What does a flipped classroom look like in an online course? How can instructors design creative assignments that engage online learners? Join us to find out how web tools can do all this and more! Leave with IRL examples & a boss list of free online tools.
What does a flipped classroom look like in an online course? How can instructors design creative assignments that engage online learners? Join us to find out how web tools can do all this and more! Leave with IRL examples & a boss list of free online tools. The presenter will share IRL stories about pitfalls and how to avoid them! Join us to level up courses!
Attrition, retention, completion rates, oh my. Higher education is moving to an online environment and encountering a new student obstacle – drop out. Research shows that the best way to combat attrition is with a variety of engaging assignments. Moving a face to face course to an online environment is not a copy and paste exercise. Course presentation and the measure of learning outcomes requires a paradigm shift. In addition to modifying course creation, paradigms around the tool available to creators of online courses needs to be change. For example, the repetitive use of papers, quizzes and discussions are outdated. Enter webtools. This presentation will demonstrate concrete strategies that immediately upcycle online course creation paradigms.
Objectives:
Participants will explore 4-5 free online web tools
Participants will learn how to use web tools to flip online classes, creating active learning environments.
Participants will be able to utilize free webtools to reconceptualize assignments
Participants will be able to utilize free webtools to reconceptualize entire courses
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