webinars Topical Index Assessing Online Program Quality Blended Learning Classroom Management Course Design Faculty Development Faculty Legal Concerns Faculty Support Flipped Courses Grading and Feedback Institutional Assessment Institutional Culture Leadership Skills Legal Issues Online Copyright Policy Online Course Design Online Course Facilitation Online Course Management Online Grading and Feedback Online Program Compliance Online Program Strategy Online Student Engagement Personnel Issues Specific Student Populations Strategic Planning Student Engagement Student Wellbeing Supporting Online Faculty Teaching Strategies Technology in Online Courses Technlogy in the Classroom Working with Online Faculty Assessing Online Program Quality Are You Offering Quality Online Education? How Do You Know? Ensuring Online Program Quality with the eQuality Model Online Learning: How Administrative Accountability Can Significantly Improve Student Success & Retention Thriving as an Online Learning Administrator: 12 Strategies [Return to Top] Blended Learning 10 Ways to Improve Blended Learning Course Design in 2014 Best Practices for Designing Successful Blended Courses Blended Learning Toolkit: Design, Deliver, Assess Flex Learning: Helping Students Choose Their Path to Success How Do I Convert a F2F Course to a Hybrid Course? How Do I Create and Implement Microlectures? Should I Use ADDIE as a Design Map for My Blended Course? What Is Blended Learning? What Three Things Could I Do to Improve My Blended Course? [Return to Top] Classroom Management Dealing with Student Behaviors That Compromise Learning A Good Start: Helping First-year Students Acclimate to College Handling Annoying, Disruptive and Dangerous Students How to Create a Transformative Learning Experience for Students by Managing Hot Moments and Difficult Discussions in the Classroom Student Incivility: Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Conflict Why Students Cheat and What We Can Do about It How Can Students Use Self-Compassion to Reduce Test Anxiety? How Do I Address Teasing and Bullying Behavior in the Classroom? How Do I Discuss Academic Integrity During the First Class? How Do I Stay Calm When Students Push My Buttons? How Should I Handle Pushy Parents? Is There a Solution to Students Multitasking in Class? What Key Factors Influence Test Performance? What Should I Do When a Student Challenges my Authority? What Should I Do When a Student Cheats? [Return to Top] Course Design Beyond Course Design: Planning for Successful Facilitation Taming the Monster: Rethinking the Role of Content Beyond Coverage: Backward Design for Disciplinary Thinking Magna Commons Programs Program Title Primary Category Choosing and Using Group Activities in the College Classroom Strategies to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills Designing & Teaching a Course with a Critical Thinking Focus Designing and Teaching a High-Impact Capstone Course Refresh Your Course with Straightforward Design Changes Service-Learning Course Design: What Faculty Need to Know Team-Based Learning: Strategies for Getting Started What to Teach When There Isn't Time to Teach Everything How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Student-Created Work? Is Your Syllabus Sending the Wrong Message? How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Objective Items? Can Service-Learning Work in My Discipline? How Can I Design Critical Thinking into My Course? How Can I Effectively Teach Unprepared Students? How Can I Effectively Use Class Preparation Assignments? How Can I Improve Lessons with a 4-step Plan? How Can I Incorporate a Group Poster Session into my Class? How Can I Make My Course Content More Accessible? How Can I Make the Activities in My Course More Inclusive? How Do I Design Courses to Enhance Student Veterans' Success? How Do I Develop a High-Impact Capstone Course? What Activities and Assignments Promote Critical Thinking? What Are Five Tips for Writing Effective Learning Outcomes? How Can I Implement UDL in the Next 20 Minutes? How Can I Implement UDL in the Next 20 Days? How Can I Implement UDL in the Next 20 Months? How Do Mini-lectures Improve Student Engagement? [Return to Top] Faculty Development Measuring Learning: The Ultimate Teaching Evaluation 15 Practical Strategies to Re-energize Mid-career Teachers 23 Practical Strategies to Help New Faculty Thrive Faculty Members and FERPA, ADA Section 504, and Title IX: How to Use the Fundamentals of These Regulations to Better Identify and Resolve Potential Problems Who Am I When I Teach? Understanding Teaching Personas Nine Essential Traits of the Effective Professor Outcomes-Based Assessment of Teaching & Learning Centers Considering the Courage and Practice of Teaching How Can I Avoid Communication “Misfires” with Students? How Can I Be an Effective Mentor? How Can I Best Learn from My Mentor? How Can I Measure My Faculty Development Center’s Impact? How Can I Use Student Feedback to Improve My Teaching? How Do I Create a Successful Faculty Mentoring Program? How Do I Prepare a SoTL Article for