Abstract: Internships provide a valuable opportunity to students at all levels of education to build career-relevant experience. With increasing numbers of students moving to online courses and programs, experiences that were traditionally only...
Distance education; Community; Classroom environment; College teacher-student relationships; Collaborative learning
Distanced learning poses challenges for all participants. Creation of a sense of learning community in online environments can reduce student isolation, attrition, and sense of disconnect with educational institution. It can also increase...
Mentoring; Biotechnology; Distance education; Industry
The Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Biotechnology program at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) developed a novel online mentoring program that pairs students with mentors from the biotechnology industry. The mentoring...
Discussion questions are a critical aspect of online education and can often determine the difference between a positive student learning experience verses courses being a chore at best. While discussion questions are often the last task addressed...
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