gave a tour … Read More
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The Value Of A Weekly Wrap Up
Helping Students Navigate Your Course Over the past few weeks, the Distance Learning Team has published multiple posts about items to include in your courses to help students navigate them successfully. In her post It’s Not Just A Reading List: … Read More
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Welcome to Elizabeth Lemke & Krissy Wilson, Learning Designers!
The SPS Distance Learning team is very excited to welcome two more new team members: Elizabeth Lemke and Krissy Wilson. They will both be working as Learning Designers, helping faculty outline, design, and build online courses. Elizabeth comes to … Read More
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Welcome to Dr. Reba-Anna Lee, Director of Online Program Development
The SPS Distance Learning team is very excited to welcome Dr. Reba-Anna Lee to the team as our new Director of Online Program Development! In this role, Reba-Anna will oversee our team of Learning Designers, lead our faculty training program, … Read More
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New Faculty Training Begins Monday, November 16
Each quarter, the School of Professional Studies hosts a four-week, asynchronous training for faculty and teaching assistants who will be facilitating SPS online courses for the first time. Run through Canvas, the training follows the basic format of an SPS … Read More
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GoReact: November 2015 Online Learning Webinar
November’s Online Learning Webinar features GoReact, a video platform that makes instructor feedback and assessment easy. It creates a dynamic online environment for class presentations, speeches, and other class activities. A recording of the webinar can be found here, … Read More
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How To Keep Students From Getting Lost In Your Course
If you have to reach an unfamiliar destination, a common practice is to use a road map. The road map shows you where to go and how to get there. The road map gives you information about what you can … Read More
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Group Work Solutions for Students
Whether it’s working on an assigned group project, studying together, or networking, SPS online students frequently need to collaborate in small groups. For students who may be in different cities, countries, or time zones, this can seem like a difficult … Read More
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Zaption: October 2015 Online Learning Webinar
October’s Online Learning Webinar session featured Zaption, an interactive video annotation platform. Zaption allows instructors to build video assets that engage and challenge students to interact with the content. No longer are video recordings just one-way messaging– now students can … Read More
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Contributing to the Canvas Community
Northwestern University Canvas users can use the Canvas Community site to: post ideas ask questions participate with other members in groups and find and comment on guides Contributions can range in complexity and significance, but each active member helps increase … Read More