In this Perspective, we contribute to the "Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education" special issue "Opportunities and Challenges of Online Instruction--Blurring the Lines Between Online and On-Site Teaching and Learning" by introducing a framework to guide instructors in transitioning from on-site to online instruction.…

Communication is one of the key components of family-school collaboration. In addition to the common benefits seen with family-school collaboration (increased attendance, increased academic performance, decrease of problem behaviors), communication allows for information about a student's growth and development to be shared between the home and…

The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that school leaders and educational systems are key to building better societies (Campbell, 2020). The long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic will be unknown for some time. This study examines the importance of academic continuity, university leadership, and university support…

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in February of 2020 made online learning in higher education a necessity. Because faculty are key to the success of online instruction, their attitudes, experiences, and motivation need to be understood and respected (Hoffman, 2018). Some faculty more readily adapt to online learning instruction than others.…

The goal of this qualitative study was to learn more about how online Ed.D. students are persistent and resilient in pursuing their academic goals during the Coronavirus pandemic. With the ongoing pandemic and remote learning circumstances, doctoral students are facing more challenges they must overcome to stay on track with their academics. More…

A foundational strategy to promote implementation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) is providing EBI training to therapists. This study tested an online training system in which therapists practiced observational coding of mock video vignettes demonstrating family therapy techniques for adolescent behavior problems. The study compared…

The present grant funded study by the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects investigated the effects of a chronological multicultural mathematics (CMM) framework on math identity and math achievement of student participants enrolled in two virtual post-secondary developmental math courses (N = 9). The students were selected due to an inability…

Shifts in the healthcare environment, particularly the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, have resulted in the cancelation of most Level I experiential learning opportunities for occupational therapy students limiting required hands-on learning experiences and impacting the required academic content for graduation for…

We are witnessing an excitement about digital games and related immersive media as these become ever more prevalent in the world. Governments, private companies, and research institutes are investing in these technologies in hopes of transforming education. However, while scholarship on digital game-based learning has been steadily growing over…

Assessments are some of the most common tools used to evaluate student learning. While exams have always been a part of evaluating how well students learn and retain information, the most effective way to administer them has always been debated. However, remarkably few studies have compared online and paper testing, and even fewer have examined…

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education at all levels and required educators and students to pivot quickly to distance and remote learning. This abrupt change challenged all involved. Educators scrambled to adopt new technology that would not only help them reach their students but also keep students moving forward towards achieving…

Providing effective mathematics instruction to learners with disabilities is challenging enough in a classroom. Providing the same level of high quality instruction can be more difficult in an online environment. This article describes an effective use of virtual tools for mathematics that can both engage students and provide the supports they…

Our research, focusing on critical literacy practices in education, demonstrates the outcome of a teaching scenario applied in 2021 in a primary school e-class learning environment with the aid of distant learning tools. Having taken for granted that: (a) COVID-19 pandemic has initiated important changes regarding our understanding of language…

This case study aims to highlight the ease of use and effectiveness of an escape room game by describing how it was implemented in an undergraduate business course. The case study demonstrates the simplicity of a straightforward text-based game and how this was used in a large course of online students. Our case study aims to present our…

This paper is based on work carried out during the first six months of 2021, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and a time by which the practices of online learning and teaching had become familiarised and -- to some extent -- even standardised in our institution, as in most others. We are chiefly concerned here with the online teaching space as a…