A compilation of articles, tools, and techniques based upon instructors’ experience in the online classroom. Browse the collection below or use the filters to find a resource that matches your needs.
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This quick guide is designed for students, faculty, and staff at the GSE to intentionally explore the use of AI. Below, you will find resources to frame your understanding, navigate common questions, and map out your own use of AI tools.
GSE IT workshop helps students build a personal website on GitHub to show off technical projects
Design, customize, and refine a chatbot tailored to your needs and interests.
Reflection is a key component of experiential learning, what role might new technologies play in enhancing this process?
Interactive workshop focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence tools and the feedback process
Panelists discuss digital tools to distill, manage, and disseminate information
Understanding personal energy and procrastination to improve productivity
Connecting datasets and sharing with research partners for greater insights
How to apply design tips to boost course or event offerings using ready-made templates
How to balance hidden costs, project structure, and reproducibility across the lifetime of a data project
Cases in which conversational AI supports learners and instructional teams
Leveraging interaction-rich online discussion boards to optimize instruction
Technical setup and organization for a small- to medium-sized remote audience
How to bring traditional peer interaction structures like jigsaw, speed dating, gallery walks, and mix and mingle into the digital space
Opportunities for students to leave the screen and incorporate movement into learning activities
Suggestions and considerations for feedback and evaluation in a virtual classroom
Toolkit and recommendations for delivering content in a virtual classroom
Instructional practices that augment active learning and engagement
Techniques to promote engagement and participation in discussions
Podcasts are an engaging way for instructors to merge project-based learning with digital media
Creating, editing, and distributing engaging audio content
From data analysis to presentation, how to collaborate with a GSE-based research team
Now integrated into Canvas, the Panopto video platform can enhance presence and streamline access to media
Kahoot is an online platform for hosting interactive quizzes and knowledge-based competitions
Hyperdocs centralize instructional materials for a particular lesson, unit, week, or course into a single document
Padlet is a virtual, customizable ‘bulletin board’ with options to populate with text, images, audio, videos, and links
Google Jamboard is a virtual whiteboard that elevates collaboration via sticky notes and doodling tools
Set up meetings and Zoom links efficiently via online booking tool
Exit tickets allow instructors to gauge how students are doing and collect course feedback
Poll Everywhere provides short and versatile polls for data-gathering and feedback in class
Individualized meetings can foster connection and feedback with students
A guide on how to use and import premade modules and templates to quickly set up a Canvas course
The why and how of bringing guests into a Zoom meeting
The new Zoom presentation share screening option allows your meeting to be better accessible to students as well as less distracting
Answers to common questions that arise when using breakout rooms in Zoom
Hands-on activities with manipulable materials and objects can propel learning and discourse
Improve productivity and collaboration in remote teams with real-time idea sketches
A GSE-inspired collection of practices for positive relationships in the digital classroom
Improve communication through a shared document that organizes course content
Anonymous semi-regular feedback forms can pave the way for a more student-centered learning experience
This article offers some tips on how to build community in an online environment
This study compares the learning differences between students in an online writing course and an in-person writing course
A literature review on the benefits and challenges of a “flipped classroom” approach
A quantitative study of 1,000 university students in Greece shows the mental health challenges from COVID-19
A bird’s-eye view of changes to students’ well-being in response to shifts in their learning environments during COVID-19
A survey from Active Minds, a leading college mental health organization on the impact of COVID-19 on student mental health
A survey assessing new mental health challenges among California high school and college-aged students
A detailed guide on how to support student well-being online and lessen the mental health impacts of COVID-19
This article discusses how college students, children, and adults are uniquely impacted by COVID-19
A collection of community and relationship building activities to use throughout the quarter
A handbook for designing and teaching hybrid or blended courses focuses on outcomes-based practice
An article exploring how good online course feedback is one way to influence student learning
A study surveying students and faculty about their perceptions of effective online instructional strategies
This paper examines the flipped-classroom approach to teaching accounting to millennial students
This article examines the contribution of four scenario‐based online discussion strategies
This study examines the differential impact of studying in a flipped classroom setting
This study investigates several forms of online learning and assessment methods
A study on interaction in online learning and new technologies to support sustained educational communication
A Singaporean study on the transition to online learning
A report on how the design of learning environments can influence student performance
Research on blended learning programs that complements students and promotes learning and application-learned behaviors
A small qualitative study that examines the perceptions of components of virtual schooling
A case study examining the benefits of blended learning on students’ learning experiences
An article on how using social annotation in online learning environments can improve teaching strategies
A small study on the effects of computer-mediated communication
A guide with four recommendations for developing blended courses
An article on how open online learning environments are a novel convergence of traditional course structures
A comparative study on the academic motivation of undergraduates and graduate students in online courses
A lab experiment testing the results of substituting a digital agent for a video of the instructor
A study on the importance of promoting mental health and implementing suicide prevention models
A qualitative case study to better understand online learning barriers
Two field studies highlight the value of social cues for motivation, and expresses caution against the one-size-fits-all approaches to instructional design
A short article on how to make Zoom meetings more accessible for students with poor or unstable internet connection
How to record a synchronous and asynchronous Zoom class and access the chat features
A collection of answers to the most commonly asked questions about Canvas courses and general Canvas tools and features
Options and tips for organizing class materials and resources, using a learner-centered Canvas compatible approach
A collection of answers to the most commonly asked questions about Zoom meetings and the general tools and website features
A guide on installing Zoom to your computer and attending a meeting as an authenticated user
A descriptive guide describing the various ways to create and manage Breakout Rooms in Zoom
Managing the Zoom security settings to protect your classes from unwanted interactions
Utilizing Zoom chat, Zoom polling, and PollEverywhere to increase student engagement and participation
An analysis of social learning pedagogical models and how they can be used to design technology-mediated teaching
A guide presenting ways for instructors to make digital office hours accessible and meaningful to students
A collection of community and relationship building activities for the first day of class
General classroom norms and netiquette for online learning environments
GSE-IT shares Zoom best practices and how to schedule and host a meeting
A collection of college level community and relationship building activities for before the quarter begins
GSE-IT shares best practices and tips for participating in a Zoom meeting
This collection of internal and external resources can help instructors and teaching teams adapt in-person courses to an online format
Digital learning experts at the GSE share tips to help instructors build community and collaboration while teaching remotely.
Guide to understanding the interplay and affordances of online and offline instruction