Learn how to ground your virtual teaching practice in a framework that focuses on presence. Dating back to John Dewy who molded a scientific process of inquiry into a broader … Continue reading "Grounding Online Teaching Practice in the Community of Inquiry"
Chunking learning into smaller bits helps students learn. Online mini lectures (short 3-5 minutes) add presence, personality, activity variety, and focused time with the sage on the stage. In this … Continue reading "Mini Lectures: Best Practices"
What do you want to know about Zoom? This session will begin with a poll asking participants what topics they would most like to learn about. Topics may include: Google … Continue reading "Zoom Basics*"
Teaching through Zoom is not the same as teaching in a F2F classroom. This session will help you set the stage for communication, provide ideas for structuring group work, and … Continue reading "Zoom Training: Effective Zoom Use (Zoom Pedagogy)*"
In the online environment, providing personalized feedback using audio or video is a powerful means of connecting with your students. This session provides tips for using simple-to-use tools that can … Continue reading "Let Them Hear You! Personalizing Your Feedback with Audio-Visual Tools*"
Wanna Talk About It? Open social hosted by Michael Wentzel and Ana Ribeiro. For security purposes, the Links doc is only viewable from an Augsburg email address.
The first half of this session will present some ideas and options for using library-licensed electronic resources--such as journal articles, streaming videos, and e-books--to extend your course objectives. The second … Continue reading "Don’t overdue it: How librarians can help you effectively find and use electronic resources to support your course and save students money*"
Candidates for CTP review in 20-21 and all NTT faculty undergoing review are invited to attend this virtual, somewhat truncated, but nonetheless we-hope-helpful workshop on preparing your portfolio. We plan … Continue reading "Faculty Review Portfolios*"
Description:It is not a matter of “if”, but when to use synchronous instruction in virtual learning. We will briefly consider the pros and cons of both synchronous and asynchronous instruction. … Continue reading "Lets Talk: The Value of Synchronous Instruction"
Description:Establishing positive instructor-to-student relationships is key to developing an environment where students feel supported in, rather than threatened by, the challenges of learning. Given the oft impersonal nature of online … Continue reading "High-Touch Teaching in a No-Touch (Online) Classroom*"
