Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

Through humor, empathy and innovation, this educator transforms virtual teaching into a deeply personal experience.

“Thank you so much for taking the time to treat me like a person,” wrote Stephanie in an email to me. A student in one of my online courses, she had fallen behind and couldn’t see a way forward — ...

Fostering and maintaining inclusive learning environments is essential to enabling full participation, engagement, and learning for all students. Northwestern adheres to these principles of inclusive ...

Understanding how time “works” in online teaching and course design is often a challenge for online instructors, especially those new to online education. Four distinct yet related questions can ...

October 9, 2025 - For Chelsea Duran, returning to high school for her senior year means being on high alert, watching over her shoulder for immigration enforcement agents. The quick shift to teaching ...

We have reached the tipping point on opinions about the quality of online education and it will ultimately spur the disruption that experts have long predicted. A majority of Americans (55%) say the ...

For years David Hinson taught the professional practice of architecture the way he was taught, by standing at the front of his class and lecturing. The course, designed for fourth-year students in the ...