What does it mean to teach with technology?
When we think about teaching with technology, we often think first of sophisticated gadgetry and cutting-edge software. After all, with the increased ubiquity of laptops, tablets, and cell phones in our...
Research on teaching and learning in online environments provides insights into practices that contribute to successful and satisfying experiences for students and instructors. These practices, compiled by Boettcher and Conrad (2010) , capture much of...
How are "online," "hybrid" and "blended" courses distinguished?
At UC Davis, we think about learning environments on a continuum from fully face-to-face to fully online , with blended and hybrid learning environments somewhere in the middle. In ...
What is the “flow” of an online or hybrid course?
Designing a hybrid or online course is different than developing a face-to-face course, but there are also major differences in teaching. This page provides information about these teaching phases.
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How can I create presence online?
Presence is one aspect of teaching online that is very different from face-to-face teaching. Presence can be most simply described as “being there,” and refers to the degree to which you feel that you and the people you...
Ten Tips for Graduate Students Teaching Online
In hybrid and online courses, graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are often essential to the successful execution of a course. Here are some strategies for teaching assistants (written by UC Davis teaching...
What is a course management system?
You may have never heard the term “course management system” before, but you’ve probably heard about (and extensively used) UC Davis Canvas, the UC Davis learning management system since 2016. Broadly defined, a cou...
