Online by Design

By UNCG Online

It seems like online learning is everywhere these days. So how do you tell if a program will develop the skills you need and offer real support and resources to online students? Join UNC Greensboro’s ... more

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Online by Design episodes:

May 11, 2021 Quality Matters
How does UNCG ensure that online courses include what students need to be successful? Dr. Racheal Brooks, a Quality Matters expert explains the rigorous standards UNCG uses to develop online courses.
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15min
May 04, 2021 Online Writing Center
Jennifer Whitaker discusses the services available through UNCG’s Online Writing Center, where students can get feedback from consultants on their work at any point in the writing process.
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16min
April 27, 2021 Alumni Chats: Gerontology
Melissa and Olivia Cornett, a mother-daughter duo, explain why they chose UNCG for graduate school and how they felt supported as online students in the MS in Gerontology program.
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18min
April 20, 2021 Library Services for Online Students
There’s a wide array of resources and services available to online students through University Libraries. We asked UNCG’s online learning librarian to tell us about them.
Guest Speaker: Sam Harlow
“One of the main things that makes us unique is that not all universities have an online learning librarian dedicated to working with online students in the way that UNCG has made a commitment. So I’m biased, but I think this is very important because now you have this one person who, my full time job — my passion — is thinking through virtual learning and training and connecting it to research, and making your life easier.”
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22min
April 13, 2021 Alumni Chats: BIPS Program
This week’s guest, Nina Shamsi, talks about her experience in the Bachelor’s in Integrated Professional Studies program — what it was like to study online, her courses, and the support she received from faculty and staff.
Guest Speaker: Nina Shamsi
“What’s amazing is what you learn from one course, you can add it to another course. It builds upon each other, and each course grows and enhances each other. And the funny thing is, it helps me at work too. Because I was like, I can do that. If I can do this, I can do that at work. And it’s really been amazing.”
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16min
April 06, 2021 Online Speaking Center
Kim Cuny explains how the award-winning University Speaking Center offers students high-quality support, including personalized online consultations from friendly, experienced staff.
Guest Speaker: Kim Cuny
“We meet the online students and the face-to-face students wherever they are when they enter into our consultations, whether they’re in a place where they don’t really even know what their topic is yet, or perhaps they’ve already gotten to a place in the speech-writing process that they are prepared now to practice and receive feedback. We will meet them wherever they are and help them to move forward as they get ready to do their oral communication assignments.”
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18min
March 30, 2021 Career Support for Online Students
UNC Greensboro’s Justin Golding discusses the variety of resources available to online students through the Career and Professional Development office, from pinpointing strengths to prepping for interviews.
Guest Speaker: Justin Golding
“When we’re meeting with a student, whether that's virtual through Zoom, Google Hangouts, (or) the telephone, we are always working with students to help them pinpoint their strengths, talk about how they’re able to articulate their stories to a prospective employer, and talk about all the wonderful things that they can bring to a table.”
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23min
March 23, 2021 BIO 105 Course
How do you teach science courses and labs online? Two members of UNCG’s Biology faculty, Dr. Malcolm Schug and Heather Rushforth, discuss how their online students learn and what makes them successful.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Malcolm Schug
“The feedback I get from students is that they really, really enjoy the course. And so for me as a professor, of course, I’m really proud that I can deliver more content. You can learn more biology online than I could ever, ever give you face-to-face. But you don’t really know that you’re learning so much content because you're having so much fun doing it.”
Guest Speaker: Heather Rushforth
“In the labs, we design them specifically so you're participating and you're learning. You will achieve. You will succeed at a high level. The lowest scores I see are from students who are just not participating.”
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21min
March 16, 2021 Digital ACT Studio
In this week’s podcast, Susie and Sid speak with Dr. Vaughn Stewart, director of UNC Greensboro’s Digital ACT (Action, Consultation, and Training) Studio. His staff offers consultations to help students with their digital media and design projects.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Vaughn Stewart
“The Digital ACT Studio actually supports online students in a whole host of ways. The quickest way to explain what we do is that we’re sort of the Writing Center but for digital projects. Students can bring any digital media or design project they’re working on and have a consultation with a trained consultant.”
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13min
March 09, 2021 Topics in Hip-hop Course
In this popular online course, Thomas Taylor uses hip-hop music as a window to the past. He shares how he designed the course to help students look inward as they reflect and relate to the music.
Guest Speaker: Thomas Taylor
“Hopefully, by the end of the semester, they’re not all about the grade. They’re all about the content. They’re all about getting the information, and really learning it, and owning it. So it’s a tough class, but it’s a good class.”
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26min

FAQs about Online by Design:

How many episodes does Online by Design have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.