Last revised: 06/04/2019 by dtm
eCampus provides students enrolled in online courses with information prior to the start of classes. This information prepares them to be successful in an online course.
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Last revised: 9/30/2019 by ess.
Use Student Preview in HuskyCT to ensure your course looks and acts exactly the way you intend. Continue reading
Last revised: 10/24/2022 by jap
What does an instructor need to succeed with an online or hybrid/blended course? The UConn Competencies for Online and Hybrid/Blended Instruction provides twenty-seven competencies to inform and self-assess against. The UConn Competencies for Online and Hybrid/Blended Instruction tool serves as an instructor self-assessment. The second edition takes into account developments in higher education instruction since the COVID pandemic.
Last revised: 7/1/2019 by DSM.
These are some tips to help make the online proctoring process run more smoothly and make the student experience as best as possible.
PLEASE NOTE: ProctorU is the online exam proctoring service that eCampus makes available to UConn students enrolled in courses formally listed as ONLINE in StudentAdmin. This post addresses setting up a faculty ProctorU account for use with your UConn ONLINE course(s).
Last revised: 5/31/2018 by DSM.
Sometimes even fully online course require in-person proctoring for administering tests and authentication of students’ identities. It is very common for online students to be geographically dispersed regionally, nationally, or even internationally and it is not always practical or possible to travel to one central testing location. This article provides guidance around permitting alternate proctoring locations as a solution.
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Last modified: 08/12/2020 by dsm.
This post is a resource for faculty teaching online graduate and certificate programs as well as the various staff and administrators who support these programs. It is intended to provide information and guidance around roles and procedures that will help faculty be most effective in preparing to design, develop and teach online.
Last revised: 02/05/2018 by dsm.
Online discussions are used to build dynamic learning communities, to synthesize key concepts, and to promote critical thinking skills. This article highlights tips for successfully facilitating online discussion forums.
Last revised: 2/23/2023 by ess.
This article explains rubrics, types of rubrics, outlines how rubrics may benefit both faculty and students, and provides a few HuskyCT example rubrics. Continue reading
Last revised on 02/05/2018 by dsm.
Several situations exist in which individuals without an official UConn NetID may need HuskyCT guest access. Some faculty will need to begin planning and building their courses in HuskyCT before they have received their official NetID. Other faculty teaching online may need to add guests lecturers or facilitators to their online courses. University ITS has a process in place to meet these and other similar situations where guest access is warranted. Continue reading