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Clear learning objectives provide a strong foundation for designing your course and communicate to learners what they will accomplish.

Design your course with the end in mind with backwards design. From the Archives: What is Backward Design? In its simplest form, it is designing a course with the ends in mind. It is a practice of identifying the end goals for learners and building the course backward from those end goals. This process ensures […]

Here are our top tips for making effective learning videos for your online courses. Top Tips Be yourself Talk as you would to students face to face. It is ok to make mistakes, just correct them quickly and move on as you would live. Look at the camera as you speak. The goal is to […]

Using online rubrics in Canvas enhances communication regarding submitted work for both teachers and learners. Benefits for students When rubrics are available online, learners can clearly see the expectations for the assignment before starting it. This allows them to focus their efforts more constructively. They can then evaluate their own work to clean it up […]

Establish expectations for respectful engagement online early in your course with a Netiquette Statement. Netiquette for Online Learning What is Netiquette and why it important? Netiquette is etiquette for the internet. People engage with one another differently online than in person, and the online classroom is different from a face-to-face one. While many learners are […]

Creating a video to deliver your content can seem daunting for a number of reasons. Read this week’s blog for best practices, resources, and more! Recording an instructional video is simple enough, but ensuring that your instructional video is effective is the bigger challenge. Apply the principles outlined below to ensure that your instructional videos […]