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Try Something New in 2016
Try Something New in 2016 We begin a new term in January of 2016 and what better time to try to improve your online teaching? How long has it been since you refreshed your teaching style or added a new
Julie Smith is on a Mission to Save Our Plugged in World
We had a great conversation with Julie Smith about her strategies for teaching online, what she loves about her online courses and what tech she is using successfully to connect with students (voxer, anyone?). Click play below to hear from Julie: Interested
Choose Your Words
“Perception acts as a filter through which all communication passes as it travels from one person to the next.” – John Schermerhorn, Exploring Management As the quote above implies, communication is heavily influenced by the perception of the communicators. When
A Meeting in the Making
The reception for 2015 Webster University graduates held a special moment on Friday, May 8th as the Online Learning Center was able to facilitate a face-to-face meeting between a student and her favorite (online) teacher. Melanie Annecchini would receive her
#collegein5words
As the school year comes to a close, the Chronicle of Higher Education posted an article about the wildly popular hashtag called #collegein5words. The idea is for people to describe college in just five words. Not so easy, you say?
WorldClassRoom Tech Tip
Rich Content Editor The Rich Content Editor (RCE) in WorldClassRoom (Canvas) was updated recently. Instructors have access to the RCE when creating and editing Assignments in Canvas, as well as when creating and editing Announcements, Quizzes, Discussions, and Pages. Students
Webster University’s Walker School Names Person of the Year
From Webster Today Nearly 150 guests were in attendance as Webster University’s George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology honored David Steward as its 2015 Person of the Year, on Tuesday, April 21. Steward is the co-founder and chairman
Faculty Success Means Student Success: Supporting Online Faculty
The push for “student success” is all around us. Today, new campus IT implementations, software development efforts, and academic program redesigns all seem conceived in the popular context of student success, or they are in some significant way connected to