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University at Albany Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education

Structuring asynchronous online courses to support student success

Supports the consistent four-step unit order, explicit learning targets, and predictable navigation used across PeerTutor courses.

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Digital Promise

Five Tips for Creating an Effective Asynchronous Learning Environment

Supports multimedia instruction, interactive checks, immediate feedback, tutor support, and student reflection in each learning sequence.

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Course sources

Showing 13-23 of 23 citations used by science paths.

Khan Academy

Middle school Earth and space science - NGSS

Free middle-school Earth and space science path for Earth systems, weather, climate, astronomy, and human impact.

Access / license: Free link-out - Khan Academy terms
Open source
Khan Academy

Middle school physics - NGSS

Free middle-school physics path for motion, forces, energy, waves, and engineering connections.

Access / license: Free link-out - Khan Academy terms
Open source
Khan Academy

Speed and velocity

Embedded official Khan Academy YouTube lesson for quantitative motion checks before PeerTutor's original physics practice.

Access / license: Free YouTube embed - provider terms
Open source
Khan Academy

The water cycle

Embedded official Khan Academy YouTube lesson for Earth-system modeling before PeerTutor's original checks.

Access / license: Free YouTube embed - provider terms
Open source
Khan Academy

Wave properties

Embedded official Khan Academy YouTube lesson for wave vocabulary and calculations before PeerTutor's original checks.

Access / license: Free YouTube embed - provider terms
Open source
New York State Education Department

NYS Grades 3-8 Science Learning Standards

New York science learning standards and investigation resources for elementary and intermediate grades.

Access / license: Official standards link-out
Open source
Used in
Biology BasicsChemistry BasicsPhysics & Earth ScienceMiddle School Science Inquiry · under review
New York State Education Department

NYS P-12 Learning Standards by Content Area

New York State content-area standards hub for local curriculum alignment.

Access / license: Official standards link-out
Open source
Used in
PEMDAS & Number SenseAlgebra 1 FoundationsMiddle School PythonSpanish FoundationsFrench FoundationsBiology BasicsChemistry BasicsPhysics & Earth ScienceMiddle School Math Lab · under reviewMiddle School ELA Studio · under reviewMiddle School Science Inquiry · under reviewMiddle School Social Studies Evidence · under reviewMiddle School Digital Fluency · under review
OpenSciEd

Middle School Science Curriculum

Phenomena-driven, NGSS-aligned middle school science units and simulations; used as a sequence reference and linked rather than republished.

Access / license: Free curriculum link-out - CC BY-NC 4.0 under current provider terms
Open source
OpenStax

Chemistry 2e

General chemistry textbook for a full high school honors, AP-modeled, or college sequence.

Access / license: Open textbook - title-specific Creative Commons license
Open source
OpenStax

College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Algebra-based physics text aligned to AP-style physics coverage.

Access / license: Open textbook - title-specific Creative Commons license
Open source
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