Tag Archives: online teaching

NW eLearning Provides Free Webinar on Online Teaching

Posted on March 21, 2020 by geoffcain

Once again, the elearning community is stepping up to take care of teachers in this time of crisis. The NW eLearning Community in particular has sent out this message providing support: Dear Colleagues, Schools in the Pacific Northwest are responding … Continue reading →

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Time Saving Tips for Online Teaching (2014)

Posted on August 29, 2014 by geoffcain

We often hear that online learning takes a lot of time for instructors. I have found that it can, but when a course is set up in advance, using the appropriate tools, a lot of time can be saved. A … Continue reading →

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Time Saving Tips for Teaching Online

Posted on August 13, 2013 by geoffcain

Time Selector (Photo credit: Telstar Logistics) We often hear that online learning takes a lot of time for instructors. I have found that it can, but when a course is set up in advance to take advantage of a learning … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with College, Online or Off

Posted on February 19, 2013 by geoffcain

There is an editorial in the New York Times entitled “The Trouble with Online College” this morning about online education. It argues that online education has high attrition rates and that students who are unprepared for college will not do … Continue reading →

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Effective Online Teaching Techniques

Posted on October 25, 2012 by geoffcain

These are the slides and some resources from my workshop on “Effective Online Teaching Techniques.” It relies heavily on Chickering and Gamson because I like to emphasize that the same principles that make face-to-face teaching effective are the same principles … Continue reading →

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15 Time-Saving Tips for Teaching Online

Posted on July 12, 2012 by geoffcain

Online learning saves time for students. Students in online courses have 24/7 access to their course materials, other students, and their instructor. For working students, this is an incredible benefit. But we often hear that online learning takes a lot … Continue reading →

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