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When Vulnerability Leads to Engagement : A Yellowdig Story

Dr Heather Young University of Florida   Challenge: In large online courses, students often feel like just a “face on a screen” or a number. Traditional discussion boards often result in “compliance” posts, posting once and replying twice just to check a box,which lack originality and real connection. The human moment Dr. Young shared a […]
Burnout Isn’t Just Workload… It’s Emotional Load : A Yellowdig Story

LaToya Devezin Penn West University Challenge: Faculty burnout is no longer just about time. It’s the pressure of large classes, constant grading, and trying to support every student—often all at once. The human moment LaToya described what burnout actually feels like behind the scenes. It’s not just the volume of work; it’s the expectation to […]
Why Discussions Don’t Feel Like Conversations : A Yellowdig Story

Jill AndersonNC State University   Challenge: Online course discussions lack real conversation. Students participate out of obligation, and faculty must grade every interaction. Engagement becomes routine, not meaningful. The human moment Jill described a frustration many instructors recognize immediately. Discussion boards, meant for interaction, often fail. Instead of real dialogue, students simply complete assignments. As […]
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Product Updates
Introducing Yellowdig Engage's newest feature: Cloud Drafts

Do you want more time to think about your post and get it just right? Accidentally close your browser? Lose power? Have no fear, our Cloud Draft feature is here! What is our new Cloud draft feature? Cloud Drafts is a new feature being added to Yellowdig’s Engage Platform, and it works in a similar […]
Student Success
Q&A: Face To face Learning And The Importance of Adding An Asynchronous Element

The COVID-19 pandemic reignited the debate on teaching modalities among teaching faculty, students, and parents around the world. It’s been almost 20 months since the pandemic forced schools and universities to transition to online learning, and each institution has had its fair share of triumphs and setbacks along the way. With an increasing number of […]
Co-Curricular Uses, Instructor Stories, News, Student Success
Online Education Services Finds: Community Building Impacts Student Success and Retention Rates

The Following case study was produced in collaboration with Online Education Services (OES) and explores the benefit of using conversational online learning communities to foster student engagement and increase support for at-risk students. You can also view the case study on their website. Summary: Students observed in this study used Yellowdig Engage to build interpersonal […]
Student Success
How to Improve Student Engagement with Technology in K-12 Education

Technology has greatly revolutionized the world of education, and many developments have been made inside and outside the classroom setting to improve student engagement. During the pandemic, educators and students experienced how important and beneficial it is to incorporate technology in a course curriculum and not just in the ways you’d expect. Technology has become […]
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Team Yellowdig Meets The ASU+GSV Summit 2021

In August 2021, the Yellowdig team had the honor of attending the ASU+GSV Summit event held in San Francisco, California. The Summit started in 2010 in a collaboration between Arizona State University (ASU) and Global Silicon Valley (GSV) to connect leading minds focused in transforming learning and work. The annual convening offers a tangible look […]
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The Role of Faculty Presence in Modern Student Engagement

With the shifting of modalities remaining uncertain in the world of education, the role of faculty presence in classrooms is something we need to talk about. The “traditional” student no longer exists. Modern student engagement is imminent. Instructors should no longer be the “sultan on the stage.” Before we dig into these topics, let’s meet […]
Product Updates
New Feature: Getting Started

We have some amazing updates rolling as the schools begin to come back in session. Changes to Yellowdig’s reminders and notifications can be configurable within your Yellowdig Community and will be released now. At Yellowdig, we value the feedback from our unique instructor and faculty experiences, these updates are coming directly from your feedback, thank […]
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Using Discussion Boards to Increase Student and Class Engagement: Effective? Clichéd? Let’s discuss.

We’ve all heard of discussion boards at this point. It has long been introduced to universities and various K-12 schools for students to access course material, complete assignments, and look at grades. What is a discussion board? It is an online “bulletin board” where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. People […]
Corporate Learning, Instructor Stories
How The University of Delaware Boosted Its Online MBA Ranking by Targeting Student Engagement

We had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with Jack Baroudi, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs for the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics. In our conversation he shared the secrets behind the University of Delaware’s 15 spot jump up to 32nd in the US News & World Report Best Online […]
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New Update: Reminders and Notifications!

