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Fostering a Sense of Community Between Online Learners
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Learning Design & Molly Johannessen, PhD, Director of Education and Teaching at University of Medicine and Health Sciences | November 5, 2020
While investing in the lives of your learners may sound obvious, it is much easier to have organic, informal conversations in an in-person classroom than online. When designing your class sessions or instructional modules, you must make time for this informal, social learning to take place.
Addressing the Needs of Struggling Students: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Solutions
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Learning Design | October 14, 2020
While we have made a lot of progress in day-to-day teaching during the age of Covid-19, the need for inclusion and support has only grown.
The Full Experience: Blending Tools and Strategies to Create a Great Outcome for Everyone in Your Online Course
by Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | August 13, 2020
If you’ve followed our webinars or read previous posts of ours, you know that we’re big believers in clear, action-oriented learning objectives and course outcomes.
Self-Care for Educators: Battling Burnout Amidst Uncertainty
by Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | June 1, 2020
What are effective ways to recharge ourselves over the next period of time, so that we come back refreshed and revitalized? How do we reflect effectively without becoming overwhelmed in regrets and other negative feelings? How do we make plans when the ground is still shifting unpredictably?
Eight Tips for Managing Cognitive Load in Your Online Teaching
by Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | May 6, 2020
Many factors need to go right for students to be highly engaged. One factor that can be overlooked is cognitive load. If the cognitive load grows too great, students will check out.
Reaching the Disengaged: Addressing the Needs of Struggling Students
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Learning Design | May 1, 2020
During this unprecedented time, students who struggle most in the traditional classroom have likely also struggled with the switch to online learning.
Squirrel! Tips for Keeping Distracted Students Engaged in the Online Classroom
by Katie Wedemeyer-Strombel, PhD, Kaplan Teacher Manager: In-Person Tutoring, Graduate & Law School Admissions Consulting | April 16, 2020
Through my many years as a student, and over 10 years now as an educator in formal and informal in-person and online education, I have found strategies that help keep distracted students (like me) engaged in online classrooms.
Tips for Supporting Online Students Outside of Class
by Cat Powell, GRE Instructor and Instructor Manager, Manhattan Prep | April 2, 2020
For me right now, sustaining connections with others feels both vitally important and increasingly difficult. One way that I try to compensate for this is by keeping up connections with students between classes.