As long as the instructor provides clear goals, instructions, and structure, group work in online classes centers the learner(s) because they collaborate with each other, take responsibility for their part, and use the highest order of Bloom’s Taxonomy (creation) to make and present a meaningful project together.

Free discussion activities for the U.S. History survey course. Each prompt contains background reading, an image, a primary source, contemporary commentary, and questions to connect it all.

In online, asynchronous classes, it can be difficult to feel like you are connecting with students. Sometimes it feels like endless email and grading. Here are some ways I attempt to connect.