A challenging aspect of online classes is the isolated sense that students can sometimes feel, somewhat disconnected from their instructor and even fellow classmates. Instructors continually discover innovative ways to build student community in their online courses. From encouraging online study groups via social media tools, to interacting via the online “Student Lounge” in the LMS, there …
Category: Online Courses
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Jan 06
Web accessibility: Hot or not?
Web accessibility is definitely a very HOT topic right now, not only on the A&M-Commerce campus, but for educational institutions nationwide. For faculty members, instructional designers and other support staff who are not aware of the federal requirements for web accessibility, the Texas Government Code 2054, Subchapter M, 2005, requires that all state agencies, including …
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Jul 16
Bill Gates and His Thoughts on MOOCs
Found this online article in a the July 16th issue of The Chronicle. What is your reaction to Mr. Gates’ comments? Link: Bill Gates Discusses MOOCs at Microsoft Research’s Faculty Summit
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Jul 01
eCollege Face Lift
The new look for eCollege courses continues to rollout. In Summer II, phase3 will include ACCT, AS, BA MIS, and MKTM. All online courses will have the new look for the Fall term.
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Jun 18
6 Things You Need to Know about NBC Learn
Texas A&M University-Commerce has an incredible opportunity to take advantage of the resource tool, NBC Learn. Click on this FCTT white paper, “6 Things You Need to Know about NBC Learn” to consider how you can use this resource tool to enhance your course(s). You can also read more by going to the FCTT’s webpage and clicking …
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