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Weak link?

I often hear concerns (and complaints) from online instructional designers and distance learning leaders about “getting faculty to do their part while teaching.” That faculty often “do not respond to questions, don’t post appropriate announcements, don’t engage in discussions, and don’t give substantial, personalized feedback to their online students.”

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Environmental Scan 2021

What will impact us in 2022? At the end of a year, it is a good practice to reflect and scan your environment to see what is happening, or what might be on the horizon, that might impact your work. SUNY Online is doing some strategic planning, and here is what I can see as possibly having some import, or impact on online teaching and learning in the new year and beyond.

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