As we start AY16-17 here at Webster University, we’d like to offer up a few suggestions for “New (Academic) Year’s resolutions” for our online instructors. Maybe you are new at teaching online or maybe you have been doing it for
Faculty Success Archive
Faculty Support for New WorldClassRoom Interface
As announced earlier this month, WorldClassRoom (Canvas) is moving to a new user interface (UI). All operations remain virtually the same, with the exception of the top navigation bar now appearing on a left hand menu. The Online Learning Center
Instructional Designer- Shawn Vlad
Shawn Vlad is a new Instructional Designer in the Online Learning Center at Webster University. Recently Shawn has worked for a leading for profit university, The University of South Florida, and Saint Louis University. He has also worked with a
Choose Your Words
“Perception acts as a filter through which all communication passes as it travels from one person to the next.” – John Schermerhorn, Exploring Management As the quote above implies, communication is heavily influenced by the perception of the communicators. When
A Meeting in the Making
The reception for 2015 Webster University graduates held a special moment on Friday, May 8th as the Online Learning Center was able to facilitate a face-to-face meeting between a student and her favorite (online) teacher. Melanie Annecchini would receive her
WorldClassRoom Tech Tip
Rich Content Editor The Rich Content Editor (RCE) in WorldClassRoom (Canvas) was updated recently. Instructors have access to the RCE when creating and editing Assignments in Canvas, as well as when creating and editing Announcements, Quizzes, Discussions, and Pages. Students
Faculty Success Means Student Success: Supporting Online Faculty
The push for “student success” is all around us. Today, new campus IT implementations, software development efforts, and academic program redesigns all seem conceived in the popular context of student success, or they are in some significant way connected to