Digital Learning Blog

Research-Supported Recommendations for Strategic AI Integration

October 07, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: AI, Quality Matters

By Quality Matters | Shared by FGCU Digital Learning Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape how we teach, learn, and design courses. To help higher education professionals navigate this evolving landscape, Quality Matters (QM) has developed a research-supported toolkit offering clear, evidence-based recommendations for thoughtful AI integration. At FGCU Digital Learning, we’re excited to share this valuable resource with our faculty and instructional design community as we continue exploring how AI can enhance teaching, learning, and course design.

Introducing aPlus+ Attendance: A Smarter Way to Support Student Success

July 29, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, Digital Marketing

Student success begins with a simple yet powerful practice: tracking attendance. With the launch of the new aPlus+ Attendance tool integrated into Canvas, faculty now have access to an intuitive, and flexible system designed to make monitoring student participation easier than ever. Whether you are teaching in-person, hybrid, or Synchronous online, this tool helps you stay connected with your students and identify those who may need extra support—early and effectively.

Using AI to Refresh and Enhance Your Course Materials

July 15, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Digital Learning, Generative AI, elevate with AI

As you prepare for the upcoming term, you might find yourself reflecting on what worked well in your courses and what you’d like to improve. While time is often in short supply, generative AI tools can offer a helpful boost. In this post, you’ll explore three practical ways to use AI to enhance your existing course materials, drawing on insights from Teaching Effectively with ChatGPT: A Practical Guide to Creating Better Learning Experiences for Your Students in Less Time by Dan Levy and Angela Pérez Alfaro.

Book Bytes: The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI

June 11, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Book Bytes, Digital Learning, Online Teaching

“Enhancing learning and integrity is, after all, The Opposite of Cheating and is premised on an optimistic, growth-oriented approach to addressing cheating.”

End of the Semester Self-Reflection

May 09, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Online Teaching, Reflection, end of the semester

At the end of the Spring semester, most instructors are ready to put their tools down, run for the nearest exit, and try not to think about work for at least a few weeks; but the end of the current academic year is a great time to assess, reflect and maybe make one or more small changes to your course before the next iteration. That’s where reflective teaching can help.