Discussion boards are a gateway to rapport and engagement in an online learning environment. The asynchronous nature of discussion boards can offer benefits to students, giving them more time to collect and outline their thoughts and less competition to find space to share their reactions and comments on peers’ posts. But to maximize discussion boards,… Read more »
As our colleagues previously highlighted, the literature on inclusivity “addresses the question of respect and shared agency.” Inclusivity is a rare moment in our academic theory where thought requires action–requires the practice of inclusive teaching. At a coffee hour earlier this summer break, we were joined by instructors from across campus who shared their successes… Read more »
You’ve probably heard of “zoombombing,” a kind of cyberattack in which unwanted guest(s) disrupt Zoom meetings. Oftentimes, zoombombers are interested in cheap pranks or distracting meeting hosts and participants. But on rare occasions, their distractions are more malicious: offensive images, hate speech, or pornographic material. Whether unamusing pranks or malicious trolling, zoombombing is an unwanted… Read more »
This post is part of our Keep Teaching blog series meant to help IU instructors move their classes online quickly due to COVID-19. For more detailed resources, see the Keep Teaching website. As you plan how to move to online teaching for the rest of the semester, it may seem that using a video conferencing… Read more »
This post is part of our Keep Teaching blog series meant to help IU instructors move their classes online quickly due to COVID-19. For more detailed resources, see the Keep Teaching website. For many faculty, quickly transitioning to online teaching is most challenging when considering how they will assess students’ learning. That’s especially true with… Read more »
This post is part of our Keep Teaching blog series meant to help IU instructors move their classes online quickly due to COVID-19. For more detailed resources, see the Keep Teaching website. If you’re required to move your course online quickly—in case of a campus closure, for example—there are some decisions you’ll need to make… Read more »