Publication? What Can I Do about Feeling Tired, Stressed, and Burned Out? What Can I Learn From Student Ratings? [Return to Top] Faculty Legal Concerns Managing Student Discipline Issues Legally and Effectively [Return to Top] Faculty Support How to Evaluate the Impact of Faculty Development Programs Program Title Primary Category Managing the Adjunct Pool for Consistent Learning Outcomes Policies, Practices for Supporting Non-Tenure Track Faculty How Can I Build a Successful Faculty Development Program? How Should I Coach an Underperforming Colleague? [Return to Top] Flipped Courses Assessment Strategies for the Flipped Classroom Assessment Strategies for Flipped Learning Experiences Best Practices in Flipped Class Design The Flipped Approach to a Learner-Centered Class The Flipped Approach to Online Teaching and Learning How Can I Structure a Flipped Lesson? What Are Five FAQs About Faculty Roles in the Flipped Class? What Is Storyboarding and How Can It Help You Flip Your Class? Where Can I Find Flippable Moments in My Classes? [Return to Top] Grading and Feedback Getting Started with Classroom Assessment Techniques Grading Strategies to Promote Student & Faculty Success Prepared Students: The Secret’s in the Assignment Strategy Tools and Techniques for Promoting Academic Integrity Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions Are Group Exams a Viable Testing Option? How Can Grading Policy Options Influence Student Learning? How Can I Create Meaningful Assignments for My Students? How Can I Make My Exams More about Learning, Less about Grades? How Can I Make My Exams More Accessible? How Can I Make My Multiple Choice Tests More Effective? How Can I Transform My Tests into Learning Tools? How Can I Use Frequent Student Feedback to Improve My Courses? How Can I Use Informal Writing as Part of a Low-stakes Grading Strategy? How Can I Use Low-stakes Quizzing to Enhance Learning? How Can Rubrics Make Grading Easier and Faster? How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing? What Ethical Issues Lurk in My Grading Policy? What Is Essential in a Grading Policy? What Is the Best Way to Grade Participation? What Key Concepts Improve Student Learning and Memory? [Return to Top] Institutional Assessment Moving Ahead with Learning Assessment Transgender Students and Employees: How to Comply with the Latest Title IX Guidance Evaluating Online Teaching for New or Veteran Administrators How Good Is Good Enough?: Setting Benchmarks or Standards [Return to Top] Institutional Culture 10 Skills to Increase Your Community's Diversity Competence Fostering a Collegial Environment: Guidelines for the Department Chair Overcoming Implicit Bias in Higher Education: How to Recruit, Hire, Manage, and Retain a Diverse Team of Academic Faculty [Return to Top] Leadership Skills Leading Change: A Framework for Department Chairs Negotiation and Conflict Management for Academic Leaders Three Keys to Effective Decision-making for Academic Leaders How Can I Build Momentum for Change with Short-term Wins? How Can I Create a Sense of Urgency for Change? How Can I Identify and Overcome Obstacles to Change? How Should I Manage Conflict Within My Department? How Can I Lay the Groundwork for Positive Technology Changes? [Return to Top] Legal Issues Campus SaVE Act: What You Need to Know Consumer Protection and Higher Ed: Six Liability Concerns Legal Issues in Hiring, Promotion & Tenure: How Colleges & Universities Can Hire the Right Faculty and Reduce the Risk of Costly Litigation Social Media in Higher Education: Legal Considerations [Return to Top] Online Copyright Policy Applying Recent Copyright Court Decisions to Distance Ed Online Changes to Copyright & Fair Use: What Faculty Need to Know Online How Recent Copyright Court Cases Affect Distance Education Online The Copyright Case We've Been Waiting for: Key Lessons & Policy Changes Online How Can I Design Copyright-Compliant Courses? Linking, Embedding & Streaming: What’s Legal? What’s Not? What Does Copyright Ownership Mean to Me? How Can Course Design Help Prevent Online Cheating? How Can I Create an Online Service Learning Project? [Return to Top] Online Course Design Data Driven Decision Making for Online Instructional Design Online Group Work: Making It Meaningful and Manageable Six Practical Strategies to Improve Your Online Course Using Student Analytics for Online Course Improvement Using Universal Design to Support All Online Students How Can I Get Started With the Virtual Classroom? How Do I Align Learning Objectives with Technology Using Backward Design? How Can I Save Time and Money by Repurposing Online Content? How Do I Choose Between Synchronous & Asynchronous Activities? How Do I Set Students Up for Success in Online Courses? What Do Students Want in Online Courses? [Return to Top] Online Course Facilitation Program Title Primary Category The Top 10 Faculty Challenges for Teaching Online Improve Participation to Enhance Learning in Online Courses Online Teaching Toolkit: Evaluate & Improve Your Teaching Managing Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom