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Updated History of (Quality in) Distance Education Infographic

glaws — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:35:44 +0000

Two years ago, I created an infographic highlighting the main events in the history of distance learning (left column) and corresponding quality efforts (the right column). In light of new developments, I took some time to update this visual resource. Click the infographic to get a pop-up version with zoom capability. A high-resolution PDF version […]

What Kind of Doctor I Am

glaws — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 13:47:27 +0000

Many family members, colleagues, and friends reached out to congratulate me on the completion of my doctoral journey—thank you! Some asked what kind of doctor I am now. Here is best way I can think of explaining it. It is true; I am a doctor. Yet not a doctor doctor. Just a doctor of education. […]

Highlights of the evolution of distance learning

glaws — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:35:12 +0000

In the infographic I created, I wanted to highlight not just the main events in the history of distance learning (left column) but also the fact that efforts toward quality distance-education have always accompanied each stage of this evolution (the right column). You can click the infographic to get a pop-up version with zoom capability.

Welcome

glaws — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:45:41 +0000

Curriculum Vitae • Glossary • News • Online Resources • Personal • Philosophy • Portfolio • Presentations • Publications • Research • Strengths • Testimonials Welcome to geolawsdesign.com! This site is dedicated to presenting my professional background and sharing resources about online education—be it in leadership, scholarship, instructional/curriculum design, and/or teaching. If there are online resources […]

Spotlight on Vitamin G

glaws — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 03:53:13 +0000

In my previous blog post, I introduced the notion of certain “nutrients” or vitamins being beneficial to your course’s health. In this post I’ll focus on the powerhouse vitamin G. Meet G, The Course Vitamin Superhero Vitamin G gives the course direction. Without vitamin G, you might as well tell your students “Meet me in […]

What are essential course vitamins?

glaws — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 03:36:35 +0000

In my earlier blog post I suggested that there are people vitamins and course vitamins. You know what “people vitamins” are — your A, Bs, C, D, K, etc — nutrients that contribute to your body’s well being. Now allow me to explain what I mean by “course vitamins”. What are the essential course vitamins? […]

Introducing Essential Course Vitamins

glaws — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 03:04:39 +0000

If you go to your primary-care physician to have a conversation about how you can reach optimal health levels, you’ll most likely hear that you need to take your vitamins. The human body needs Vitamin A for vision and immune support, B vitamins for energy and red blood cell support, etc. I’d like to make […]

Getting Ready for Final Grades (D2L and Pounce)

glaws — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:51:56 +0000

As the semester comes to a close, grades are on everyone’s mind. Here are a few useful resources: Enter Grades (Video Tutorial, 2’39”): this video demonstrates how faculty enter grades in D2L Final Grades in D2L and Pounce (my article from August 6, 2015): this article goes over how to: release your final grades (calculated […]

August is Adaptive and Authoring Software Month @ Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG)

glaws — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:34:57 +0000

The following message is adapted from a communication by Mr. Jeff Galant, ALG program manager: August is Adaptive and Authoring Software Month for Affordable Learning Georgia! This free web event series: is intended to support the new Textbook Transformation Grants category for interactive course-authoring tools and software involves both the creation of new materials and […]

An Essay on Independence Day and Living Fearlessly

glaws — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:16:42 +0000

Today, as we commemorate our nation’s signing of the Declaration of Independence, claiming our independence from Great Britain (ironically – a nation about to claim its own independence from the European Union), I feel deep gratitude for the privilege of being a citizen of our great United States of America. There are many kinds of […]