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Dec ’24 Tuesday Tip: Spring Preparations – Combining Course Sections

As we look ahead to the spring semester, consider reviewing our Semester Start-Up Guide for key information related to course creation, managing course content, and more. If you teach multiple sections of the same course, you may also combine them into one course up until the day classes begin. One of the benefits of combining …

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Nov ’24 Tuesday Tip: Extra Credit in Webcourses@UCF

While Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) does not offer native extra credit functionality, awarding extra points can be achieved a variety of ways: However, please note that the method that works best for you may vary based on how your course and gradebook are configured (i.e. points vs. percentages). For assistance with any of the above options, or …

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Episode 174: Get “All [Phil]’d Up” On LMS/Online Enrollment Insights

Guest Phil Hill joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss substantive insights on the role of the LMS and trends in online higher ed enrollments. (Must see TV. Even if it is a podcast.)

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Oct ’24 Tuesday Tip: Message Students Who

Did you know that Canvas offers the ability to send messages to students who meet specific course criteria? The Message Students Who feature is accessible from both New Analytics and the Gradebook in any course. Consider using this tool to identify and reach out to inactive and/or struggling students to point them in the right …

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Episode 171: The “North Star” of Online Learners’ Needs

Hosts Kelvin and Tom consider the centrality that online learners’ needs must have in shaping the work of online higher education. Particular attention is given to how responsibility for this common goal must be shared between individual faculty and institutional processes to assure quality at scale.

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September ’24 Tuesday Tip: UDOIT (Accessibility Checker)

Did you know that UCF has a homegrown, award-winning accessibility checker available in all courses? UDOIT scans your courses and guides you through addressing common accessibility concerns. View the video below to learn more. For more on accessibility, visit the new Accessibility at UCF website. This notice is provided by the Center for Distributed Learning …

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Episode 166: High Structure Course Design for Online STEM Courses

Guest Dr. Justin Shaffer joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the role high structure course design can play in making online STEM courses more effective… and fun!

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Episode 165: Why Still Prepare Faculty for Online Teaching? #IYKYK

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the rationale underlying continued institutional efforts to prepare faculty for online course design and teaching. Hint: It’s about students.

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Episode 160: “Remember the Why:” Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments

Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty and instructional designers can design more meaningful and engaging learning assignments for students, online or anywhere.

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Episode 153: Better Serving Learners Through Transformed Business Models

As a follow-up to the pre-2024 call-in show, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through the need to re-examine, challenge, and change existing institutional structures as we seek to serve learners better – both existing students and a wider variety of potential new students.

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