Understanding Our Students’ Pulse: A Q&A with Purdue University Northwest’s Neeti Parashar

Neeti Parashar

Dr. Neeti Parashar, an ACUE-credentialed educator and a professor of physics at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), advocates for making teaching expertise as much of a priority as research acumen—but this wasn’t always the case. As an international scholar and researcher, Dr. Parashar dedicated herself to the field of physics. However, when the opportunity to enroll […]

Four Types of Discussion Forums in Online Courses

Judith Boettcher

The below piece was originally published on Judith Boettcher’s Thoughts on Teaching blog. By Judith Boettcher A key component of any online course is the discussion board. As online courses have matured, we realize that not all discussion forums are or should be the same. Some discussions are for building community; other discussions are for exploring […]