Great things are happening at FIU Online! For example, Affordability Counts is being offered to other Florida state schools, along with a new revamp of its website. Affordability Counts encourages faculty to adopt free or low-cost materials when developing their courses and recognizes those faculty who have proactively made changes to make materials less costly […]
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Selfless Times at Edison High
The moment the entire FIU Online team unboarded two buses at the entrance of Miami Edison Senior High School on December 14, 2018, for a biannual team meeting, clusters of FIU Online employees reminisced over their own high school experiences. FIU Online visited Edison High as part of their commitment to community service. The plan? […]
Artificial Intelligence Tutor Provides Personalized Learning
Through its latest endeavor in the field of emerging technologies, FIU Online continues its commitment to student learning and innovation, while fostering a high-quality teaching environment using artificial intelligence. Recently, FIU Online partnered with Cognii, a Virtual Learning Assistant (VLA) utilizing natural language conversation, to improve the quality of online learning. Applying Cognii Artificial Intelligence […]
“30 under 30” Learning Leadership Title Awarded
Every year Elliott Masie’s Learning organization recognizes 30 individuals under the age of 30 for their leadership accomplishments in learning field. Recently FIU Online Senior Instructional Designer, Erika Huezo, earned “30 under 30” recognition for 2018. “30 under 30” Learning Program After she became aware of the “30 under 30” program, she reached out to […]
FIU Online Conference 2018 Recap
On Friday morning, November 2nd, 2018, two hundred and twenty-two people traveled to FIU’s waterfront Biscayne Bay campus to attend FIU Online’s 17th annual FIU Online Con. The conference opened with an empowering keynote from an internationally recognized and seriously creative multimedia artist, Phil Hansen. Through his innovative and jaw-dropping approach to working within his […]
Faculty Choice Award Winners Sound Off: 2017 Top Score in Gamification
If games, like many courses, are about mastering challenging tasks at increasing levels of complexity, then gamification means exploiting that shared dynamic in our instructional design. Dr. Lukas K. Danner, our next featured Faculty Choice Award winner, won the 2017 Top Score in Gamification for his CPO3103 Politics of Western Europe. Insider caught up with Professor Danner […]
Join us at the FIU Online Conference 2018
Our FIU Online Faculty are at the forefront of online learning, continually engaging in methods of improving the student experience through innovative course design and delivery. The annual FIU Online Conference provides our faculty the opportunity to discover new instructional technology and innovative learning tools, enrich courses that are engaging and high in quality, and […]
Faculty Choice Award Winners Sound Off: 2017 Innovative Course Design
Recently, Insider has checked in with previous Faculty Choice Award winners to inspire you to nominate your own course (the deadline is October 5, 2018). Our next featured winner is Educational Psychology professor, Dr. Melody Whiddon-Willoughby. Be sure to join us at FIU Online Con 2018 when we announce the 2018 winners. Meet Dr. Melody Whiddon-Willoughby […]
Faculty Choice Award Winners Sound Off: 2017 Innovative Open Content
In the run-up to FIU Online Con 2018, Insider is catching up with past Faculty Choice Award winners. In our second installment, International Relations professor Dr. Anjana Mishra talks about her 2017 award-winning course. Visit the Faculty Choice Awards website to nominate your own course today. Meet Dr. Anjana Mishra Dr. Anjana Mishra teaches in […]
Faculty Choice Award Winners Sound Off: Student Engagement with Dr. Ritchie
Since 2014, the Faculty Choice Awards for online courses has become one of the most anticipated events at the annual FIU Online Conference. Each year, faculty self-nominate a fully-online course for an award in one of five categories: Student Engagement, Innovative Use of Open Content, Innovative Course Design, Creative Tool Use, and Top Score in […]