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May 8, 2025
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Kelsey Keefe
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This post reviews the steps needed to re-offer a previously taught online course, including obtaining, restoring, and resetting the HuskyCT/Blackboard course site.
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Key Takeaways from the CETL Online Student Preferences Survey
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April 24, 2025
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Catherine Healy
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In late 2022, eCampus launched a survey to determine student preferences as related to online courses. The survey went out to all students who completed an eCampus online course, which includes both undergraduate (68%) and graduate (32%) students. The survey was sent to 7300 students and 665 responded (9%).
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July 18, 2024
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Jennifer Parker
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Analysis is the first step in planning effective instruction, and the first phase of the instructional design model ADDIE. It involves collecting all the information that may impact a course in order to make informed course design decisions. The process begins by addressing a series of questions.
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April 15, 2024
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Betsy Guala
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This article provides practical tips and resources for incorporating more inclusive design strategies into online courses.
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July 8, 2025
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Kelsey Keefe
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This post provides a guide to implementing the eCampus Accessibility Checklist, including disabilities and common barriers, accessibility frameworks, rationale for accessibility standards, and resources for implementation.
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January 29, 2024
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Eileen Stuyniski
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This article provides instructional material alternatives, with examples, for use in online, hybrid, and in-person courses. Three options will be considered. Should you “make”, “buy” or look for “free” materials that support your learning objectives?
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February 5, 2025
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Eileen Stuyniski
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This article provides examples for meeting the federal requirement for online or distance learning courses to “support regular and substantive interaction (RSI) between the students and the instructor, synchronously or asynchronously” (Downs, 2021).
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July 23, 2025
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Kelsey Keefe
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The Course Facilitation Plan (CFP) outlines the key steps to take before, during, and after your course implementation, presented in the recurring course life-cycle, as well as recognizing the four roles of an online instructor. Download a copy of the file to create your own customized version.
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October 21, 2025
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Kelsey Keefe
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Communication with students is a key part of Managing Your Online Course; this post has email and announcement templates and examples to aid with that communication.
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January 21, 2022
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Betsy Guala
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Asynchronous communication in online courses takes place via a variety of tools, such as announcements, rubrics, email, discussions, audio feedback, video feedback, etc. The learning benefits of regular communication with students in an online course are often overlooked by faculty. Effective and regular messaging is essential for an inclusive, motivated and engaged learning community. This post reviews guidelines for communicating with your students online.
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