Overview
This article provides an overview of common concepts related to copyright in online courses and shares best practices for finding and using free educational materials.
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Proctoring Options for Online Exams
Overview
Maintaining academic integrity in all UConn courses is important. Key concerns include:
- Authentication: Ensuring that the student enrolled in the course is the same individual completing the assessment.
- Cheating Deterrence and Detection: Ensuring that the assessment administration adheres to the faculty-prescribed rules.
To help faculty administer online exams securely and effectively, UConn provides several proctoring solutions varying in level of monitoring, automation, reporting, integration, and recommended use case.
Continue readingOnline Proctoring with ProctorU
Overview
ProctorU is a service used to authenticate a user’s identity and provide live proctoring of online assessments. Test-takers use ProctorU’s Guardian Browser, which enhances exam security by preventing the user from accessing unauthorized resources and functions on their computer. ProctorU uses a multi-step process to establish a user’s identity: a live proctor sees the user via a webcam, takes the user’s photo, and checks the user’s ID. In addition to the authentication process, proctors ensure the integrity of the exam by using a webcam and screen-sharing technology to see the user and what they are doing during the exam session. This article is a guide for instructors implementing ProctorU in their course.
Continue readingUsing a Token Economy to Promote Equity & Learning
Overview
A token economy or late bank system allows instructors to provide deadline flexibility to students, eliminating the need for instructors to adjudicate excuses. This type of structure flexibility enhances student learning, reduces stress, and promotes equity.
University Modes of Instruction
Overview
This post covers UConn’s course modalities and related policies for faculty teaching online.
Types of Videos for Online Teaching & Learning
Overview
Videos can be used for a variety of purposes in online courses, and different set-ups are required to achieve these goals. This article will review the types of videos used in online courses and provide examples.
Continue readingCollaborative (Group) Learning Online
Overview
Collaborative learning, also known as group learning, is an opportunity for students to develop higher-order cognitive skills, promote connections and community, and engage with different perspectives. To facilitate student collaboration online, it requires designing the activity as well as selecting the best technology to connect students.
Continue readingIntroducing Quality Matters
Overview
This article provides information about Quality Matters and the Higher Education Rubric Standards.
Creating & Managing Videos for Online Teaching & Learning
Overview
Videos are gaining ground in online education as a result of their versatility in promoting learning, satisfaction, engagement, and interest (LSEI; Costley & Lange, 2017). With this fast-growing dependence on videos, online educators need to become mindful of what constitutes quality videos and how they are best integrated into online content delivery and interaction.
Writing Learning Objectives
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Objectives explain the destination of the learning experience to students. When written well and aligned with other course elements, objectives help students make cognitive connections between materials, learning activities and assessments. This alignment increases the possibility of learning success and enables both the students and the instructor to stay focused and monitor learning.
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