If students are not engaging with your course materials, you might want to consider incorporating Perusall in your course. Perusall is a learning tool that makes reading collaborative and interactive, motivating students to not only complete readings but also understand and retain information more effectively. It does this by embedding opportunities for discussion within the text of […]
Category: Online Educators
Raise the Bar: Building Better Writing Assignments
Do you ever wish you received better student submissions to your writing assignments? Writing can be difficult for students, as it is a complex skill that needs frequent practice. Implementing structured writing assignments can enhance learning and promote the receipt of better results from students’ submissions. There are several strategies to provide writing activity support […]
Presenting Top 7 Insider Articles
We have a talented writing staff contributing articles for the FIU Online Insider, to benefit our online instructors. The following list provides the a selected “Top 7” Insider articles that our readers loved! Hope you enjoy revisiting them. 7. Benefits of Collaborative Assignments in Online Courses Review the Benefits of Collaborative Assignments in Online Courses […]
Register for Fall 2022 FIU Online LIVE Certification
FIU Online is expanding the possibilities of online learning with Online LIVE (Learning In Virtual Environments), a fully online course format with synchronous virtual class meetings. Online LIVE courses leverage cutting-edge technologies and evidence-based pedagogies to foster increased student interaction and create authentic learning experiences. In the Online LIVE format, synchronous sessions are not intended […]
Introducing Panther Book Pack
Starting this Fall 2021 semester, FIU is introducing the Panther Book Pack, in partnership with our on-campus bookstore, Barnes & Noble. This is an affordability and equity initiative whereby students taking undergraduate courses are automatically enrolled to receive all of their textbooks and course materials (physical and/or digital) at a fixed-rate of $20 per credit. […]
Cross-Listing Guidance for Canvas Courses
You are preparing for the new semester to teach multiple courses that have the same or interchangeable content. You find yourself copying the same content into several sections of the same course. Ideally, you would love one course to rule them all, but how? Perhaps you teach multiple labs or several levels of grad and […]
Prepping Summer B 2021 Final Grades
We would like to remind instructors of a few settings to consider with your Canvas Gradebook before grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Final Grades Grading Scheme– It is essential that an instructor sets a course Grading Scheme that properly reflects the grading policy on the syllabus. Please verify your Grading Scheme is […]
Creating with CreatorPro: Syllabus Design Tool
A syllabus is the roadmap of a course. For many instructors, the labor of creating a syllabus is daunting. Luckily, FIU Online built a tool called CreatorPro LTI for university-wide use, which makes the process easy semester to semester. What is CreatorPro LTI? CreatorPro LTI is a syllabus creation and storage tool. The tool makes […]
Prepping Final Grades for Summer A
We would like to remind instructors of a few settings to consider with your Canvas Gradebook before grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Final Grades Grading Scheme– It is essential that an instructor sets a course Grading Scheme that properly reflects the grading policy on the syllabus. Please verify your Grading Scheme is […]
Yellowdig: Rethinking Online Discussions
Discussion activities are an important element of learning. They help build a community and foster student engagement. In addition, interactions between students promote critical thinking and a deeper understanding of course material. Moreover, instructors can establish a presence to create a welcoming atmosphere that increases student success. At the same time, traditional forms of online […]