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The OSCQR Course Design Review Scorecard is a course-level quality rubric for reviewing and improving the instructional design and accessibility of online courses based on online best practices. Thanks to a new partnership with the State University of New York, OLC members now have an easy way to review and improve quality in the online classroom.

In a recent article The 3 Instructional Shifts That Will Redefine the College Professor, the 'dynamic classroom' was listed as number one. The dynamic classroom is where faculty "do practically anything other than lecture" (Craig, 2015). A meager definition but the idea is right on-active learning, where students apply concepts through discussion, debate, writing, hands-on experiments, etc. produces better learning results. Numerous studies back up the claim; a recent paper shows student performance increased by just under half a standard deviation with active learning compared with lecturing (Freeman et al., 2014). In this post I share a four-step strategy that instructors can use to make learning active for online, blended or face-to-face learning spaces. Readers will find instructive examples and resources on active learning in the photo gallery (below) as well as in the list of resources at the end of this post.

As online education moves from the fringes to the mainstream, one question still persists:"How do I know what my online students have learned?" There are no simple answers,just as there aren't in face-to-face courses, but with a little creativity and flexibility, yousoon discover that the online learning environment opens up a host of new student as-sessment possibilities. And, just as with traditional courses, the trick is finding the rightcombination that works best for your particular course

Instructional design has been undergoing significant changes resulting from developments in areas including pedagogy, learning science, and technology. Explore this resource site-a collection of all EDUCAUSE resources related to instructional design in higher education. Looking to develop leadership skills and abilities to support your institution's teaching and learning mission, consider attending the EDUCAUSE Institute Learning Technology Leadership Program.

Accessibility focuses on how a disabled person accesses or benefits from a site, system or application. Accessibility is an important part of the designing your site and should be considered throughout the development process. Section 508 is the governing principle and it requires that all government information be accessible to disabled users.

No complex design software. No heavy designer fees. Just a simple, intuitive tool that helps you and your team tell stories with the visual impact they deserve.

At Evernote, we have a passion for productivity and getting things done. And when great apps work together, your entire day goes more smoothly. That's why today, we're happy to introduce Evernote for Outlook-a new add-in for Outlook users that helps you preserve important emails and easily share your notes.

Dropmark is the smart way for teams and individuals to collect, organize, and discuss anything on the web.

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