Stay current with the latest trends in online learning!

Online Classroom is the newsletter of choice for those who want to stay abreast of the rapidly evolving world of online teaching. This monthly publication helps you:

• Create and design quality online courses
• Stay current with the latest online learning strategies
• Manage online courses without becoming overwhelmed
• Keep online students engaged and committed
• Continuously evolve and improve your online courses

Published 12 times per year.

A MUST read for:

• Online instructors
• Faculty who are preparing to teach online or in a blended format
• Instructional designers
• Distance education administrators
• Faculty development staff

• 10 Most Recent Contributions
• Efficient Meetings, Effective Decisions
• Meeting Demand, Maintaining Quality: Developing an Online Degree Program
• Using Senior Exit Interviews to Improve Academic Programs
• Informal, Loosely Structured Groups Take on Big, Complex Issues
• Faculty Fellows Program Provides Incentives, Structure to Improve Teaching
• Managing Difficult Conversations
• Encouraging Faculty Leadership Development
• Curriculum Restructuring Provides Opportunities for Emerging Leaders
• A Post-Tenure Review Policy with Real Consequences
• What Types of Support Do Adjuncts Need?

• 10 Most Recent Contributions
• Meeting Demand, Maintaining Quality: Developing an Online Degree Program
• Instructor Strategies to Improve Online Student Retention
• Lessons Learned From an Online Service-Learning Pilot
• Service-Learning Online: Lessons Learned
• Managing High-Enrollment Online Courses
• Using Pencasts to Explain, Demonstrate, and Connect
• Blended Design: Mistakes and Recommendations
• Common Mistakes and Good Ideas for Blended Course Design
• Three Rapid e-Learning Tools to Consider
• Using Data to Improve Online Courses

• 10 Most Recent Contributions
• Discussion Board Audit—A Metacognitive, Wrap-up Assignment
• Using Self-Determination Theory to Improve Online Learner Motivation
• Six Ways to Avoid Crappy E-Learning
• Maintaining Rigor, Spontaneity in Asynchronous Online Case Studies
• Structure, Video Conferencing Help Group Work Succeed
• What Online Learners Want
• How to Manage Your Email Inbox
• Managing Online Discussions
• Five Pedagogical Practices to Improve Your Online Course
• Creating an Ethical Online Environment

• 10 Most Recent Contributions
• Working with Institutional Research to Make Data-Driven Decisions
• New Undocumented Immigrant Policy (DACA): Implications for Students and Institutions
• Lessons Learned From an Online Service-Learning Pilot
• Coordinating Planning and Implementation of Strategic Initiatives
• Encouraging Faculty Participation in Academic Advising
• How Does Temperament Affect Online Learner Success and Retention?
• Data-Driven Student Success
• Implementing High-Impact Learning
• Creating a Culture of Inquiry to Improve the Institution
• A Comprehensive Approach to Student Success

Broad in scope, Online Classroom
covers topics including:

• Online course design
• Instructor roles
• Course management
• Student support
• Academic integrity
• Time management
• Synchronous/Asynchronous interaction
• Assessing student learning
• Threaded discussions