Student engagement in online classes seems to be a never-ending quest for teachers. That’s because building a classroom culture is harder to do in an online environment if you’ve never done that befor...
Building a culture of academic integrity in a remote learning environment
If you're worried about academic integrity while teaching remotely, you’re not alone. A recent survey indicates that 93% of teachers believe students are more likely to cheat if attending school onlin...
7 Activities to improve online class participation rates
Are you happy with how your online class is going? All teachers will answer this question at one point or another. A low participation rate is usually one of the biggest problems with online classes. ...
7 Ways to explore and create with Augmented and Virtual Reality
As we begin a new year, it is always fun to explore new ideas in our classroom. Finding ideas that work, whether in-person, hybrid, or fully online, can sometimes be challenging. However, I have found...
How to minimize cheating in online assessments
Academic dishonesty is a touchy subject. From college admission scandals to exam cheating, it affects all schools in one way or another. At one point, all teachers have wondered at their students’ cre...
How to manage assessments in the blended classroom
Technology is part of our daily lives. Schools have taken big steps towards using online resources and tools, but we can expect online learning to have a more important role in students’ education due...
Using adaptive learning to personalize learning experiences
A version of this post was originally published on August 13, 2020, in Open Access Government. The ideal learning process for a student is one that adapts to that student’s every need: the surrounding...
5 Benefits of online learning for educators
Online learning utilizes technology to connect students and educators. Research and Markets predicted that the online education market will reach $230 billion by 2025, and it’s possible that COVID-19 ...
What are the benefits of investing in online education?
Most people consider the traditional brick and mortar classroom as the best way of educating children. Back in the day, traditional learning in a classroom with face to face interaction with the teach...
The 9 elements of Digital Citizenship your students need to know
This post has been updated on July 8, 2020. With the rise of the Internet, we have become more and more present in the online world. This has come with its own sets regulations which we have to abide ...
How educators can make use of edtech into the classroom
A version of this post was originally published on August 6, 2019 in Education HQ Australia. The success of educators nowadays is based on the interrelation between mastering their subject matter, ped...
6 Examples of classroom tech that improves education
This post has been updated on April 9, 2020. Keeping up with classroom technology can seem a daunting task for teachers. They have students to teach, papers to grade, and meetings to attend — and that...
5 Reasons e-learning is perfect for introverted students
Introversion is easily misunderstood; with disinterest, with being aloof, with not caring, even with being stupid. In a setting that was designed upon and promotes extroverted character traits — a sch...
How to apply the Universal Design for Learning in the classroom
This post was originally published in the October 2018 issue of the Education Today Magazine. The way people learn is as unique as cats’ noses. In case you wonder, there are no two cat muzzles exactly...
How to create accessible e-learning design
In a recent post I touched upon the subject of designing for accessibility in e-learning. The things is, there are millions of people out there who are living with some sort of disability, and they al...
How new technology can boost student creativity in the classroom
My favorite activity as a child was hanging out with my friends, riding bikes and climbing trees. Since not all days were sunny and warm we had to spend some time inside as well. It was always hard to...