National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
2024
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
Honors Online: Teaching, Learning, and Building Community Virtually in Honors Education [NCHC Monograph Series], Victoria M. Bryan and Cat Stanfield, editors, chapter 20, pages 311-321
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: National Collegiate Honors Council, 2024
Abstract
This chapter examines the process and outcomes of how honors college faculty at a southeastern university shifted their introductory freshmen seminar from a traditional face-to-face format to an online one. These shifts included using technological resources, innovative pedagogy, and social media to foster a sense of community within the honors college. The chapter provides several examples grounded in Chickering and Gamson’s “seven principles of good practice,” which readers can utilize to improve teaching and learning. An overview of the course design using Canvas as the learning management system along with pedagogical examples grounded in the nationally recognized Quality Matters standards of teaching and learning will demonstrate innovative use of software tools that promote student engagement while facilitating learning outcomes. Additionally, examples of social media tools will highlight how faculty can develop community among students while fostering group interaction to complete course content.
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