The Student Rights and Responsibilities Office (SRRO) has created a document outlining proper online etiquette (Netiquette) for students to help encourage a respectful online educational environment. Check out the document here and consider posting it for your students on your Blackboard course site. Netiquette Tips for Online Classrooms
Make a test available to students for a minimum of 24 hours and possibly several days or even a week. Because students are having issues with internet connectivity, access to devices, may be writing their test from any time zone in the world, and likely have additional family obligations during this period, it’s important that any test be available for a significant period so students can access it at a time when they are able...
From: Dr. Mary Wilson, Director – Centre for Academic Excellence On Thursday, November 7th, Dr. Kevin Orr, Professor of Work and Learning and Associate Dean in the School of Education at the University of Huddersfield in England visited Niagara College’s NOTL campus and provided a talk for Program Coordinators about the benefits of subject-specialist approaches in college teaching. He drew on findings and resources from a three-year project, Improving Technical Education (https://www.improvingtechnicaleducation.org.uk/) that researched subject-specialist...
Programs going through the review process in 2019/20 will be submitting their self-studies and supporting documents in January with site visits beginning in February.
In his article, How to Teach a Good First Day of Class, James Lang explores a number of concrete, evidence-informed strategies for enhancing motivation and interest on your first day of class. He grounds his advice in four key principles – CURIOSITY, COMMUNITY, LEARNING, and EXPECTATIONS. On behalf of the CAE, we wish all NC educators the best possible first week of classes and hope that you each have a great fall term!