iTeach and iLearn

In my last post, I introduced the concept of Social Presence in online communication as "how 'real' the other person feels to y...

Want to do just one thing that will almost immediately have an impact on the feeling of connection and community in your online class? Start...

I believe that education is fundamentally a communal endeavor.* As such, there is a burden placed on educators to foster a community of lear...

Teachers expect a lot from their students. At least, this is true in my experience! We expect students to read, to write, to compute, to thi...

I received an email yesterday afternoon with the subject, "Teach online correctly—from the very start." I confess, I was intrigued...

In my last post, I shared some thoughts on why I think asynchronous discussions are a power tool for online teaching . Today, I want to addr...

When teaching online, one of my go-to strategies is using asynchronous discussion forums to get students to share their thinking. I know tha...