Learning Environment

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Assessing teaching presence in a computer conferencing context (Anderson, T.; Rourke, L.; Garrison, R. ; Arche, W.)
Introduces the concept of teacher presence as “the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing…
Type: Article
 Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Hybrid (“Flipped Classroom”), Online Courses
A meta-analysis addressing the relationship between teaching presence and students’ satisfaction and learning (Caskurlu, S.; Maeda, Y.; Richardson, J.C. ; Lv, J.)
This meta-analysis examined the relationship between student outcomes and teaching presence and its three sub-dimensions (i.e., design and…
Type: Article
 Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Hybrid (“Flipped Classroom”), Online Courses
Measuring Student Engagement in the Online Course: The Online Student Engagement Scale (OSE) (Dixson, M.D.)
Since student engagement is critical to student learning, especially in the online environment, it is important for teachers to be able to measure it…
Type: Article
 Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Hybrid (“Flipped Classroom”), Online Courses
Student Experiences of Online Learning (K. Patricia Cross Academy)
A look at published research shows several factors related to the quality of student experiences that faculty can address when developing their…
Type: Website
 Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Online Courses
New Perspectives on Inclusive Teaching (Scott Kimball, Kenneth Mitchell, April Rau)
Presentation materials available at: https://www.unh.edu/cetl/talk-about-teaching-presentations-summer-2020 (Scroll to find presentation)
Type: Presentation
 Learning Environment Inclusive Teaching
Designing Accessible Online Course Materials (Maureen Bourbeau, Frances Keefe)
Presentation on designing accessible course materials (Summer 2020).
Type: Presentation
 Learning Environment Accessibility
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (Purdue University Repository for Online Teaching and Learning)
An introduction to UDL: What is it? Why is it Important? How to do it?
Type: Website
 Learning Environment, Student Success Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
The UDL Guidelines (CAST)
These Guidelines, a tool used in the implementation of UDL, can be applied to any discipline or domain.
Type: Website
 Learning Environment, Student Success Accessibility, Inclusive Teaching
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
The international standard for Web accessibility. They are the basis for many national accessibility laws, including Section 508 in the United States…
Type: Reference
 Learning Environment, Student Success Accessibility, Website Creation
Inclusive Teaching Strategies (Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, Yale University)
Examples and recommendations for mastering inclusive pedagogy.
Type: Website
 Learning Environment Inclusive Teaching