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November 5, 2025
Using Data to Inform Online Teaching
June 13, 2025
Last revised on 06/13/2025 by HRB.
Overview
HuskyCT (Blackboard) offers a range of analytics tools to monitor and enhance student progress. These tools provide insight in relation to student engagement, assignment completion, and overall course performance, enabling faculty to make data-driven decisions. Comprehending and leveraging these features allows instructors to identify trends, address potential issues, and create a supportive learning environment tailored to individual and class-wide needs.
Helpful Hints:
- Begin exploring the analytics tools early in the course to ensure smooth integration.
- Use these insights to proactively support students at risk of falling behind.
Designing & Developing Online Assessments
March 17, 2025
Last revised: 03/17/2025 by tjs.
Overview
This article describes research-based recommendations for designing, developing, and implementing assessments in online courses.
Using Student Preview as You Teach: What Do My Students See?
February 19, 2025
Last revised: 2/19/2025 by HRB.
Overview
The Student Preview feature in HuskyCT (Blackboard) allows instructors to experience their course exactly as a student would. This ensures that the course design, functionality, and content are as intended, helping to identify and correct potential issues before students access the course. You will begin by locating and selecting the “Student Preview” button near the top-right corner of the course site as shown in the image below.
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Performing a Quality Matters Self-Review
February 6, 2025
Last revised: 6/16/2025 by KK.
Overview
As a subscribing Quality Matters (QM) institution, UConn encourages faculty to perform (at minimum) an “unofficial” QM Self-Review of their online and blended courses. This article details the steps for completing a QM “unofficial” Self-Review and where to seek further information and assistance.
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November 18, 2024
Introducing Quality Matters
August 2, 2024
Last revised 2/7/2025 by KK.
Overview
This article provides information about Quality Matters and how to get started with using the rubric.
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Analysis: Planning Your Instruction
July 18, 2024
Last revised: 07/18/2024 by jap.
Overview
Analysis is the first step in planning effective instruction, and the first phase of the instructional design model ADDIE. It involves collecting all the information that may impact a course in order to make informed course design decisions. The process begins by addressing a series of questions.
Writing Learning Objectives
July 15, 2024
Last revised: 02/07/2025 by JAP
Overview:
Objectives explain the destination of the learning experience to students. When written well and aligned with other course elements, objectives help students make cognitive connections between materials, learning activities and assessments. This alignment increases the possibility of learning success and enables both the students and the instructor to stay focused and monitor learning.
Key Takeaways from the CETL Online Student Preferences Survey
April 25, 2024
Last revised: 04/25/2024 by cah
Overview:
In late 2022, eCampus launched a survey to determine student preferences as related to online courses. The survey went out to all students who completed an eCampus online course, which includes both undergraduate (68%) and graduate (32%) students. The survey was sent to 7300 students and 665 responded (9%).