Propel Professional Learning

Organizing Interactions in the Online Environment By Nadia Kader Are you worried about engagement in your online class? Are you getting ready to start online instruction but are unsure how? Online instruction can be challenging even for the most seasoned practitioners. At the forefront, there is so much to consider: audience, engagement, resources, tech tools, and support. At Propel, one of our priorities is to support you in designing, developing, and delivering the best online learning possible. This article intends to discuss what transactional distance is and what the four interaction points to consider are in order to bridge the transactional distance between students and their instructors. Instructors may use this information to better design their online courses. Administrators may use this information to support online course design and instructors in improving their practice with pointed feedback and potential solutions.  Transactional distance is a theory that hypothesiz...

                     Getting Started Tutoring Online                                                                      by Carrie M. Cannella                                                                       Tutoring adults online requires all of the same skills a nd approaches as tutoring in person PLUS the extra digital literacy skills for both the tutor and the learner. While it is often more challenging than tutoring in person because of this extra layer, the benefits include safety, critical at this time, and flexibility for the student. It...