FIU Online leveraged data available via the Blackboard Learn learning management system to figure out when students were interacting with their online course. We engaged in research to analyze the specific dates of the week during which students in fully online courses interacted with and submitted work in their course. With this research, we sought to […]
To understand any theory, it’s best to understand the person behind its creation. Benjamin Bloom was born on February 21, 1912. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Penn State in 1935, and finished his PhD at the University of Chicago in 1942 (cft.vanderbilt.edu). This places Benjamin Bloom’s professional career in the WWII and postwar eras, […]
Educators in the pursuit of learning try and establish a plethora of environments that attempt to address the needs of 21st century learners. In fact, we are living in a time and age in which a variety of different educational environments and communities are being explored by institutions both private and public. Professor Richard Elmore, […]
By: Dr. Michael A. Brown Sr., PhD Public Administration Professor, FIU Online After creating a social media planning course for FIU, I struggled a bit with lesson plans. The issue was that one of the chosen textbooks, The Social Media Bible by Lon Safko and David K. Brake, did not specifically address social media […]
Have you visited the FIU Online studios located in the MANGO building? A large portion of the fifth floor is taken up by two video recording spaces, a sound booth, a multimedia working space and control rooms. Each recording space was carefully designed to allow faculty to record and produce high quality learning content for […]
At the 2016 FIU Online Conference, we provided a sneak peek of the Affordability Counts program. We are happy to announce that the ‘Affordability Counts’ program is now live at FIU! This initiative has two objectives: Help make college education more affordable by encouraging the adoption of low-cost course materials. Recognize faculty who have proactively […]
Effectively Using Media in Your Online Course During the 2016 FIU Online CON, this session, led by David-John Palmer, Associate Director of Academic Programs, covered ways to take your course to next level by engaging and motivating your students with multimedia and interactive content. Highlights of the session included ways to effectively introduce video and […]
Leveraging Learning Analytics for Student Success During the 2016 FIU Online CON, this session, presented by Gus Roque, Educational Technology Manager, and Maggie Smith, Lead LMS Administrator, focused on how FIU is leveraging a world of data from a variety of platforms to promote student success. Highlights of the session included an introduction to the […]
Quality Matters. Well, yes it does, but how does it apply to courses—namely yours? If you are not familiar with it, the Quality Matters program is a faculty-driven, collaborative, peer review process designed to improve online and blended courses. Courses are measured against a set of eight standards (a.k.a. The QM Rubric) which focus heavily […]
Defining Accessibility Whenever the word ‘accessibility’ is brought up, most think about those who are deaf or blind. However, accessibility compliance is much more comprehensive. Accessibility is the ability for everyone, regardless of special needs, to be able to access, use, and benefit from everything within their environment. You might have students in your courses […]
