Jessica O’Reilly discusses a Learner Preferences Survey that she administers to students at the start of each semester. In this post, she has made adjustments from a previous version of the survey.
Cambrian Made a Great Showing at #TESS2019
In this post, Jess reviews Cambrian’s major contributions to eCampus Ontario’s Technology + Education Seminar + Showcase (#TESS2019) event, which took place from November 18 – 19 at the Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto.
5 Tips to Connect With Your Students
Danielle, Graphics & Web TFEE Student in the Hub, shares her five favourite ways that faculty can connect with students from the first day onward.
Graphic Design 101: Balance and Alignment
Graphics & Web TFEE student Danielle reviews how balance and alignment can make all the difference in a document, slideshow, or other designed piece.
Progressive Rating Scales
In this post, Jess introduces a progressive rating scale checklist format that describes the progressive actions that learners should take in order to achieve, for example, a passing grade, a “B” grade, or a perfect mark; sometimes referred to as a good / better / best checklist.
Here’s a Helpful Resource for Faculty Who are New to Teaching Online
New to online teaching? Meet Tony.
Grading Checklist
Mel’s been introducing us to a variety of rubric formats (long-form, simple, single-point). In this short post, Jess talks about using checklists for assessment purposes. She explains the main differences between checklists and rubrics, along with some of the benefits and drawbacks of using a checklist rather than a rubric.
Increase Readability in Moodle using Blank Space
Strategic use of blank (empty) space might seem like a small thing, but as Jess states, is actually a hugely important design consideration that has an immediate impact on the readability, accessibility, and overall aesthetic of your instructional materials.
Using Audio in Tech-Enabled Teaching
There are many benefits to using audio in online, hybrid, and HyFlex courses. In this post, Jess O’Reilly describes some of the advantages of combining audio with text and how she has incorporated audio into an online course.
Learner Preferences Survey 2.0
How a faculty member reflected on her experience implementing a survey to get to know her students, and made changes based on what she learned.