What Are the Communication 'Musts' in an Online Class? How Can I Get Useful Feedback to Improve My Online Teaching? How Can I Make Online Group Projects More Effective? What Three Things Should I Do Each Week to Engage Online Students? What Are the Best Questioning Strategies for Enhancing Online Discussions? How Do I Design Innovative Assignments to Foster Learning in the Online Classroom? [Return to Top] Online Course Management The Academic Leader's Toolkit for Evaluating Online Teaching Strategies to Manage High Enrollment Online Courses How Can I Set Time Management Priorities in Online Teaching? How Should I Manage My Online Course? I’m Teaching Online Next Term. What Do I Have to Know? What Are the Secrets to Making Highly Effective Educational Videos? How Can I Add Interactivity to My Online Content? How Do I Create a Welcoming Online Classroom? How Do I Establish an Engaging Atmosphere in My Online Classroom? How Do I Create a Lively, Yet Functional, Online Classroom? [Return to Top] Online Grading and Feedback Efficient and Effective Feedback in the Online Classroom Engage Online Students with Targeted Feedback Five Ways to Build e-Learner Confidence with Low-Stakes Grading How Can I Use Technology to Create Custom Automated Feedback? How Can I Enhance the Impact of Feedback in Online Classes? How Can I Use Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) Online? What Are the Secrets to Providing Highly Effective Feedback to Students? [Return to Top] Online Program Compliance A Framework for Managing Compliance and Accreditation Cycles Apps & Web 2.0: Legal Issues in Using the Internet in Class Clearing Four Common Hurdles in State Authorization Compliance Legal Landscape of MOOCs: Five Issues that Belong on Your Radar Meeting the New Distance Ed Accreditation Requirements State Authorization Update: New SARA Issues State Authorization: A Solution in Sight? State Authorization: Strategies for Online Providers The Higher Ed Act Reauthorization: What’s at Stake for You? Three New Distance Education Regulations: How to Comply [Return to Top] Online Program Strategy E-Student Affairs: Supporting Online Learners Five Crucial Steps to Launching a New Online Degree Program Front Door Services to Attract & Graduate Adult Learners Growing Successful Online Programs at a Small School Retaining Online Students with a First Year Experience Program Should You Expand Your Online Initiative? Key Considerations Successful Support Services for Online and Distance Learners Successfully Adopting Blended Learning at Your Institution Ten Critical Steps in Choosing a Learning Management System Understanding and Combating Resistance to Online Learning How Can I Design Academic Integrity into My Online Programs? How Does My Department Become More Strategic with Online Programming? How Do I Create an Online Education Policy and Procedures Manual? [Return to Top] Online Student Engagement Five Tips to Engage Students Outside of the Online Classroom Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement Online Learning that Lasts: How to Engage & Retain Students Designing Online Learning to Spark Intrinsic Motivation Five Ways to Improve Interaction in Your Online Courses Beyond the Discussion Board: How Can I Engage Online Students? How Can I Encourage the Growth Mindset with Three Simple Tips? How Can I Keep Students Engaged with Instructor Presence? How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions? [Return to Top] Personnel Issues Faculty Evaluation and Review: Guidelines for Getting it Right Managing Staff Change: Admissions Teams in Transition Seven Steps for Dealing with Problem Faculty Using Motivational Interviewing to Engage & Motivate Faculty How Can I Better Manage Difficult Conversations with Faculty? [Return to Top] Specific Student Populations Program Title Primary Category From Rucksack to Backpack: Ensuring Student Veteran Success Teaching Non-Traditional Students: An Asset-Based Approach How Can I Help Student Veterans Transition to Campus? How Do I Accommodate Student Veterans with Disabilities? How Flexible Should I Be with Non-Traditional Students? What Do I Do If I Suspect a Student Has Asperger’s Disorder? What Learning Activities Help Student Veterans Succeed? [Return to Top] Strategic Planning Academic Restructuring: Guidelines for Academic Leaders Competency-Based Education at Community Colleges Connect Learning Across Courses with Curriculum Mapping How to Effectively Lead Change in Higher Education Improving Financial Management in Academic Programs Successfully Implementing Your Strategic Plan [Return to Top] Student Engagement 10 Ways to Engage Your Students on the First Day of Class Active Learning that Works: What Students Think Below the Surface: Strategies for Deep and Lasting Learning Improve Participation in College Classrooms: How to Create a Discussion Strategy that Will Increase Student Learning and Engagement Conversations with Students: Methods that Engage & Motivate Everybody Present: Mindfulness in the Classroom Five Strategies to Engage Today's Students Four