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Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour authors book chapter in 'The Oxford Handbook of Undergraduate Psychology Education'

Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, is among the contributors of the newly published Oxford Handbook of Undergraduate Psychology Education, authoring a chapter titled “Teaching Online Courses.”

Exploring best practices for effective online course development and teaching, Stiegler-Balfour addresses learning experience enhancement through the use of online services and software applications and explores insightful strategies for increasing retention and student success in an online learning environment.

As part of the Oxford Library of psychology series, this new handbook provides up-to-date perspectives and practical advice to teachers, educators, researchers and administrators within psychology who are seeking to improve teaching and learning in their departments.

The book was published on August 7, 2015, and is available for purchase online at Amazon or the

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