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When Engagement Becomes a Choice : A Yellowdig Story

Alan Hecht Drexel University, LeBow College of Business   Challenge: The “post once, reply twice” model was designed for a pre-social media world. It no longer reflects how students communicate — and it is holding engagement back. “If you ask students to post once and reply to two or three classmates, it’s almost insulting now. […]
When Students Feel Something, They Stay : A Yellowdig Story

Stacy GantNC State University   Challenge: Engagement is treated as a single metric. Are students participating? But behavioral compliance tells us almost nothing about whether students actually feel connected. “Do they feel interested, connected, curious, and motivated to return? That’s where Yellowdig is really, really well suited, to spark that emotional engagement.” The human moment […]
When Online Feels Like a Classroom : A Yellowdig Story

Allison Brown Augusta University Challenge: Asynchronous learning has a reputation problem. Faculty and students assume that without live sessions, real engagement simply cannot exist. “The need for engagement hasn’t changed. When you’re online, you need the same level of engagement as in a classroom. We just need platforms that actually support it.” The human moment […]
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STEM
Online Learning vs. Traditional Learning: Is Online College Cheaper

Making the decision to enroll at a university can be a daunting task because of the financial burden that higher education places on its students. Students are expected to take out large loans to finance their education right out of high school because a traditional college education costs more than most Americans can afford. In […]
Student Success
How Virtual Learning Make Education More Flexible For Students

Because of COVID-19, some areas of life have seen innovation in order to keep people safe. Services like grocery delivery, contactless payment, and online teleconferencing applications aren’t new, but they have been massively improved upon in recent years due to the pandemic. In the same vein, online learning has exploded in the higher education scene […]
Product Updates
January Product Update

Catch the latest in Yellowdig’s Engage platform We’ve had a slew of updates to our Engage platform this past month, and we want to share what they are and why they were implemented. Every update is live in the platform, so go check them out! Points Communication Improvements Bookmarked Conversations Student Onboarding Flow Topics Without […]
Student Success
How Virtual Classrooms Make Education More Accessible

Accessibility has always been an important topic in education because educators want to ensure that everyone—regardless of age, disability, or lifestyle—can have access to a quality education. With the rise of virtual classes, a fully online education is more accessible than ever by allowing students to learn anywhere synchronously or asynchronously. In this blog, let’s […]
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Yellowdig 2021 Year in Review

Yellowdig is committed in its mission of providing a student-driven social learning platform to support classrooms in any modality, and we made a lot of progress in that mission this year—amid a worldwide pandemic.  2021 has been anything but predictable, and the world of higher education and EdTech is no exception. With universities across the […]
Product Updates
Yellowdig + Canvas LTI 1.3

We’re proud to share that our team is staying ahead of the curve by currently supporting the latest 1.3 integrations in Canvas (Launches + Assignment and Grade Services). We understand that many schools and organizations won’t decide to transition to 1.3 for some time, and so Yellowdig will continue to fully support the LTI 1.1 […]
Student Success
How a Student Benefited from Yellowdig during COVID-19

In the wake of COVID-19, higher education must look to the future and ensure that students are receiving a college education that reflects their needs—especially in online learning environments where students often cite a lack of interaction with their peers. A Student’s Perspective Difficulties during the pandemic Christina Falletta, a sophomore elementary education major at […]
Student Success
How to Increase Student Engagement in Blended Learning Environments

Learning to engage students in the classroom is a crucial teaching strategy because student engagement is a prerequisite for learning and a strong predictor of student success. It allows your students to thrive in the class because they are actively participating which leads to higher mastery of the course material. In 2021 and beyond, teachers […]
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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AI
Leveraging AI for Communities in Education: Yellowdig's Approach

At Yellowdig, we are passionate about revolutionizing education by harnessing the power of computers and artificial intelligence, while keeping the human element at the forefront. In a recent presentation at “The Human Connection Summit” by our team members, Brian Verdine, Ph.D., VP of Academic Product Engagement and Shaunak Roy, Founder and CEO, we delved into […]
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To Cheat or Not to Cheat: Part 1

Highlights: Part 1: AI Use is a Symptom, Not the Cause The Fraud Triangle and the Necessary Conditions for Cheating Self-Determination as a Salve for Reducing Opportunity, Rationalization, and Pressure Part 2 In Part 1 of this blog, I introduce these concepts and their application to motivation and academic cheating. Part 2 will soon follow, […]
Case Study
Gamification Is the Secret Weapon of Remote Learning

Case Study with Carolyn Siccama, Ed.D. The University of Vermont Instructional Designer One piece of advice from Dr. Siccama to fellow Yellowdig instructors: “Be willing to reconsider your notions of online interaction.” How Dr. Siccama Uses Yellowdig: Between Summer 2018 and Summer 2019, Dr. Carolyn Siccama integrated Yellowdig into 7 online graduate courses, 5 online […]
A Student Perspective
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives: Measuring Their Impact on Student Belonging

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives has grown significantly. Campuses across the globe are striving to create environments where all students feel a sense of belonging, regardless of their background, race, or identity. In this blog, we’ll delve into the key aspects of EDI initiatives, […]
A Student Perspective, Student Success
Addressing Higher Ed's Dropout Rate by Enhancing Academic Quality and Belonging

In his recent blog, The Crisis of Belonging in Higher Education, Shaunak Roy addressed the value that technology can bring to issues of loneliness and belonging in learners’ lives throughout the learning life cycle. Done correctly, he argues, technology can bring consistency and quality coupled with deep personalization to online and hybrid learning at a […]
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Yellowdig Connect and Succeed Community Management Strategies

Highlights: Expectations Getting Started Prepare Your Community for Launch Keeping Your Community Going Expectations: Yellowdig communities can provide a vibrant space for your audience to interact, network, help each other, promote your objectives and events, and provide resources. However, to achieve these results, it’s important to note that Connect and Succeed communities are quite different […]
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Yellowdig's Community of Inquiry: Scaling Proven Pedagogy for Better Outcomes

Education 3.0 is the movement that acknowledges we cannot simply continue with the tried and true methods of yesterday, but we also cannot throw technology at education and expect better outcomes. We must listen to the needs of our modern learners and adapt our pedagogy and teaching methods for this new era of learning. Yellowdig’s […]
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A Q & A on Shifting from Prompts to Topics

I worked as an instructor teaching online communication classes for more than a decade and can remember designing courses and putting in hours to come up with the “right” discussion question(s) each week that tied to weekly outcomes. I was creative and asked students to connect course ideas to their own personal examples. Through the […]
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 […]

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Collage of higher education students studying and collaborating, including students working on laptops, talking in a group, and participating in classroom discussion.
Collage of higher education students studying and collaborating, including students working on laptops, talking in a group, and participating in classroom discussion.