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April 7, 2020
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From Analogue To Digital: School Goes Online—Part 1
This is the first of two articles on how COVID-19 is moving formal schooling online. The first article focuses on the United States. The second will focus on how countries across the globe have moved instruction online and what the U.S. can learn from them.
March 26, 2020
Taking It Online: Virtual Teaching With Webinars
COVID-19 has disrupted face-to-face education across the globe as teachers everywhere scramble to "put their courses online" and create virtual learning experiences for students. This article serves as a primer on web conferencing and webinar technologies for those new to virtual teaching.
March 19, 2020
Turning On, Tuning In, And Dropping Out
What is self-regulation? How does it correlate with the successful completion of online courses/programs? How can we help our online learners become more self-regulated? Mary Burns explains the what, why, and how of self-regulation in online learning.
December 20, 2019
'Tis The Season! 3 Holiday Gifts For Online Learners And Teachers
What do you give the online instructor and learners who have everything? During this holiday giving season, how about time, support and a sense of presence? Want to know more? Read on.
November 3, 2019
I’ll Get To It Tomorrow: Procrastination In Online Learning
We all procrastinate...but procrastinating in an online course can spell failure. Mary Burns discusses procrastination—what it is, why we do it and what can be done to help online learners overcome a tendency to procrastinate and successfully complete an online course.
September 28, 2019
Shedding Our Disinhibitions (Part 2 Of 2)
Continuing from our discussion in part 1 on the online disinhibition effect, this post offers 14 strategies to mitigate negative online behavior and promote positive online communication.
September 14, 2019
Shedding Our Disinhibitions (Part 1 of 2)
On the internet, no one if knows you are a dog—and that's a problem. The anonymity and dissociative nature of online communication can result in negative behaviors that undermine learning. This two-part post discusses the online disinhibition effect.
July 15, 2019
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Finding Your Type: Fonts And Their Influence On Learning
Typeface and fonts have a subtle but powerful impact on how online learners react to, view, interact with, and learn online content. Yet fonts have been overlooked as elements of online learning design. Read on as Mary Burns explores the power of the mighty little font in eLearning courses.