Flower Darby
Flower Darby is an instructional designer and the author, with James M. Lang, of Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes. Find her on Twitter @flowerdarby.
Stories by this Author
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7 Dos & Don’ts for Post-Pandemic Teaching With Technology
Here’s what students hope you’ll keep doing in the fall — and what they hope you’ll drop. -
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8 Strategies to Prevent Teaching Burnout
What can you do this semester to protect your well-being and support your students? -
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7 Ways to Assess Students Online and Minimize Cheating
What can you do to promote academic integrity in your virtual classroom without joining the “arms race” in cheating-prevention tools? -
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The Secret Weapon of Good Online Teaching: Discussion Forums
Six ways to lead meaningful class discussions in an asynchronous online forum. -
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6 Quick Ways to Be More Inclusive in a Virtual Classroom
How do you create online or hybrid courses with an ethos of inclusion and equity embedded throughout? -
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5 Ways to Connect With Online Students
In remote teaching, it’s easy to forget that students are real people. Here’s why connecting early and often with them is vital, and how to do it. -
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Sorry Not Sorry: Online Teaching Is Here to Stay
Four reasons you should join the online-teaching movement and spend some time this summer polishing your digital skills. -
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5 Low-Tech, Time-Saving Ways to Teach Online During Covid-19
Many faculty members are already exhausted by “live” teaching online. It’s time to embrace asynchronous instruction. -
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How to Recover the Joy of Teaching After an Online Pivot
It’s only natural to feel a letdown once the initial frenzy of moving courses into a virtual classroom passes. -
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How to Be a Better Online Teacher
Many professors don’t know how to teach online, and may not know how to improve at it. Our comprehensive guide can help.