Tag: 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