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Julie and Vicki have published a research report on using audio feedback for peer review on student writing.

"This paper is a great example of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Vicki and Julie have carefully researched "what works" in teaching using audio peer reviews, and offered suggestions for others based on their results"

"I start with a brief explanation of the next concept or topic. I then present the students with a short puzzle or problem incorporating this concept. The students discuss the problem in small groups of 2-4, and then vote using polling hardware or "clickers" similar to TV remotes. After everyone has voted, the results appear on the screen at the front of the class. A well-chosen problem is one for which about 70% of the students get the right answer"

Faculty explains using the 'Peer Instruction' technique promoted by Eric Mazur of Harvard. The technique uses clickers to facilitate active learning in large classes.

" Welcome to the Nurse Educator Partnership IMER recognizes the important role nurse educators play in advancing oncology nursing practice. The Nurse Educator Partnership has been established to provide opportunities for oncology nurse educators to network with peers, access to educator resources and thought leaders, and professional development support."

" Funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, College Open Textbooks is a collection of colleges, governmental agencies, education non-profits, and other education-related organizations that are focused on the mission of driving the awareness and advocacy for open textbooks. This includes providing training for instructors adopting open resources, peer reviews of open textbooks, and mentoring online professional networks that provide support to authors who open their resources. Through our community outreach, we have found that open textbooks should be: * easy to use, get and pass around, * editable so instructors can customize content, * cross-platform compatible, * printable, * and accessible so they work with adaptive technology. "

"Cary Moskovitz has been using the concept of "think aloud" responses in his writing courses, getting professionals in various fields at Duke to record comments and feedback on student papers. Students gain valuable insight from a reader familiar with the subject area of the paper and gain a better sense of ownership of their writing in a "real world" situation."

"ION is always trying to further the knowledge of online education. In the course of our research and practice, we come across many best practices in online teaching. This index represents a compilation of those activities to help instructors plan their online and hybrid courses. A complete description of each activity is given, along with examples when possible. "

A good resource of online teaching activities such as - Case Studies, ice breakers, jigsaw, peer editing, role playing, etc. If you are designing or re-designing an online class, look here for inspiration.