Category: Online Education

Giving effective online feedback to students is crucial to their learning process. Below are some best practices for online feedback, along with practical tips and tools to help save time when providing feedback to students through Canvas. The goals to keep in mind when creating effective feedback are trust, connection, authenticity, and consistency. These goals […]

Kaltura is Clemson’s online video storage solution and can also be used to create and edit videos. It is a great tool for storing and uploading online lectures. Here are several practical tools and tips to ensure your teaching videos are engaging and effective for students. To access Kaltura within Canvas, locate the Global Navigation […]

In the first session of our Canvas Jumpstart Spring 2026 series, Getting Started with Canvas Navigation, Digital Learning Specialist James Butler focused on logging into Canvas, navigating within the platform, and understanding Canvas menu options. This session serves as a perfect introduction for those who have never used Canvas or for anyone who would like […]

We have created an updated checklist to help ensure your Canvas course is ready to go at the beginning of the term. It includes brief instructions for importing and organizing content and links out to helpful guides for more detail.  For a downloadable version of this checklist, self-enroll in the Faculty Resource Center and find […]

‘Dara Abimbade and Hansen Wetsel of Clemson Online are leading a new Creative Inquiry course this spring with the guiding question, “How can we use vibe coding to create educational tools that reflect the emotional and pedagogical values we want in the classroom?” It starts January 7, 2026. Here are the details! Design Emotionally Intelligent […]

Clemson Online is proud to announce the official Quality Matters (QM) certification of two courses this November: YDP 8050: Youth Development in the Context of Family, taught by Theresa Melton, Ph.D., and JUST 3400: Comparative Crime and Justice, taught by Holly Williams, Ph.D. The QM Rubric focuses specifically on the design of the course, centering […]

Digital Accessibilty In an online space, accessibility is “designing better user experiences for everyone by first improving the user experience of persons with disabilities.” Instructors must be “proactively creating content, products, and environments that people with a diverse range of hearing, sight, movement, and cognitive abilities can use, understand, (in some cases) contribute to, and […]

AI has become intertwined with both teaching and learning. So, it is necessary to consider how to design assignments that can withstand AI, and when appropriate, leverage AI. Research indicates that 75% of students are familiar with AI use, whereas only 45% of educators are. By closing this gap, educators can push students to use […]

Utilizing the community of inquiry framework is essential when creating online courses. This model creates powerful learning experiences through three distinct elements: cognitive presence, social presence, and teaching presence. This blog will help instructors utilize this framework to enhance student engagement by providing tips to build learning communities in online courses. Building the Community Learners […]

Emergency closures due to severe weather or other causes are often unexpected and frequently disruptive to teaching and learning, especially for instructors teaching face-to-face (F2F) courses. Following this year’s E-Learning Day, Clemson Online has compiled some resources to help instructors be prepared in an unpredictable switch to remote instruction. Research about teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic […]