No one really knows what is to come for Fall 2020. Will social distancing work on campus? Will courses have to go fully online again? What we do know is that we need to be ready for anything. It’s exhausting to think about. The mid-semester shift to fully online courses in Spring was disorienting and…
La Salle University is committed to providing students with disabilities equal access and participation in all of its academic programs, including online programs in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Online courses can greatly benefit students with visual or auditory impairments and upper body limitations by allowing access to a course from anywhere…
As online programs have steadily grown throughout higher education, so has the need for solutions to cheating in online courses. Today’s online students are under intense pressure to perform in their courses while managing full-time jobs and/or families. Because of a lack of time management or work ethic, there will always be students that find…
Virtual Reality (VR) technology is becoming more prevalent in both recreation and learning. The push to include VR elements in academic settings has gained substantial traction. In an effort to keep up with this trend, the Instructional Design (ID) Team spent the last academic year completing a pilot project that included purchasing 10 standalone Lenovo…
2019 Winter Institute Call for Proposals Would you like to be a part of the 2019 Winter Institute by facilitating a group discussion, giving a quick 5 minute lightning talk, or sharing your experiences with assessment and retention? The theme for this year’s Winter Institute is Unpacking the Hidden Curriculum: Academic and Non-Academic Strategies for Supporting Students. This…
PADLA’s 16th Annual Conference & Expo Are you looking for the best practices when teaching with technology? Join us for the PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association’s 16th Annual Conference and Expo! The event is on Tuesday, December 18 at La Salle’s Philadelphia campus in Founder’s Hall. Registration fees are waived for La Salle faculty and staff. Register here. This…
What is VeriCite? VeriCite is a tool that is available on Canvas to check students’ written work for plagiarism. This tool works to help educators easily verify originality in their student’s assignments. It automatically checks submitted work to compare against various online sources. This can be enabled directly in the Assignment settings in Canvas. Types of…
This week marks the official start of summer. For lots of us, this means gearing up for barbecues, shore trips, and plenty of time with friends and family. It also means there’s usually extra time to fit in some of that reading we didn’t have time for during the school year. Here are some great selections to get you through the summer…
We’re excited that Zoom web conferencing is now available for all our faculty and students here at La Salle. One nice part of Zoom is that it’s integrated right into Canvas, so you and students never have to leave the LMS to take part in a meeting. Want to know the easy way to create a Zoom meeting in Canvas? Just follow these simple steps! Create…
Online discussions are a great way to get students writing, thinking, and interacting with each other when they can’t be in a classroom together. They can enhance face-to-face classes, too – when students think critically about a topic before in-person discussions, it helps create richer conversations. But creating and facilitating meaningful online student discussions isn’t always…
