Posts by Brenda Thomas
Three Disrupters of Online Education & How to Mitigate Them
What can we do when there is a major disruption to online education? This article focuses on three disrupters of online education and ways to mitigate them. The unexpected COVID-19 pandemic disrupted in-person education, and online methods became the fallback measure so that teaching and learning could continue. But what can we do when there…
Read MoreUsing Physical Books in Online Learning: 4 Game-Changing Tips
Facilitating Hard Copy Books into Digital Education Using physical books in online learning can be stressful for students. Imagine students registering for an online class scheduled to begin in a few days. They notice, either after enrolling or logging in when the course opens, that it requires the purchase of, or access to, print books…
Read MoreEvaluating Articulation Agreements
Articulation agreements between academic institutions When colleges or universities agree to cooperatively recognize and accept the transfer of students’ academic credits toward specific degree programs, they have formed what is often called an Articulation Agreement. Such an agreement is a partnership that joins different institutions for specified degree programs. Articulation agreements, by definition, are between…
Read MoreFeedback is Essential in the Teaching and Learning Process
Helpful Feedback from an unlikely source… Teachers want students to take and act upon their feedback. And students, generally, want feedback that is helpful and actionable for future assignments or for revising and resubmitting past assignments. So what kind of feedback will students heed and use? Articles and videos written and recorded by educators are…
Read MoreChecking the Plagiarism Checkers: A Comprehensive Review
Checking the Plagiarism Checkers What those Similarity Reports might not be telling you… Plagiarism is not a new phenomenon in education, but the widespread use of plagiarism checking tools by students, teachers, and institutions is fairly recent. It used to be up to teachers to discover plagiarism. Now, computer software and internet sites detect it…
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