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- Ep 38- Live Online Class Interaction for Engagement (Hacking Zoom 1)
Shella & Mike delve into the WHAT/ WHY & HOWs for adding different levels of interaction to your live Zoom online classes to engage students for enhancing success.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
- Active Learning
- Fishbowl Discussion
- Backchannel Chat Technique
- Chat Waterfall
- Zoom Raise Hand Tool
- Zoom Reactions
- Zoom Breakout Rooms
- Think-Pair-Share
20 min - Ep 37- Student VOICE & CHOICE
Shella & Mike talk about the What, why & how to tap into the great power of giving your students voice & choice. As well as best practice safety guardrails to get the full bang for the buck.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
- Pedagogy of Students Creating OER for the course
- Student Voice/ Choice Rsrcs/ Tips
- Midterm Soft Course Evals
- Background Knowledge Probe
- Passion Based Learning
- Problem-Based Learning
- Teaching with AI Tools/ Prompts
20 min - Ep 36- Local ADJUNCT Teaching Excellence: Kristina Butke
Interview with North Central State College English Adjunct Kristina Butke (MFA -, Seton Hill University, BA - English Literature, Capital University) on distilling teaching tips & lessons learned about teaching from her Adjunct Teaching Journey.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
- Activating Prior Learning
- Blooket Interactive Quizzes (Kahoot Alternative)
- Grading Rubrics
- Respecting Diverse Talents/ Ways of Learning
21 min - Ep 35 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 5 - ACTIVITIES/ INTERACTION
Shella & Mike's chat about tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #5 : ACTIVITIES. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).
Episode Resources:
- Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) Standards
- Canvas 'Message Student Who...' Gradebook Tool
- Canvas Record Personalized Audio/ video Feedback w/ Grade
- Active Learning Cycle
- Active Learning Frameworks
- Team-Based Learning (TBL): Ep 18-TBL at NCSC | Ep 19-TBL Online
- Project Zero's Thinking Routines Toolbox
18 min - Ep 34 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 3- Assessment (Live Highlights)
Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #3 : Assessment. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).
Episode Resources:
- Developing Fair, Consistent & Transparent Grading Practices (NIU)
- Derek Bruff's 6 Questions for Assignment Makeovers for AI Age (Agile Learning)
- Grading Rubrics Tips & Resources
- Student Self Assessment with Rubrics
- Peer Review with Rubrics
- Assessment Resources
- Authentic Assessment
- Course Sequencing of Assessment & Feedback
20 min - Ep 33 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 2 - Learning Objectives (Live Highlights)
Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #2 : Learning Objectives. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).
Episode Resources:
- Aligning Objectives with Assessments & Activities
- Editing Canvas Assignments
- Canvas Outcomes Tool Video Walk Through
- Canvas Learning Mastery Gradebook
19 min - Ep 32 - 4 Steps to Educative Assessment
The primary method to assess what our students know, throughout Higher ed, remains stuck in a silo to simply audit and provide a grade, rather than a fully integrated learning tool itself. L. Dee Fink in Creating Significant Learning Experiences (& others) have advocated for applying the research for an intentional shift to "Educative" Assessment. Mike unpacks the 4 pillars of this approach to assessment.
Episode Resources:
- Educative Assessment
- Giving Prompt Feedback
- Grading Rubrics
- Peer Review
9 min - Ep 31 - Hacking Powerpoint for Effective Presentations with Pecha Kucha
'Death by Powerpoint' is real. We know from the literature that doing default Powerpoint presentations reduces comprehension, retention and engagement out of a classroom, with time for active activities being lost as well. However, hacking PowerPoint by using the 'Pecha Kucha' (or its cousin Ignite Talk) format, make TED-talk style, engaging, cognitively effective and time efficient presentations of material that opens up time for application and active activities follow-up.
Episode Resources:
- Pecha Kucha (Ignite Talk) Presentation Example, Tips & Resources
- "The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" (Tufte)
- Five Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload [PDF]
10 min - Ep 30 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 1 Course Intro (Live)
Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #1 (Course Introduction). Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it).
Episode Resources:
- Quality Matters Course Design Benchmarks
- CTE's START HERE/ Week 1/2 Module QM Templates
- Harvard's Project Zero Thinking Routines: Introducing & Exploring Ideas
- Instructor Presence & Interaction
- Recording Mini Zoom Videos
- Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) Standards
18 min - Ep 29 - Mini Lecture Recording Top Tips
Mike does a brief dive into a collection of top tips for making cognitive friendly, reusable and easy to maintain mini lecture 'chunks' with a professional polish.
Episode Resources:
- Zoom Tips (Live or Recording)
- Mini Lecture Recording with Zoom
- Taking Teaching Online: The Micro-Lecture
- Why Long Lectures Are Ineffective
- Cheapest Way to Soundproof a Room
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About The FACILITATOR
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The Facilitator series is produced by North Central State College for college-level educators seeking to improve their teaching techniques, and at the same time, the success of their students.…
Throughout the series we will explore current education trends, the changes and challenges facing faculty today, as well as the application of education best practices that are currently being implemented here at NC State.