“Thank you so much for taking the time to treat me like a person,” wrote Stephanie in an email to me. A student in one of my online courses, she had fallen behind and couldn’t see a way forward — ...

People often ask me to name my favorite online teaching tool. My answer is always the same: Hands down, it’s online discussion forums. As a veteran online teacher, I view discussion forums as the meat ...

In February 2020, if anyone had asked me to teach a class online, I would have flatly refused. Nope. Never. No way, San José! Plato and Socrates taught in person, and so did I. Why? Because the best ...

Before the global pandemic started, I did not think anything could break my heart as thoroughly as watching my daughter struggle with remote kindergarten. In the grand scheme of things, not being able ...

The COVID 19 crisis has changed many things. My course for Cornell’s MBA and computer sciences students is now virtual. At first glance, it takes minimal training to set up online meetings. However, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ted Ladd teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at Harvard and Hult. As students head back to campus, teachers face an ...

In the years that she’s been teaching at Spring Hill High School in Chapin, S.C., Sumner Bender’s theater classes have typically been capped at 25 students. This year, though, she started with an ...

“Inside Digital Learning” asked instructors from across the country who teach online courses to answer one of two questions: What is the best piece of advice you received from a colleague, family ...

Here are 10 online class tips to share with students: 1. Don’t be a stranger. Ask your students to log into their courses every day. Yes, every day. You may be sending out announcements, posting ...

This article is part of the collection: What’s the Plan? How K-12 School Districts Are Preparing to Resume and Reopen. When leaders at Megan Claffey’s Colorado district decided to give parents a ...