Posts Categorized: Online Teaching Resources

There are myriad ways to effectively deliver one’s course online. So many technologies, options, platforms, and methods exist that give instructors options for engaging and assessing their students virtually. With time and experience, we eventually figure out which one works best for us, our subject area, our school, and our students. Today, I thought I’d share… Read more »

A couple of weeks ago, our weekend email featured an article on how to craft strong discussion questions and focused on creating “Questions Without Answers.” Given that so many folks are transitioning their courses online in the wake of COVID-19 social distancing efforts and may be considering the asynchronous classroom option, I wanted to follow… Read more »

Hello AdjunctWorld community! And happy New Year! The year 2020 is bringing with it a new look to our AdjunctWorld weekly newsletter and, for many of us, a brand spanking new semester. Starting the semester off on the right foot is something we all aim to do, but how exactly do we do it? I found… Read more »

Woowee, y’all! This online instructor did NOT plan her semester out well! Last Sunday three of my online classes turned in 5-10 pages essays. One of those classes has 50 students in it, one has 30, and the other 12. A grand total of 92 essays. And since my own policy (as well as the… Read more »

Hello all! This may be a nuanced topic, but I figured I would go ahead and discuss it in case any of you all are finding yourself in this particular situation. Fall Quarter starts tomorrow for a lot of colleges and universities, including one I am teaching online for. I was putting some finishing touches… Read more »

While I am enjoying some more time indoors on this hot August day in Kentucky, I’ve been perusing the web, looking for some good information to share with you. I happened across this article out of The Chronicle of Higher Education by Flower Darby. The entire article is a good read, but I’ll highlight the section that stood… Read more »

Some of you know that in addition to being an online adjunct and community manager at AdjunctWorld, I am also a licensed clinical psychologist. So, when I find an article that merges my two interests – mental health psychology and online teaching – well, you know I just have to share it! Our friend and… Read more »

The discussion board is an important element of the online classroom. One might even go as far as to say that it is the most important element. It’s not only where the instructor teaches (does the job of teaching) and where students engage with the material in a personal way, but it is also what… Read more »

A friend of mine (also an online instructor) and I were chatting over coffee the other day. She was telling me she spends hours providing thoughtful feedback on her students’ essays, only to find out that a large proportion of them aren’t always reading that feedback (as suggested by some of the questions they ask… Read more »

The phrase “show, don’t tell” has been popping up on my radar a lot lately. In editing student papers, in researching best practices in CV and cover letter writing, and…in my web reading this week!   A fellow AdjunctWorld community member, Dr. Bruce Johnson, publishes a blog with regular articles about online education. I came… Read more »