With more faculty becoming familiar with using multimedia in online courses, the question that needs to be addressed is how effective are we at reaching our students. In this session, we will explore the research and discuss a framework for developing quality multimedia for online courses.
We will consider if the “special sauce” of a college experience lies in a sense of belonging or involvement in extra- and co-curricular activities. Are these adequately being extended to online students? Participants will consider how to create equitable opportunities in the online setting.
What do a Program Director, Director of e-Learning, and Adjunct Professor have in common? A commitment to adjunct instructor success! Examine how to use QM Rubric Standards, professional development, and networks of support to ensure your adjunct faculty soar…and come back for more!
This enlightening session examines diverse, inclusive, and equitable online course design best practices and emphasizes how they can transform the learning experience for online learning communities. Delve into a variety of strategies you can employ to create inclusive digital experiences for all!
Student success is our destination, and faculty dispositions are the vehicle to get us there. Effective teaching practice is shaped by educator dispositions. Faculty coaching can serve as a navigation system to help educators reflect on their dispositions, driving their professional practice.
We will examine how self-determination theory applies to elements of course design and student-centered teaching approaches that support autonomy and competence in the online, virtual, and hybrid classroom. Participants will determine how they could include student-centered approaches into their educational repertoire.
Collaborate with fellow faculty developers and share a bit of humor with the team that created and implemented a variety of “bite-sized” blended learning strategies to support faculty development and enhance engagement in both face to face and online faculty at a private Midwestern university.
We will share the lessons learned while using our institutionalized Emergency Academic Plan (EAP) to successfully transition and retain academic quality in face-to-face courses that were moved to a virtual modality due to the constraints faced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
