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Enhancing Podcasting by Leveraging AI By Andrea Austin, Anita Samuel How generative AI tools can be used in the different steps of creating a podcast. How to Engineer eLearning: An evidence-based human-centered design process for modern times By Douglas A. Wilson Goodell and Kolodner’s Learning Engineering Toolkit is a field guide to the collaborative and interdisciplinary aspects of learning engineering. In Search of Continuous Improvement: An interview with Watermark’s Brian Robinson By Tonia A. Dousay Taking a human-centered approach to design to help institutions implement and experience the benefits of the continuous improvement cycle. Using Gamification to Overcome Anxiety and Encourage Play in the Graduate Classroom By Lindsay Kistler Mattock If approached as part of mindful course design, gamification can enhance student learning and engagement. The Development of Competencies for Use in Online Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Insights from the hospitality management degree program at the Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City campus By Rosa Adriana Vázquez Gómez, Claudia Galindo Correa, Pedro Pablo Espinosa Martínez Comparing students and professors’ perceptions during three semesters of stay-at-home learning. More RECENT OPINIONS Fourteen Creative Assignment Ideas for the Online Classroom By Jean Mandernach, Morgan McNaughton In an era of rapid digitization of higher education, innovative online assignments that engage students, foster critical thinking, and mitigate academic dishonesty are paramount. Unique, experiential, and collaborative tasks such as digital storytelling, virtual field trips, interactive infographics, and more can bridge the interpersonal gap in virtual classrooms, inspire active participation, and bolster students’ motivation, thus countering challenges such as student disengagement and plagiarism. Thirteen Strategies to Increase the Impact of Assignment Feedback By Jean Mandernach, Helen Hammond The value of assignment feedback in enhancing student learning is significant, not just in rectifying conceptual misunderstandings but also in engaging and motivating students and strengthening their belief in their academic capabilities. This article outlines 13 strategies to provide effective, efficient, and engaging feedback, including the use of feedforward guidance, one-to-many feedback, peer-to-peer feedback, multimedia feedback, feedback banks, automation, formative classroom assessment techniques, rubrics, assignment exemplars, generative AI, proactive notifications, automated mastery learning opportunities, and student self-feedback, all of which holistically empower students towards academic success, meaningful instructor-student interaction, and a richer online learning experience. 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