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Reflections Drive Online Course Quality, Nicole Hudson Jan 2021

Reflections Drive Online Course Quality, Nicole Hudson

UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo

The teaching practice that the department found helpful was self-guided reflection and assessment of professional development needs to improve course design and delivery. Professional development opportunities included cohort experiences, webinars, and self-paced trainings on online best practice including: course organization, student engagement, content delivery and assessment.

  • 630 UNLV faculty participated in the Summer Course Improvement Program. The first step was to self-assess their online teaching practices and identify their professional development needs and goal. 262 chose to enhance a skill and 368 chose to incorporate a new strategy in their course
  • 523 UNLV faculty attended one or more professional development …