Does anyone really know the definition of a "good" assessment? Does such a thing even exist? The second question has no clear answer (which means it's not likely to show up on an assessment any time ...

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. After all, in-person was ...

A new study out of MIT's Sloan School of Management explores the use of ideas and tools from the gaming community to improve online teaching and student learning outcomes. Among the techniques ...

People who prefer visual learning will learn better from visualizations, right? And kids do better in school if their parents monitor, check, and assist with their homework, right? Those ideas seem ...

If there’s one big takeaway from the Covid-19 crisis for higher education, it’s that teaching well online is increasingly, and vitally, important. Maybe you’re thinking: Well, once this global health ...

The UMass Lowell (UML) Award for Excellence in Online Teaching is designed to honor contributions faculty make to online instruction. The university recognizes the distinctive qualities that guide ...

We are excited you are here! Ready to get started? Let's go! Online teaching continues to grow as an educational option to meet learners' needs for flexibility and completing their educational goals.

People often ask me to name my favorite online teaching tool. My answer is always the same: Hands down, it’s online discussion forums. As a veteran online teacher, I view discussion forums as the meat ...

Given how many of these teaching ideas remain popular, it is worth reflecting on some of the evidence. So, I will point you to a dozen educational techniques that have not been found to produce ...