What Is Accessibility? Most likely you’ve heard about web accessibility. You may be aware of the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at FIU. You probably have received a notification about a student in your course who needs accommodations. However, accessibility encompasses more than extending deadlines or allowing extra time for exams – the most common accommodations […]
FIU Online’s monthly Faculty Webinar series explores relevant instructional strategies and effective uses of technology in an online classroom. The October 2019 session “Learner Feedback that Sticks; Grading Strategies for Amazing Outcomes,” provided faculty with tools and strategies for adding clarity and meaning to the grading process in online learning. Instant Replay: Learner Feedback […]
FIU Online’s monthly Faculty Webinar series explores relevant instructional strategies and effective ways to use technology in an online classroom. The third webinar in the series,“Writing Measurable Learning Objectives”, provided faculty with tools for writing improved objectives that are measurable, precise, and clear at both the course and module/unit-level. Instant Replay: Writing in Bloom […]
Finding ways to engage students with course content and adequately assess mastery of material is an ongoing process. There are many ways of assessing students, including by having them submit written assignments, work in groups to create a final artifact, or exchange ideas in a discussion forum. These types of assignments allow students a chance […]
A benefit of online courses is the ability of instructors and students to access content from wherever and whenever they have internet access. This opens up the range of students who have access to educational material as they are no longer restricted to one course location, and can accommodate for students with demanding schedules or […]
FIU Online is happy to share a new report titled: “The Benefits of Quality Matters Certification: What the Analytics Reveal“. To access the report, please visit: https://insider.fiu.edu/qmreport Summary: FIU Online engaged in research to highlight the benefits to both students and faculty when taking and teaching an online course that has received the Quality Matters certification. FIU Online […]
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 […]
