OER: Coming Soon to a Course Near You?
by Brian Newberry, PhD What Is an OER? Open Education Resources (OER) are being adopted, and created, at an increasing rate. Some colleges are creating entire degree or certificate programs based on the use...
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The Excelsior OWL Takes on Writing in the Disciplines
by Dr. Francesco Crocco The Excelsior OWL recently launched a new section on Writing in the Disciplines (WID), which supports the teaching of genre-specific writing and reading skills. Developed in partnership with Excelsior’s Writing...
The OWL + Student Essay Writing = Improved Critical Thinking
By Patti Croop Even if Socrates was correct in his assessment that writing breeds forgetfulness, I would happily forego a little memorization in exchange for the critical thinking inherent in a taut essay. Unfortunately,...
Brain Rewiring or Brain Draining?
By Pat Belanoff I heard, then, that at Naucratis, in Egypt, was one of the ancient gods of that country … and the name of the god himself was Theuth. He it was who...
OWL Success Stories: The OWL makes the transition back into school a little smoother
In this series of articles, the Excelsior University Online Writing Lab (OWL) team interviews students and instructors about the OWL and finds out more about how this unique platform provides an invaluable resource to...
Making the Move to New Writing Course Outcomes Using the Excelsior OWL
By Casey Reid Starting this fall, many colleges and universities across Oregon are beginning the transition to new first-year writing course descriptions and outcomes that better align with the 2014 Council of Writing Program...
Excelsior OWL: Beyond the Writing Assignment
By Christie Allred I can’t count the number of times I’ve told my students “writing will help you not only in this class, but in all your classes; and really… in life.” I’d throw...
OWL Success Stories: Excelsior Instructor ‘Raves’ About the Awesome OWL
In this series of articles, the OWL team interview students and instructors about the Excelsior Online Writing Lab and finds out more about how this unique platform provides an invaluable resource to help improve...
Of ORCs and OWLs: The Online Reading Comprehension Lab Is Born
By Francesco Crocco Online Writing Labs (OWLs) have been a standard feature of the online learning community for many decades now. Purdue University launched the first OWL back in 1994 during the early days...
Using/Incorporating the OWL in Different Resources or Classes from an Instructional Designer Perspective
By Brian Newberry, Ph.D. Open Education Resources such as the Excelsior OWL can be used in a variety of ways. Thinking about the OWL specifically, it might be used as a reference, as content...