Hello & Welcome! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Digital Learning Academy (DLA) is an up-and-coming resource site for online instructors. The purpose of the 20/20 Instructional Insights is to provide you, the online instructor, with concise and applicable focus points. These focus points are designed to help you examine the instructional strategies you use and to provide you with easy to apply action steps to enhance your online instruction in the year 2020.  20/20 Instructional Insights are designed to help you better: Focus on the best components of your online instruction Give you clarity on tough concepts when it comes to teaching online Enhance your vision of the future of your online courses While these focus points will be geared towards instructors teaching online in the higher education setting, our hope is that the information will also be valuable to anyone involved in online learning. Subscribe to receive our 20/20 Insights below. Each week DLA will publish a new 20/20 Instructional Insight focused on a topic relevant to that specific time in the semester. You can find all Insights here and on our Facebook page. Focus Points Why Should You Follow DLA’s 20/20 Instructional Insights? We are excited to start sharing our enthusiasm for online learning with you. We hope you will consider DLA to be one of your go-to resources as you navigate online instruction. That is why we have worked hard to ensure all our 20/20 Insights are founded in the latest educational research and important trends in online teaching and learning.  Our Insights will be crafted to be clear and concise for quick reading. We know how important your time is and we appreciate you spending it with us!  Information is great. Information and action is even better! That is why in each Insight we will provide you with relevant action steps that you can easily apply to your online instruction that day. Finally, DLA is busy at work creating resources just for you. Keep an eye out for downloadable resources such as editable templates, reference guides, and instructional videos. Everyone loves a freebie! We will also be offering professional development courses in Summer 2020 that will provide online instructors with everything they need to successfully teach in the online learning environment. Check out DLA’s Courses Take Action Now that you know a little about us, we would love to hear from you!  With Spring Break just around the corner, what better time for reflection and refocus. Our action challenge for you this week is to take a moment to look at your online course(s). What is going well? What is something that you would like to improve in your online instruction? What has been your biggest challenge this semester? What has proven to be an effective instructional strategy for you? We would love to hear your thoughts as you reflect on your online courses. Your thoughts and feedback can help us provide more information and resources that are relevant to you.   Please feel free to respond by posting in the comments below, on our Facebook page, or by shooting us a quick message – we would love to hear from you. Next Week Stay tuned! Next week we will be covering how to use formative assessments to better get a pulse on what your learners are thinking and feeling about their online learning experience.  Don’t miss a thing, please subscribe below to receive DLA’s latest 20/20 Instructional Insights. Please also Like and Share our DLA Facebook page.  Thanks and we look forward to “seeing” you next week! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email