5 tips for students taking an online course this summer

Posted on: May 22, 2014 | By: Casey Brown | Filed under: Tech Tips, Online Instruction, Teaching & Learning
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Are you taking an online course this summer? If this is your first time taking a college-level online course, you may not know what to expect. There are some obvious and some not-so-obvious ways it differs from your traditional face-to-face class. To help with the transition, Elon students and alumni offer their advice on how …

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Common questions about teaching online at Elon

Posted on: May 1, 2014 | By: Mary Kate Brogan | Filed under: Instructional Technologies, Online Instruction, Teaching & Learning
Learning and technology go hand-in-hand in summer online courses. Source: Blog.CalicoSpanish.com

As Elon continues to grow, the university’s online summer course offerings expand as well. For professors who are new to online teaching, teaching an online course may seem daunting, but many professors have transitioned their courses from semester-long to summer online.  Nine faculty members attended two sessions on online summer learning on March 18 and 19. These faculty …

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Professor uses technology to move student presentations online

Posted on: September 12, 2013 | By: Casey Brown | Filed under: Instructional Technologies, Teaching & Learning
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Professor Scott Buechler has taught Business Communications before, but for the first time this summer, Buechler taught the class online. For one assignment, students had to do a five minute oral presentation to the CEO of a company. Buechler needed to replicate this assignment in his virtual classroom. “We had to create the same kind of …

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