Educator Presence 22 Dec 2021 Using “Looking Ahead” Announcements to Promote Good Study Habits "Inspect what you expect." Years ago when I was a network marketing rep, one of our leaders shared this concept.… Kellie Alston No Comments
Educator Presence 20 Dec 2021 Using a Podcast to Increase Your Teaching Presence Have you ever thought about how you can cover all bases when it comes to increasing or strengthening your presence… Kellie Alston No Comments
Issues and Concerns 19 Dec 2021 Tales of an Online Lecturer: Episode 3 When you have taught college students online for almost two decades, you will encounter students with various personalities, obstacles, skillsets,… Kellie Alston No Comments
Uncategorized 10 Sep 2021 Tales of an Online College Lecturer: Episode 2 When Mature Students Need Support One of the things that I love about teaching online is teaching students ages 17… Kellie Alston No Comments
Educator Presence, Instructional Design, Small Group Discussions 29 Jul 2021 Tales of an Online College Lecturer: Episode 1 When Academic Integrity is Lacking I am so glad that you have decided to spend some time with me on… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Discussion Frameworks, Instructional Design, Small Group Discussions, Student Engagement, The Virtual Village 19 Feb 2021 5 Reasons Students Love Discussion Frameworks If you have been rocking with me, reading my blog, you know that I have been doing a series on Kellie Alston No Comments
Instructional Design 10 Feb 2021 5 Reasons Students Hate Discussion Board Forums Discussion Boards are a standard component in today's online college courses. They can be implemented well, but often are not… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Discussion Frameworks, Instructional Design, Small Group Discussions, Student Engagement 05 Feb 2021 Do We Want Discussions or Content Conversations? Welcome, welcome, welcome! You have made it here just in time to experience the Discussion Frameworks Versus Discussion Boards Battle,… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Discussion Frameworks, Small Group Discussions, Student Engagement 24 Jan 2021 Discussion Frameworks Vs. Discussion Boards: The Evolution of the LTVD I am so glad you are here because it is time for me to get some things off my chest.… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Small Group Discussions, Student Engagement 20 Jan 2021 Introducing the LTVD Series This past spring while teaching a language and literacy course, my students revealed that they read very little in high… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Group Projects, Student Engagement This week, I am sharing another project with you from the Online Group Projects Made Easy series. This project is special because it gives students the opportunity to delve deeper into understanding a concept and then apply that understanding in a mighty way. 30 Sep 2020 The Team Analysis & Simulation Project This week, I am sharing another project with you from the Online Group Projects Made Easy series. This project is… Kellie Alston No Comments
Assessment and Evaluation, Cooperation and Collaboration, Group Projects, Instructional Design, Multimedia, Student Engagement 22 Jul 2020 How to Use “The Manual” to Assess Learning in Your Online Course Have you ever heard someone say, “If you can teach a thing then you know you know a thing?” Well,… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Group Projects, Instructional Design, Student Engagement 15 Jul 2020 Who Makes The Team? Every fall, I assign a group project that I call Who Makes the Team? I designed the project for my… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration, Group Projects, Instructional Design, Student Engagement 09 Jul 2020 Online College Group Projects Made Easy Oh, how I love group projects! I just do not feel right when my students do not get to experience… Kellie Alston No Comments
Cooperation and Collaboration 26 Jun 2020 How to Document Group Work with a Reporter I did not have good experiences with group work as a teacher education major. It seems that every time I… Kellie Alston No Comments