Strategies to Engage the Multicultural Classroom Helping Introverts Thrive in an Active Learning Classroom Lecture Alternatives: Four Strategies to Engage Students Program Title Primary Category Leverage Social Media to Fuel Student Engagement & Learning Motivating Students: Four Steps to Dynamic Classes Motivating Students: From Apathetic to Inspired Strategies for Making Your Courses Relevant and Engaging Ten Ways to Actively Engage Your Students How Can I Capture Students’ Interest in the First 5 Minutes? How Can I Communicate to Engage Students and Encourage Learning? How Can I Connect Students’ Interests to Course Content? How Can I Enhance Class Using Story, Popular Media and Objects? How Can I Enhance Students’ Self-Regulated Learning Skills? How Can I Get Students to Take Responsibility for Their Own Learning? How Can I Help Students See that Sweat—Working Hard and Smart—Is Key to Their Success? How Can I Improve My PowerPoint Presentation Skills? How Can I Reduce Student Apathy and Increase Motivation? How Can I Use Icebreakers to Connect with Students? How Can Objects and Analogies Improve my Teaching? How Do I Build Community in My Classroom? How Do I Create a Climate for Learning in My Classroom? How Do I Get More Students to Participate in Class? How Do I Get Students to Read Their Assignments Before Class? How Do I Create the Ideal Learning Environment for Modern Learners? How Do I Include Introverts in Class Discussions? How Do Master Teachers Create a Positive Classroom? What Is the Role of Communication In Teaching Excellence? What Kinds of Questions Encourage Student Interaction? How Do I Release My Students’ Natural Zest and Curiosity for Better Learning? [Return to Top] Student Wellbeing Seven Counseling Skills All Student Affairs Professionals Need [Return to Top] Supporting Online Faculty How Do I Overcome Faculty Barriers to Online Teaching? [Return to Top] Teaching Strategies Nine Ways to Use Class Discussion to Promote Transformation Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies that Work 10 Strategies for Enhancing Learning in Introductory Courses Concept Mapping: How Visual Connections Can Improve Learning Experiential Learning Inside the Classroom How the Brain Learns: Implications for Teaching and Learning How to Deepen Learning through Critical Reflection How to Integrate Self-Regulated Learning into Your Courses Seven Strategies to Enhance Learning through Group Work Using Brief Interventions to Maximize Student Learning Using Group Work to Promote Deep Learning How to Implement Brain-based Learning Strategies in your Courses Seven Ways to Increase Student Attention and Learning How Can I Give Negative Peer Feedback that Leads to Change? How Can I Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills? How Can I Minimize Cheating in the Classroom? How Can I Promote Deep Learning through Critical Reflection? How Can I Teach Critical Reflection in STEM Courses? How Can I Use Discussion to Facilitate Learning? How Can Student Learning Begin Before the First Day of Class? How Do I Assign Students to Groups? How Do I Get Students to Come to Class Prepared? How Do Prepared Students Change the Way I Teach? How Should I Respond to Wrong (or Not Very Good) Answers? Learner-Centered Teaching - Where Should I Start? Should I Encourage Experiential Learning During Class? How? What Are the Three Worst Mistakes to Make in the Classroom? What Can I Do to Increase Student Retention? What if a Student Asks a Question I Can't Answer? How Does Grit Team with a Growth Mindset to Cultivate Lifelong Learning? Should I Incorporate Social Media into My Online Classroom? What Do Modern Learners Expect from Their Instructors? How Do I Promote Civil and Thoughtful Engagement in the Classroom? [Return to Top] Technology in Online Courses A Guide to Video Communication for Online Instructors How Can I Align Technology with My Pedagogical Goals? How Do I Use VoiceThread for Online Student Discussion? Where Can I Find Free Tools for Holding Online Office Hours? [Return to Top] Technology in the Classroom Learner-Centered Technology: Aligning Tools with Learning Goals How Can Document Sharing Tools Help Students Collaborate? How Can Google Docs Help Foster Productive Collaboration? How Can I Create Effective Mini-lectures? How Can I Use Technology to Improve Learning? How Can I Use Twitter to Improve Teaching and Learning? What Works and What Doesn't When Teaching Large Classes? [Return to Top] Working with Online Faculty Assessing Prior Online Teaching Experience & Competency How to Orient New Instructors to an Online Course FAST! Setting Expectations for Online Instructor Performance How Can I Adapt an Online Faculty Peer Review Tool? How Can I Engage Adjunct Online Faculty in Professional Development? How Can I Evaluate Online Teaching If I Haven't Taught Online? How Can I Use Peer Mentoring to Improve Online Teaching? What Do Adjunct Faculty Need to Be Successful in the Online Classroom? How Do I Monitor and Support Online Faculty? Peer Reviews of Online Teaching: What Works Best? [Return to Top]