Looking for ways to make your course more interesting for your students? Reading long sections of text can be difficult and boring for online students. Since I teach writing online, this problem was particularly salient for me. Creating podcasts was not yet in the picture for me, so I introduced online audio clips from NPR (National Public Radio), the New York Times, and other sites. For example, my students could listen to interviews with literary figures and hear analytical commentary on current events. Not only have these segments added diversity and interest for the students, they have helped me improve my classes without adding much workload. Since so many topics are covered online, you too can take advantage of these clips for your own classes.

• published: 05 Sep 2014
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