We have some amazing updates coming up this Summer! Changes to Yellowdig’s reminders and notifications can be configurable within your Yellowdig Community and will be released on June 28th. At Yellowdig, we value the feedback from our unique instructor and faculty experiences, these updates are coming directly from your feedback, thank you! We’re hoping you […]
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The Evolution of Gameful Learning with Yellowdig’s Shaunak Roy and Brian Hurlow

The world of education has come a long way with new methods of teaching and learning arising as years progress. In particular, the increase in different education technologies has had a significant impact in how content is delivered in the classroom. Shaunak Roy, CEO of Yellowdig, and Brian Hurlow, Director of Technology, sat down to […]
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Roles of Hybrid Learning and Blended Learning — What Will and Will Not Work Post-Pandemic

What is Hybrid Learning? Hybrid learning is a unique combination of in-person and online instruction, mixing traditional styles of teaching and learning with online teaching practices. The goal of this type of learning is to provide different techniques of learning to effectively deliver course content and material. Students enrolled in hybrid classes that meet three […]
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Co-Curricular Uses
Education 3.0: The University of the Future is Now

Just what is Education 3.0 ? As a complete vision, Education 3.0 includes a virtual campus community network that delivers greater engagement, deeper and more reflective learning, higher persistence and completion rates, greater faculty satisfaction and effectiveness, and cradle-to-grave support services for all involved. Today, happily, we have the technological tools and the knowledge to […]
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Tuning Topics

Are you ready to create topic tags for a Yellowdig Community and don’t know where to start? Start by answering these questions. What do I want my learners to have conversations about in the Yellowdig Community? How do I make sure they are having conversations about course relevant topics without giving a prompt? First start […]
AI
The AI horse is out of the barn: How we approach it now will determine whether it hurts us.

Generative AI systems like ChatGPT, recently made available by OpenAI, are a fascinating use of emerging technology that has captured the world’s attention. Search instances for “AI” peaked at an all-time high in December 2022 as a direct result of conversations about that system (trends.google.com). It’s not just the “tech nerds” that know about this […]
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Cultivating a Faculty Community within Yellowdig

Why Yellowdig? At the University of Central Florida (UCF), our division supports faculty and students by leveraging technology, practices, and innovation in online learning. In alignment with UCF’s 2027 strategic plan, we strive to investigate and pilot new technologies with our faculty and students. While searching for a way to improve online student engagement through […]
Student Success
How to Increase Student Success and Unlock the Door to Purposeful Lifelong Learning

The assessment of prior experiential learning began to go mainstream in the early 1970’s with the creation of CAEL, led by Dr. Morris Keeton. Today, after more than 50 years of collecting information and conducting research on the assessment of prior learning, we know that experiential learning, as well as other learning done outside of academic circles, […]
Case Study
Engagement of students in online learning

In summary The implementation of an integrated and standardised data eco-system, including incorporating data from student engagement platforms such as Yellowdig, supports critical student success initiatives by breaking down data silos. Students observed in this study used Yellowdig Engage to build interpersonal connections that eased their anxieties around their studies, created a sense of community, […]
Case Study
Using Remote Learning to Create Learner-Centered Classroom

Interview with A. McKinzie Sutter The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Distance Education Specialist One word of advice from McKinzie to fellow Yellowdig instructors:   Make Yellowdig a learner-centered classroom. Let the students learn from each other and discuss topics from the course that they’re interested in. The teacher serves as the […]
Case Study
Dr. Lawrence Duke & Dr. Jesse Ballenger

Online Classroom Format That Leads to Student Success and Satisfaction Case Study with Professor Lawrence Duke Drexel University LeBow College of Business Marketing Department Clinical Professor & Faculty Advisor for the MS Marketing program What follows is an excerpt of Professor Duke’s full case study Professor Duke on how often he reads his Yellowdig feed: […]
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Increasing engagement & retention

Case Study with one of the Nation’s Largest Online Degree Providers How Yellowdig powered a leading national online university to increase learner engagement and retention in just one semester Program outcomes show secondary potential benefits including less instructor admin time spent, lower enrollment costs. ​ Challenge: How does one of the top online degree providers […]
Case Study
Study across 4 Marketing Classes

Higher Student Engagement on Yellowdig Leads to Better Grades Fort Hays State University Deems Social Learning Platform, Yellowdig, a ‘Powerful’ Addition to Marketing Courses Comprehensive Research Study Dr. Andrew Feldstein, Dr. Mary C. Martin, and Dr. Michael J. Martin of Fort Hays State University participated in a pilot program where Yellowdig, a social learning platform, was […]
Case Study
New Explorations in Teaching with Technology

How to Keep Student Engagement High on an Infrequent Class Schedule 2018 NEXT Conference: New Explorations in Teaching with Technology Transcribed from a presentation by Claudia J. Coleman, PhDin February 2018, at the NEXT Conference “So, why are segues and icebreakers important? Well, they may not be unless you care about building stronger relationships with […]
Case Study
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Interview with Professor Nicholas Duran Arizona State University School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor Listen to the podcast One piece of advice from Professor Duran to fellow Yellowdig instructors: “In large online courses, I really emphasize Yellowdig participation as it’s the only way students can really get to know and interact with each […]

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