Digital Learning Blog

Book Bytes Vlog - Episode 04

January 21, 2021  / Dr. Diane Marks 

Book Title: High-Impact Practices in Online Education: Research and Best Practices (Kathryn E. Linder, Chrysanthemum Mattison Hayes, and Kelvin Thompson)

Read this book and discuss ideas with other faculty. Join our book club!

What is the topic? 

• Utilizing specific online pedagogical practices to support the success of online students through their entire academic career.

 Why the topic is important?

• HIPs benefit instructors by directing them to what practices are known to be successful across disciplines and contexts (saves time and energy).
• HIPs benefit students by saving them time and energy and ensuring support for their learning throughout their educational career.

 Who can use this information?

• Faculty and instructors teaching
  • Online
  • Synchronous
  • Hybrid
  • Hyflex

 Top 3 takeaways

• • The constellation of ten HIPs demonstrates the interrelated nature of the practices
  • HIPs are generalizable and should be used together and across disciplines and contexts.
  • Integrating HIPs in your course is one way to increase student success and retention.

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Faculty can read the entire eBook through the FGCU library.

High-Impact Practices in Online Education: Research and Best Practices
(Kathryn E. Linder, Chrysanthemum Mattison Hayes, and Kelvin Thompson)