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Fostering a Sense of Community Between Online Learners
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design & Molly Johannessen, PhD, Director of Education and Teaching at University of Medicine and Health Sciences | November 5, 2020
While investing in the lives of your learners may sound obvious, it is much easier to have organic, informal conversations in an in-person classroom than online. When designing your class sessions or instructional modules, you must make time for this informal, social learning to take place.
Addressing the Needs of Struggling Students: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Solutions
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | October 14, 2020
While we have made a lot of progress in day-to-day teaching during the age of Covid-19, the need for inclusion and support has only grown.
Self-Care for Educators Part 2: You Can’t Pour From an Empty Vessel
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | September 23, 2020
With the prolonged pandemic impacting a second school year, taking care of yourself is central to success.
The Full Experience: Blending Tools and Strategies to Create a Great Outcome for Everyone in Your Online Course
by Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | August 13, 2020
If you’ve followed our webinars or read previous posts of ours, you know that we’re big believers in clear, action-oriented learning objectives and course outcomes.
Better Together? When and How to Use Synchronous Sessions for Greatest Impact
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | July 22, 2020
The great debate of asynchronous vs synchronous will rage on forever. The case could be made for either as the superior modality. But, do we have to choose? Let's dive deep into what each modality does best and how to leverage both to ensure your learners are successful.
Evidence into Practice: How to Apply Fantastic Instructional Design to Your Online Classroom
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | July 1, 2020
The online classroom can deliver the same learning objectives and the same outcomes, but sometimes requires a bit more creativity in translating (what are normally) in-person activities for your learners to an asynchronous environment where the feedback loop isn’t as organic.
Engineered for Success: Evidence-based Strategies for Online Learning
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | June 10, 2020
With the arrival of Covid-19 in the Spring of 2020 came the unprecedented closure of nearly every face-to-face learning institution. For many, this meant the immediate pivot to online learning to provide continuity of education for students at all levels.
Self-Care for Educators: Battling Burnout Amidst Uncertainty
by Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | June 1, 2020
What are effective ways to recharge ourselves over the next period of time, so that we come back refreshed and revitalized? How do we reflect effectively without becoming overwhelmed in regrets and other negative feelings? How do we make plans when the ground is still shifting unpredictably?
Keep It Burning Bright: How to Hold Your Fire and Avoid Burnout
by Katie Wedemeyer-Strombel, PhD, Kaplan Teacher Manager: In-Person Tutoring, Graduate & Law School Admissions Consulting | May 20, 2020
Work-life balance is hard normally, especially when teaching―but with the added pressure and expectations of this COVID-19 semester, moving all your work online, and feeling the need to be virtually available 24/7, achieving that balance has been all the more difficult.
Finishing Well: Transitioning, Reflecting, and Planning
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | May 19, 2020
The end of the 2019-2020 school year is upon us. Surely no one predicted the semester would end in such a distanced, distracted fashion, yet here we are.
Pro Tips to Master Lesson Planning for Online Classes
by Cat Powell, GRE Instructor and Instructor Manager, Manhattan Prep | May 13, 2020
Many factors need to go right for students to be highly engaged. One factor that can be overlooked is cognitive load. If the cognitive load grows too great, students will check out.
Eight Tips for Managing Cognitive Load in Your Online Teaching
by Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | May 6, 2020
Many factors need to go right for students to be highly engaged. One factor that can be overlooked is cognitive load. If the cognitive load grows too great, students will check out.
Reaching the Disengaged: Addressing the Needs of Struggling Students
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | May 1, 2020
During this unprecedented time, students who struggle most in the traditional classroom have likely also struggled with the switch to online learning.
Measuring Learning in an Online World
by Laura Keehan, Executive Director, Assessment | April 23, 2020
In our (not so) new (anymore) world of online learning, you’ve probably quickly learned that more traditional, classroom-based assessment no longer really applies.
Squirrel! Tips for Keeping Distracted Students Engaged in the Online Classroom
by Katie Wedemeyer-Strombel, PhD, Kaplan Teacher Manager: In-Person Tutoring, Graduate & Law School Admissions Consulting | April 16, 2020
Through my many years as a student, and over 10 years now as an educator in formal and informal in-person and online education, I have found strategies that help keep distracted students (like me) engaged in online classrooms.
Webinar: It's Only Been A Week? Recommitting to a Growth Mindset in the Digital Classroom
by Dennis Yim, Director, Live Online Courses, Kristin Murner, Director, Instructional Design, and Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | April 14, 2020
In this webinar, our panel of experts offers practical tips and strategies you can implement right away to help you and your students make the switch to online learning.
Online Learning Doesn’t Have to Be “Less Than”
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Instructional Design | April 8, 2020
Though it may not seem like it now, the ultimate win of this remote learning season could be the opportunity to help your students identify what really sparks their interest and joy.
Tips for Supporting Online Students Outside of Class
by Cat Powell, GRE Instructor and Instructor Manager, Manhattan Prep | April 2, 2020
For me right now, sustaining connections with others feels both vitally important and increasingly difficult. One way that I try to compensate for this is by keeping up connections with students between classes.
Webinar Q&A: Immediate Steps for a Successful Online Classroom Experience
by Dennis Yim, Director, Live Online Courses, Kristin Murner, Director, Instructional Design, and Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | March 27, 2020
In this webinar, our panel of experts offers practical tips and strategies you can implement right away to help you and your students make the switch to online learning.
Lights, Camera, Action: How to Command the Virtual Classroom
by Chris Ryan, Executive Director, Product Strategy, Kaplan Admissions Group | March 26, 2020
I’m always a little more nervous just before an online class than a face-to-face one. I’ve taught online since 2005, so it’s not about my experience in the medium that gives me anxiety.
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