FOSTERING STUDENT SUCCESS IN ONLINE COURES
What is it?
The guide contains nine chapters contributed by members of the Teaching Academy at the University of Calgary from across disciplines involved in undergraduate and/or graduate instruction, writing solo or with collaborators, to highlight an aspect of their teaching that leverages the online environment to enhance student learning.
The guide contains nine chapters contributed by members of the Teaching Academy at the University of Calgary from across disciplines involved in undergraduate and/or graduate instruction, writing solo or with collaborators, to highlight an aspect of their teaching that leverages the online environment to enhance student learning.
Who is it for?
Faculty.
Faculty.
What can it do?
The chapters offer pragmatic descriptions of course contexts, design considerations, and implementation, for online assessments, for innovative learning activities, for flexible course design, for engaging large classes, for facilitating group work, and for intentionally addressing the need for students to flourish. Importantly, for the reader, each chapter shares the wisdom of practice of the author/s, discussing implications of use and giving concrete recommendations for those who are thinking of applying similar strategies.
The chapters offer pragmatic descriptions of course contexts, design considerations, and implementation, for online assessments, for innovative learning activities, for flexible course design, for engaging large classes, for facilitating group work, and for intentionally addressing the need for students to flourish. Importantly, for the reader, each chapter shares the wisdom of practice of the author/s, discussing implications of use and giving concrete recommendations for those who are thinking of applying similar strategies.
Aparicio-Ting, F., Arcellana-Panlilio, M., Bensler, H., Brown, B., Clancy, T. L., Dyjur, P., Radford, S., Redwood, C., Roberts, V., Sabbaghan, S., Schroeder, M., Summers, M. M., Tézli, A., Wilks, L., & Wright, A. C. (2023). Fostering student success in online courses (M. Arcellana-Panlilio, P. Dyjur and A. C. Wright, Eds.). Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Guide Series, University of Calgary. Retrieved from https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/ resources/fostering-student-success-guide (accessed 28 February 2023).