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Student Survey: Use of Generative AI in Instruction

This is an ongoing survey study – please consider taking it again this semester – even if you have previously taken it in past semesters. UCF’s Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE) in the Division of Digital Learning is conducting a study on student knowledge and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to improve future support for …

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Episode 181: Help in Grasping “Good Online Course”

Hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the challenge, still present after 30 years, of helping others (e.g., policymakers, potential students, etc.)  understand what a  “good online course” is without experiencing one themselves. They discuss why this still matters and what approaches might help.

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Episode 177: Creating the Digital Learning Future Our Students Deserve

In celebration of 30 years of OLC conferences and with input and reactions from our community of online/digital learning professionals, including a live audience(!), hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the issues inherent in predicting and shaping a desirable future for online/digital education over the next 30 years.

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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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Students – Important Things for Your Fall 2024 Classes in Webcourses@UCF

Dear Students,  UCF and the Center for Distributed Learning are here to assist you with Webcourses@UCF, Zoom, and Panopto. Below are resources to keep you learning no matter your course modality.  Webcourses@UCF Support  UCF Integrity Line  Please contact Webcourses@UCF Support if you have questions or need assistance.  This notice is provided by the Center for Distributed Learning.

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Students – Discussions/Announcements Redesign is Here

The discussions and announcements interfaces have been redesigned! New and updated features to look out for include: Please note: To learn more, explore the Discussions/Announcements Redesign Student Guide, or jump into an existing topic to see these changes first-hand. Contact Webcourses@UCF Support if you have questions or need assistance.

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