Alec Couros came to chat today to talk about how we need to think about the reality of student’s living in their houses while we’re teaching them. This both presents the possibility for sharing, but also brings all the challenges of people’s home lives to the classroom. Students are people. Plan ahead.
Rolin Moe came to visit us today to talk about how there isn’t one single answer to how to teach and learn online, but the answer is NOT a technology. Image Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/92334668@N07/11123530043
This post is an addendum to my guest appearance with dave on 4/6/2020; the Online Learning in a Hurry episode about equitable video calls. Much of my thinking on this has been influenced by my work with Virtually Connecting and our approach to Intentionally Equitable Hospitality. In the rush to put all of our courses …
Online Learning in a hurry Guest Episode 4 – with Autumm caines – MORE EQUITABLE VIDEO CALLS
You should just trust your STEM students. Sure, a small number might cheat, but why punish the good students because of the actions of a few. Clarissa also talked about how to make your science classes a caring and rich learning environment. Also some very interesting discussions about Stacey Lowery Bretz’ article challenging the value …
online learning in a hurry guest episode 3 – Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh – Trust your stem students
Lee Skallerup Bessette was kind enough to come in and talk about how much more affective labour we’re all going to need in this online learning transition. See more in her article in Educause.
In this episode Terry Greene talks to us about the value of listening. Listen to your students. Listen to people who are learning to teach online for the first time. Listen to the great work that is being done by online learning people. Find a person you find interesting. Take a couple of hours. Explore …
Online learning in a hurry Guest episode 1 – Terry Greene – Just listen
Find a place to put your stuff. It could be a bookmarking tool like Diigo, a word doc on your screen or a google doc that you share with friends. But organise it. The same can be said for your students, encourage them to organise their work over a term and submit a reference sheet …
online learning in a hurry episode 15 – keeping ORGANISED while teaching online
While educators have certainly not chosen the situation we’ve landed ourselves in, our students’ haven’t either. If you have the choice, this term, between enforcing academic integrity with a timed exam and choosing student care – choose care. Photo credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Relax_Sunset_To_Enjoy_(146251217).jpeg
Prepare as well as you can, but you can’t prepare for everything. Stay calm, make sure your people are safe. Here’s the official word from zoom on how to deal with zoombombing. Though the easiest solution for an open zoom call seems to be using the waiting room feature. Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broken_glass.jpg
Teacher presence is critical to any healthy online conversation. Think about the things that you need to do in a face 2 face classroom and imagine what that’s going to look like online. Set a tone that people understand. Make clear what your expectations are. Don’t think of posts online as a discussion with you, …
