Clemson Online: Where Tech and Teaching Meet

Vibe Coding for Education

‘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 […]

Canvas Jumpstart Series 2026

Our Canvas Jumpstart Series is returning January 5th and 6th to help you prepare your spring Canvas courses! This two-day training series will cover Canvas basics, course organization, and introduce you to useful tools available at Clemson. Led by our Digital Learning Strategists and Learning Technology Specialists, Canvas Jumpstart will help prepare your tech and […]

Newly QM Certified Courses

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 […]

Designing for All: Online Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning

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 […]

Designing Effective Assignments in an AI World

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 […]

Fostering Student Engagement and Community in the Online Classroom

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 […]