Online students often feel like teachers don't notice them. Universal Design for Learning considers and recognizes their individual differences. Dr. Thomas Tobin shows us how.

When students feel your course or assignments are useless, it's because you haven't considered Backward Design. We all know of it, but rarely optimize for it. Dr. Thomas Tobin shows the way.

Students figure you out in the first couple minutes they see you. Then it's all uphill or downhill. Lesson: Spend a disproportionate amount of time on your Welcome video. Here's how I do it.

Never make your videos—whether lecture or YouTube—a passive learning experience. Here's an example of one video I made interactive, using EdPuzzle.

What does an engaging lesson module actually look like? I reveal how I build on one topic over two weeks.

The only way to make sure students engage in your course is to build community. 30-year educator James Sturtevant shows us the tools he uses to do just this.

There are many reasons to create a shareable grade sheet (rather than rely on your LMS). Steal my template and watch how I utilize it to to get students to own their progress.

The #1 question professors ask about breakout rooms: How do I keep track of participation? Use my simple "why-didn't-I-think-of-that" TEMPLATE.

As a discerning professor, how do you keep track of the latest and greatest in transformative teaching? With my curated list, you don't need anything else.

They relate to: 1) engagement; 2) planning; and 3) assessing. I answer them here.