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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

Social media participation is not required, but it helps students feel like they’re learning together as part of a poetry community, not just an online course. Each week’s class features several videos of Filreis and several teaching assistants (TAs) discussing the assigned poems. 9 – Film creative and engaging videos.

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Conference Circuit: Heart Association Pumps Life into Education

Associations Now

Down the Line: November 22-25: The American Academy of Religion will help move religious studies into the digital age during this year’s annual meeting in San Diego. In the same vein, the Religion and Media Workshop will examine the intersection of religion, media, and culture.