Primary research about online orientation
Taking Orientation Online is full of information about online orientation programs, and all of it is based on published research, or my own experience with UVic’s Pre-Arrival Program. However, sometimes …
10 lessons learned from our first launch
Launching a new program is always a learning experience, and launching UVic’s Pre-Arrival Program was no different. Reading through the feedback in our end-of-program survey really highlighted what mattered to …
Setting up your course platform
When designing an online orientation program, we often spend a lot of time thinking about and creating our content and learning activities. We want them to be high quality so …
How to use an outcomes-based approach to design an online orientation
Creating an online orientation program from scratch is a large and complex project. Where do you start, how do you get organized, and how do you make sure you’re not …
7 Benefits (and 3 Challenges) of Online Orientation
In 2020, many institutions introduced an online orientation program for health and safety reasons, as a response to COVID-19. While that was necessary while health restrictions kept us from gathering …
The 9 roles of an online educator
Creating an online orientation program is not a small undertaking. There are a lot of tasks to be done, a lot of decisions to be made, and a lot of …
How to choose an online system for your online orientation
One of the first decisions you’ll make when creating an online orientation program is choosing which platform you will use to host the program. For many people, this is a …
Community of Inquiry Model
I never thought I would be the kind of person who liked a framework or theory. In fact, as much as I’ve tried to incorporate theory into my work, in …