Remote Instruction Support Check-Ins
Would you like to see quick demos of tools/strategies? Would you like to share/discuss your experiences with what is/isn't working with colleagues and brainstorm?
These sessions are a combination of short demonstrations of tools or activities that are tied to the topic, but also opportunities for you to share what has and hasn't been working, discuss how you are applying what you learned through the workshops you have already attended, etc.
Meeting ID: 970 9177 0558
| TOPIC: Connection/Community | Friday, Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Dr. Shrinidhi Subramaniam, Ms. Karen Zandarski, Dr. Wura Jacobs |
| A combination demonstration/conversation, we'll consider strategies for building/maintaining community and connection (student-student, student-faculty, student-content, student-world) in online courses. The session will include brief presentations of successful community-building practices and lots of opportunities to share experiences and strategize ways to support community and connection. Tools: Flipgrid, Padlet, Discussion boards | ||
| TOPIC: Online Discussions | Thursday, Sept. 17, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. | Ms. Karen Zandarski, Dr. Dianne Vargas |
| A combination demonstration/conversation, we'll consider strategies for designing, facilitating, and grading discussions on the Discussion Board. The session will include brief presentations of the successful use of discussion board, and lots of opportunities to share experiences and strategize ways to best utilize discussion boards to support student learning and build community. Tools: Flipgrid | ||
| TOPIC: Faculty Workload/Time Management | Monday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Dr. Daniel Soodjinda |
| A combination demonstration/conversation, we'll consider strategies for managing your workload as you're teaching courses online. The session will include brief presentations by faculty who have found ways to be more efficient/effective at managing workload, and lots of opportunities to share experiences and strategize ways to manage and prioritize workload. Tools: Padlet, Google drive | ||
| TOPIC: Group Work | Wednesday, Sept. 23, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Dr. Dianne Vargas, Stacey Aprile |
| A combination demonstration/conversation, we'll consider strategies for designing, facilitating, and grading group works in online courses. The session will include brief presentations of successful group projects and lots of opportunities to share experiences and strategize ways to best facilitate group projects in synchronous and asynchronous online courses. Tools: Use of Zoom, Jigsaw activities | ||
| TOPIC: Breakout Rooms | Tuesday, October 6, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Dr. Betsy Eudey |
| A combination demonstration/conversation, we'll consider strategies for taking the best advantage of Break Out rooms during synchronous course sessions. The session will include brief presentations of successful use of breakout rooms and lots of opportunities to share experiences and strategize ways to best utilize these rooms to support student learning and build community. | ||
| TOPIC: Grading/Assessment | Thursday, October 8, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Dr. Pengtao Li |
| A combination demonstration/conversation, we'll consider strategies for assessing student learning and grading student work. The session will include brief presentations of processes and tools faculty find helpful, and lots of opportunities to share experiences and strategize ways to equitably and effectively assess student learning and evaluate student work. | ||