Discussing Discussions
The first order of business when talking about discussion forums in online classes is to ask, what do we want a discussion to accomplish? »
Reimagining the Syllabus
I like to think of a syllabus as an invitation, a here's the what, when, why, and what-you-can-bring kind of document. I would prefer my syllabus to be legible (read: interesting), so that students will not only read the whole thing, but they'll remember what it said. »
Instructional Design vs Online Pedagogy
A colleague recently asked me about the difference between instructional design and online pedagogy. We’d been in conversation about learning, and I blithely remarked that »