Category: Online Asynchronous

January 21, 2025

Designing Meaningful Asynchronous Lessons

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you embark on developing your asynchronous online course, you likely already have a course outline, an instructional plan, a mapped evaluation strategy, and a...

Categories Lesson and Course Planning/Online Asynchronous/Teaching

January 7, 2025

Backwards Design Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Guide

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you begin planning your asynchronous course, it’s important to think about what makes an online course effective. Successful courses are accessible, flexible, engaging, and...

Categories Lesson and Course Planning/Lesson Planning/Online Asynchronous

March 27, 2024

Facilitator Notes for the Academic Team

Reading Time: 3 minutesA guest co-authored post from Instructional Designer Amber West, Online Learning Centre, on the benefits and practice of using facilitator notes.

Categories Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching

January 16, 2024

Promote Student Self-Monitoring in an Asynchronous Online Course

Reading Time: 3 minutesYou begin teaching an asynchronous online course, and you have taken the initiative to welcome your students with an announcement and welcome video. Now, as...

Categories Class Management/Online Asynchronous

August 24, 2023

Following Asynchronous Course Engagement

Reading Time: 4 minutesLearn about following students’ asynchronous course engagement using a variety of strategies and eConestoga tools.

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Online Asynchronous/Teaching

August 23, 2023

7 Steps to Being “Present” as an Asynchronous Online Teacher

Reading Time: 3 minutesLearn about ways to guide, support, and assess student learning experiences in an asynchronous course.

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Online Asynchronous/Teaching

August 8, 2023

Asynchronous Icebreakers

Reading Time: 4 minutesIcebreakers for the asynchronous online learning environment

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Online Asynchronous/Teaching

March 1, 2023

Engage Learners

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEngage your learners throughout the course

Categories Online Asynchronous

March 1, 2023

Promote Learning

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHelp students focus on learning outcomes and understand the relationship between readings, activities, and assignments.

Categories Online Asynchronous

March 1, 2023

Manage and Monitor

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKeep track of what issues need to be addressed in the course and where students are in their progress.

Categories Online Asynchronous