3 Cs of Online Learning: Communicate, Collaborate, Connect

One in four students take some of their courses online, and two-thirds do so at a public institution in the same state where they live (Allen, Seaman, Pouline, & Straut, 2016; Allen & Seaman, 2017). This past spring, those numbers increased dramatically when the world turned upside down.

In early November, UMBC celebrates National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) with a series of lunchtime conversations. Our theme, Surviving to Thriving: Rocking the New Normal, celebrates all the successes and challenges our campus community has experienced as we continue to adapt, teach, and learn together during the pandemic. 

The 3 Cs of Online Learning: Communicate, Collaborate, Connect

Earlier this year, EDUCAUSE surveyed graduating seniors who reported on what worked and what didn’t during remote instruction. As incoming college/university first-year students, they outlined what they hope their professors will do this fall and how they hope to become effective online students. While students craved structure and engagement, they also wanted clarity and flexibility. What does this mean for you as an online instructor? Join our faculty speakers to learn about ways to motivate students and structure your course to improve communication, collaboration, and connections between you and your students.

Our guests include:

• Dr. Kara Silanskis, instructor with Department of Education. She teaches in the M.A. TESOL program.
• Dr. Carol Bogash, instructor with Masters of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership program. She has devoted her career to creating and managing opportunities for people of all ages and diverse backgrounds to learn and thrive in the arts, education, humanities and sciences.

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