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We partner with OU faculty to integrate digital technologies into courses and programs to promote a better learning environment for all learners.

Students learn best when they reflect on their learning. These 40 sample questions from @edutopia can help your students reflect more and learn better (PDF): edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/eduto…


This article includes some really helpful examples on how to develop more engaging live sessions that make students actually want to attend.

Finding zero-cost ways to help incentivize students to attend class can encourage more class participation and help students form connections with each other and the instructional team. ow.ly/ZCzH50OKg50



Shoutout Jeffery Basara, an OU Online instructor we've partnered with on Civil Engineering and Water Quality courses!

#OUResearch in the News - "A recent study found that flash drought that can happen in just weeks will be more frequent in coming decades. Jeffery Basara, @ousom assoc. professor, told @foxweather what that could mean to agriculture and ecological systems. foxweather.com/watch/play-66d…



One of our education technologists @KeeganSLW will be presenting a talk tomorrow at 2pm titled "Epic Heroes: Exploring Narrative in Course Design Through Play" as a part of the @TLDCast free online conference this week all about Learning by Doing. airmeet.com/e/75637200-da4…


Any good teacher has to have a teaching, social, and cognitive presence in order to foster strong student interaction. For instructors in online environments, this looks like four main roles: pedagogical, social, managerial, and technical. ou.edu/digitallearnin…


If you need help making your Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents more accessible, @webaim has a lot of great resources: webaim.org/training/docs/


One of our educational technologists, @KeeganSLW, will be hosting a webinar on how to use Twine for game design and project based learning. It will be Tuesday, April 25 from 7pm - 8pm CT. Register here: oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/regist…


The Office of DEI is hosting a virtual panel of accomplished women within the OU community on March 30 from 12:15-1:15pm. It will focus on the obstacles and achievements of working women within a variety of industries. oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/regist…


If you find yourself teaching a large-enrollment online class, you might wonder how to manage that effectively. @teachonlineasu has a great three part series on the best practices for teaching large online classes: teachonline.asu.edu/2018/09/best-p…


Good news for full time OU employees! The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education has approved a new tuition waiver and fee exemption package for 100% FTE faculty and staff to enroll in any of the 34 OU Online graduate degree programs. More info here: hr.ou.edu/Employees/Univ…


The Wake Forest @wfucat has updated their Workload Estimator. If you're designing a course, you can can use it to estimate how long it will take students to complete all the materials each week. cat.wfu.edu/resources/tool…


Sample courses are a great way to see what's possible and get ideas for your course. Here is a great explainer on ODL's sample course designs that we make available to instructors: adamcroom.com/2023/02/take-a…


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