Talkin’ ’bout online teaching & learning — with lunch!

It isn’t always easy to make time for professional development – trust me, I know.  But it is one of those activities that – when I make the time for it – really does re-energize me and gives me ideas that I can both use in my own teaching and share with faculty members. So,

Is it Blended or is it Hybrid?

Or is it just a matter of semantics? The short answer is that for all practical purposes, when people refer to hybrid or blended courses (or learning), they are typically talking about the same thing:  Some “seat time” of the traditional class is being replaced by “online” learning activities. I prefer the term blended (and

Online Professional Development. Should they be required?

 A study by Allen and Seaman on Online Education in the United States in 2008 reported that enrollment in online courses is growing at a faster rate than in traditional face-to-face settings. With this growing demand comes an increase in the number of faculty who teach or plan to teach in this learning environment. In