New regulatory definitions of distance education require that institutions ensure regular and substantive interaction (RSI) between a student and an instructor(s). A multi-pronged approach is necessary to address this including faculty and instructional designer training, improvements in online course design and facilitation, and online course reviews and refreshes to ensure compliance. A volunteer workgroup has […]
The clock is ticking! As if you didn’t know, right? Fall semester is well underway and we’ll be fully transitioning from Blackboard to D2L Brightspace on December 21, 2022. In preparation, we invite you to join us remotely or in-person for a demonstration/work session where we will walk you through steps to prepare your Blackboard course for […]
Transitioning to college and persisting towards degree completion can be stressful enough for Latino/a students under normal circumstances. The pandemic disproportionally affected Latino/a students — less enrolled and less persisted to degree completion. After years of unprecedented Latino/a student enrollment growth, institutions now need to renew their focus on targeted outreach, increased enrollment and retention strategies, […]
Please join Nesma Elgezery from YuJa and our own YuJa guru/Instructional Designer Colleen Kaminski for a YuJa Advanced Training. Register now! Date: Friday, October 14 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: via Zoom Submitted by: Deena Price