The Online Teaching Lounge

Creating a quality online course is a different process than developing a live, face-to-face class. In this episode, Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares her experience using Quality Matters, a non-profit quality assurance website that provides assessment, standards and rubrics to help online educators design quality online courses that engage students and promote student success.

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Keeping students engaged, whether online or in-person, requires strong classroom management skills. In this episode, Dr. Bethanie Hansen talks to Dr. Kathleen Tate and Dr. Greg Mandalas about setting classroom expectations, providing feedback, creating motivating incentives, and other tips to help engage students in any classroom setting.

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Marking the end of the year, school year, or even a major project can be an important step in helping faculty members and students acknowledge their hard work and the transition to something else. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares tips about holding meaningful celebrations in the online environment.

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More than ever, educational leaders and administrators need to advance their leadership skills to include effective ways to deliver online education. In this episode, Dr. Bethanie Hansen talks to APU’s Dr. Jan Spencer about his 20-year career working in online education. Learn about his focus on building skills for educational leaders, which incorporates student affairs and a coaching approach to help develop connections with students.

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Students need varying levels of support during their academic experience. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen encourages educators to incorporate information about student affairs into courses and find other ways to help students connect to a wider community of students and faculty.

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Academic integrity is an essential part of online education requiring both students and faculty to do their own work. In this episode, APU professor Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares the basics behind academic integrity for online educators, tips about several forms of plagiarism and related violations, and strategies to help establish trust and set the tone for faculty and student success.

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With so many schools pivoting to online learning, it's critical that teachers develop the skills and strategies necessary to help their students thrive in the online classroom. In this episode, Dr. Bethanie Hansen talks to Dr. Kathleen Tate, Department Chair of APU’s Teaching program, about the myriad certificates and degrees offered to help licensed teachers improve their skills in technology, STEAM and project-based curriculum, online teaching, instructional design and more.

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Receiving feedback from students and observers is an important part of teaching online, but receiving unexpected negative feedback can impact an educator’s confidence and motivation. In this episode, APU professor Dr. Bethanie Hansen introduces the concept of mental models and shares three steps to help online educators build resilience to receiving negative feedback including how to consider it, remain calm and in control, and address the feedback as necessary. Learn how instructors can address the fight-flight-freeze response, explore other perspectives, and find value in all types of feedback.

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Being present is one of the most important elements driving success in the online classroom. In this episode, APU professor Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares two practices that help online educators establish trust and set the tone for faculty and student success. Learn how instructors can establish their presence, share their personality and expertise with students, and build relationships with students so that everyone has a great experience in the class.

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Discussion forums are where most interactions happen in the online classroom, so it's critical that educators use this area strategically. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen provides insight into enhancing discussion forums to encourage student engagement, foster connections, exercise critical thinking skills, and offer further learning into the topic at hand. Learn how to improve discussion forums by writing open-ended questions, clearly setting expectations with students about when and how often they should participate, and more.

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