Here’s how to break the barrier between screen and student and engage with your online cohorts in a personal way ...

Leah Zitter is a technical writer who covers high tech. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology research and a master’s in philosophy and advanced logic. Eleven years ago, researchers warned in the journal ...

Jacquelyn Bengfort is a freelance writer living in the American Midwest. PACANSKY-BROCK: When I was getting my master’s degree in art history, I discovered that I loved teaching. After my master’s ...

When we teach in-person, gathering together on the first day of the semester with our students effortlessly creates productive excitement: there is a bustle and a sense of anticipation as students ...

A fully remote semester has forced many students at the University of Massachusetts to balance the structure of synchronous classes with the freedom of asynchronous classes. Some students agree that ...

Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and other technologies) to support formal education when the teacher and ...

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make ...

Mary Nestor, Millie Tullis and James Butler write that a recent opinion essay presented a distorted view of the possibilities of asynchronous course design. Many institutions now offer effective ...

Understanding how time “works” in online teaching and course design is often a challenge for online instructors, especially those new to online education. Four distinct yet related questions can ...

When instructors are planning to teach an asynchronous online course, it can be tempting to focus on the modality and think primarily (or only!) about the fact that students will be at a distance.

Students in asynchronous classes said the transition back to school has been especially difficult. Without a structured schedule and classes meeting regularly, students said they face a new challenge ...