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I’m Wondering: Is This the Way Columbus Felt?

By: Judy Falaro
Columbus statue

For the past few years, I have been so excited as the world of education and the world of technology have become more like a family than just neighbors.  I’m not talking about the move from desktops to laptops.  Read More »

Twitter 101: The Basics of Entering the Twittersphere

By: Jennifer Rafferty
Rocket with Twitter logo

While there are still significant research questions to be answered about the usefulness of Twitter for “tweaching”, there is no denying that the microblogging tool has come to the forefront in other arenas that are interwoven with academia. Read More »

Faculty Innovations – Summer 2011

By: Jennifer Rafferty
fowler, pasqua, pylypiw

From left to right: Professors Susan Fowler, Ferdinand Pasqua and Harry Pylypiw

Written by the Instructional Design Team at QU Online

Another Summer Session at Quinnipiac University Online has come to a close, but there is much to report in the way of faculty innovations in summer courses this year! As a part of our annual faculty recognition at Digital Pedagog, we would like to highlight yet another set of  innovative  instructors who have implemented strategies that enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes. Read More »

QU Online Welcomes New Distance Learning Support Specialist, Paul Pellegrino

By: Kim Palencia

We are pleased to announce that Paul Pellegrino has joined QU Online as a Distance Learning Support Specialist.  Paul will provide application support for students and faculty.   For all of us to get to know Paul, I interviewed him and asked him a few pressing questions: Read More »

QUOnline Welcomes New Instructional Designer, Kristen Bourgault

By: Jennifer Rafferty
Kristen Bourgault

QUOnline is pleased to welcome Kristen Bourgault to its team of instructional designers.  Kristen will partner with faculty and academic programs to assist in guiding and supporting the development and implementation of online and blended courses.  Kristen comes to us from Boston, Massachusetts where she spent several years as an instructional designer at Simmons College, Emerson College and Lesley University.  Read More »

QU Online Welcomes New Staff Member, Krista Neuner

By: Jennifer Rafferty
Krista Neuner

We are pleased to announce that Krista Neuner has joined QU Online as a distance learning support specialist.  Krista will provide ongoing support for students and faculty engaged in online courses here at Quinnipiac University.  Krista brings a wealth of technology expertise to this position as well as a cheerful, upbeat personality.  She is in her final year here at the University where she is majoring in Interactive Digital Design.  To get to know Krista a bit, I interviewed her and asked the following questions: Read More »

QU Online and the Learning Center Initiate Collaboration to Improve Students’ Study Skills

By: Jennifer Rafferty

During the 2008-09 academic year, QU Online and the Learning Center joined efforts to collaborate on the development of a series of short videos that address study skills.  Researchers seem to agree that students who are prompted to use certain study skills such as time management or goal orientation reach higher levels of achievement Read More »

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