Category: Higher Education

• Engaging Online Discussions: A Faculty Guide

  

  Tired of checkbox-style online discussions? This faculty guide offers practical strategies and creative optional prompts to spark authentic student engagement. Learn how to move beyond predictable “post and reply” routines, purposefully foster community, and show up in the conversation to help make learning more meaningful.

  Megan Hanna

  September 25, 2025

  Higher Education, Teaching Strategies

  college, community college, education, Higher Education, learning, online courses, student engagement, student success, teachers, teaching, teaching online

• Transformative Course Design: Lessons from Covey’s 7 Habits

  

  A practical approach to 8-week course design using storytelling, clear pacing, and Covey’s 7 Habits as a guiding framework. Framed through the metaphor of a flipbook, it explores how intentional structure can support student focus, reduce cognitive load, and create a more connected learning experience.

  Megan Hanna

  May 14, 2025

  Higher Education, Teaching Strategies

  8-week courses, accelerated courses, books, business books, college, community college, course design, course pacing, Covey 7 Habits, curriculum design, education, faculty development, Higher Education, highereducation, instructional design, online teaching, reading, Stephen Covey, storytelling in teaching, student engagement, studentsuccess, teaching, Teaching Strategies

• Social Presence in Online Courses

  

  What does it mean to be present in an online course? This post explores the idea of social presence and offers practical, sustainable ways to help students feel seen, heard, and supported—without burning out. Includes a free handout with strategies you can try and share.

  Megan Hanna

  April 19, 2025

  Higher Education, Teaching Strategies

  belonging, college, communitycollege, digitalpedagogy, education, facultydevelopment, highereducation, onlinelearning, socialpresence, studentsuccess, teaching, teachingonline

• Podcast Insights: Yavapai College Business Program Benefits

  

  I had the honor of being featured on the YC & You podcast, where I discussed the innovative aspects of Yavapai College’s Bachelor of Science in Business program. This was an exciting opportunity to reflect on our approach to business education and share some of the ways we’re preparing students for success in today’s ever-evolving…

  Megan Hanna

  February 17, 2025

  Higher Education

  business, businessdegree, college, communitycollege, highereducation, studentsuccess