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About The Guest: Keisha Grant is a school readiness coach for Head Start under the Families and Communities Rising platform. She has over ten years of experience in the field of early education, with eight of those years as a pre-K teacher. Keisha is also actively seeking an online master's program and is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Summary: In this episode of the Dear Professor series, Dr. Kellie Alston interviews Keisha Grant, an online student and school readiness coach. Keisha shares her experience as an online student and discusses the wonderful and not-so-wonderful aspects of online programs. She emphasizes the importance of explicit instruction, open communication, and timely feedback for online students. Keisha also talks about a course that pushed her out of her comfort zone and helped her develop valuable skills for her profession. She highlights the need for relevant and practical learning experiences in online courses. Keisha's pet peeves include pointless discussion boards and the lack of communication and feedback from professors. She concludes by expressing her gratitude to a professor who pushed her to do more and encouraged her to apply her learning to real-world experiences.
Key Takeaways:
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Important Info
Website: kelliealston.com
Email: [email protected]
Visual of this episode: https://youtu.be/2W-iBXQqMqk
Music Credit: Maskros by Bowmull https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ZdbTFzb4Ne/
Resource
Are you interested in enhancing your mindfulness this semester? Incorporate journaling specifically about your work experience in higher ed.
Grab your copy of The Professor's Week in Review: A Journal for Weekly Reflections On the Higher Ed Experience and make it a mindful semester!
Vervante: https://bit.ly/thewirejournal
Amazon: https://amzn.to/40W4U4y
B&N: https://bit.ly/hardcoverwire
Download: https://bit.ly/thefillablewire
About The Guest: Keisha Grant is a school readiness coach for Head Start under the Families and Communities Rising platform. She has over ten years of experience in the field of early education, with eight of those years as a pre-K teacher. Keisha is also actively seeking an online master's program and is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Summary: In this episode of the Dear Professor series, Dr. Kellie Alston interviews Keisha Grant, an online student and school readiness coach. Keisha shares her experience as an online student and discusses the wonderful and not-so-wonderful aspects of online programs. She emphasizes the importance of explicit instruction, open communication, and timely feedback for online students. Keisha also talks about a course that pushed her out of her comfort zone and helped her develop valuable skills for her profession. She highlights the need for relevant and practical learning experiences in online courses. Keisha's pet peeves include pointless discussion boards and the lack of communication and feedback from professors. She concludes by expressing her gratitude to a professor who pushed her to do more and encouraged her to apply her learning to real-world experiences.
Key Takeaways:
Thank you for following, listening, rating, and sharing.
Important Info
Website: kelliealston.com
Email: [email protected]
Visual of this episode: https://youtu.be/2W-iBXQqMqk
Music Credit: Maskros by Bowmull https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ZdbTFzb4Ne/
Resource
Are you interested in enhancing your mindfulness this semester? Incorporate journaling specifically about your work experience in higher ed.
Grab your copy of The Professor's Week in Review: A Journal for Weekly Reflections On the Higher Ed Experience and make it a mindful semester!
Vervante: https://bit.ly/thewirejournal
Amazon: https://amzn.to/40W4U4y
B&N: https://bit.ly/hardcoverwire
Download: https://bit.ly/thefillablewire