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This belief has been a major motivator for me to stay in this line of work for so many years! "Instructional Designers as Institutional Change Agents" (EDUCAUSE Review, 2023): This article highlights the unique position of instructional designers to bridge institutional goals and faculty needs, using ...

Ours is the same for both, but separate instances.Scott RobisonPortland State University

Here is a really basic, formative survey we include in Week 3 of new online courses for student feedback on the design of the course, not the instructor. This allows the instructional designer and instructor to make JIT adjustments to the course. Best,Scott Scott Robison, Ph.D.(pronouns: he, him, ...

Hi Deborah, FWIW, We went through an extensive process as well and tested various terminologies with students. When presented with "Asynchronous Online" and "Online - No scheduled Meetings" students overwhelmingly preferred the latter. Clear language from the students' perspective was the driving factor ...

We recently opted to differentiate our traditional "Online" course modality designation to include what we were calling Remote Synchronous. Now we have two online course modalities:Online - No Scheduled MeetingsOnline - Scheduled Meetings "Scheduled Meetings" include required meetings, as in class days/times ...