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How likely is it being a parent helps you to become a self-reliant student? – Guest Post By Stephen Holland

Posted November 27, 2012 in Guest Post | Leave a comment

Our guest poster, Stephen Holland, is back with another post sharing how being a parent helps you become a more self-reliant student. If you enjoy this post, please share it with others. Chances are very good, I think, that organizing children does indeed help anyone to become more self-reliant as a student. I submit as… Read More >

4 Pieces of Advice for Schools Just Getting Started with Online Learning…

Posted November 13, 2012 in Guest Post | Leave a comment

Our guest post for this week is from Leah MacVie, an Instructional Designer at Canisius College. If this post pushes your buttons you may want to watch her recent Innovators webinar: Preparing Faculty of all Technology Levels to Teach Online – Blended – Hybrid. Enjoy! Last Friday I did a webinar for SoftChalk, “Preparing Faculty… Read More >

Reaching Students in Rural Areas

Posted November 06, 2012 in Guest Post | Leave a comment

Our guest post for this week is from Mavis Sacher, Principal of the Sunchild E-learning Community. Don’t miss Mavis’ webinar on Teaching Diverse Communities of Adult and Student Learners at a Distance scheduled for November 14 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Using technology to engage students in marginalized and remote areas has been a rewarding challenge. … Read More >

Are MOOCs Effective?

Posted October 30, 2012 in Guest Post, Online Learning | Leave a comment

If you’ve been following our blog you’re bound to recognize today’s guest poster as he’s contributed several great posts over the past few months. Please help us in welcoming back Dr. Stephen Holland today. Take it away Steve. I am currently enrolled in a MOOC, short for Massive Open Online Course. The instructor, Scott E…. Read More >

5 Questions with a Chalkie

Posted October 22, 2012 in Featured Chalkie | Leave a comment

Next week Leah MacVie, an Instructional Designer at Canisius College, will be presenting on how to prepare faculty to teach online as part of our Innovators in Online Learning webinar series. Leah is what we call a Chalkie, a seasoned user that loves SoftChalk! We thought it would be fun to do an informal interview with… Read More >