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Being an effective teacher requires first and foremost learning how to be an effective teacher and then repeatedly relearning how to be an effective teacher. -- Jessamyn Neuhaus, Geeky Pedagogy

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Self-Determination Theory and Online Education: Thinking About Grades

Feb 3, 2020

Photo by Terry Vlisidis on Unsplash Last Time on SDT & Online Education… This post is a continuation of my previous blog posts on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Online Education and a companion post to Chris Lindberg’s series of posts, Games as a Model for Motivation and Engagement. In my last post, I posed some… Continue reading →

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What’s Ecampus Media up to?

Jan 27, 2020

Are you looking for something to “spice up” your online course? Connect with students? Show them what your lab looks like? Take a look at what Oregon State University Ecampus is including in courses in our Course Demo. Media elements in courses help students to visualize sometimes difficult concepts, connect with their instructors, and hear… Continue reading →

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Bring Meaning to Online Discussion with Intentional Design - OLC

Feb 11, 2020

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A thought-provoking reflection and case study about online discussion design. - Cub Kahn

Tags: discussions, instructional design, teaching, groups

by: Cub Kahn

Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom

Dec 10, 2019

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Very interesting, sound study. Even though this is done in a face to face environment, the takeaway most likely remains the same - students don't know what effective teaching looks and feels like. Quote: "Compared with students in traditional lectures, students in active classes perceived that they learned less, while in reality they learned more." - Cyndie McCarley
Timely! Regan Gurung just published a CTL blog post about this study: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/osuteaching/2019/12/16/eating-your-peas-like-active-learning-not-preferred-but-better-for-you/ - Cub Kahn

Tags: engagement;, teaching;, research;, active

by: Cyndie McCarley

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Find Out About Open Textbook Funding

Jan 13, 2020

Oregon State University’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Unit provides Affordable Learning Grants for OSU faculty to adapt, adopt or author an open textbook. Such textbooks are licensed under an open copyright license and made available online to be freely used … Continue reading →

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A Hybrid Approach to a Graphic Design Professional Practice Course

Nov 20, 2019

Graphic Design Professional Practices is a senior level course that covers professional ethics & standards, business practices & tactics, and production techniques for graphic designers. With graduation hot on their heels — seniors review, discuss and participate in what it … Continue reading →

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