While technological advancements continue to proliferate through and disrupt traditional educational systems and structures, questions of values, ethics, and the effects of innovation on human beings must be central to and operate in parallel to the technological advancements themselves. In this webinar, our expert panelists will explore what is at stake with respect to the…
Emotion and cognition are inextricably linked – how we feel and connect with others impacts both what we learn and how we retain that learning. When we engage in online learning we are not just presenting information and knowledge or teaching a skill, we are engaged with emotional, compassionate, complex people. We can find ways…
Students in online science courses need laboratory experience. Digital, hands-on, and hybrid approaches all provide these students with the opportunity to learn, to apply, and to demonstrate their lab skills. This webinar will explore the multiple ways that instructors can engage their students by selecting the best online lab tools for their courses and teaching…
Teaching during these past few years has required a combination of flexibility, innovation, and tenacity. With these trying times, teachers have been tasked with providing engaging active learning opportunities as the delivery of these sessions has fluctuated from in-person to online, to blended and hyflex methods. While challenging, providing students with engaging and well-designed lessons…
Lectures rarely provide optimal learning environments that secure effective, sustained learning outcomes. Online learning requires classrooms designed to engage learners and build a sense of ownership of their knowledge. As we explore the future of learning in higher education post-pandemic, what do we need to know about student engagement? How do we design our classes…
The idea behind virtual lab simulations is that inside the 3D environment of an immersive simulation, students can master curriculum-aligned theory, interact with advanced equipment, learn techniques and perform experiments, anytime, anywhere. In this session we will share innovative tools and practices for delivering engaging online lab experiences to remote learners.
This hour is reserved for YOU and your questions. Any topics related to teaching and learning and/or teaching with technology, we’re here to support and assist you. During this session, the Instructional Design Team will host informal Office Hours. The Zoom session will have 3 breakout rooms, and you can come and go throughout…
"Tech in 10" and a "Teach in 10" microlessons were implemented for faculty and staff to get 10 minute chunks on topics related how to learn, plan and solve issues that arise with telework, technology, teaching and especially teaching online. Join these QM members to find out how your institution might do the same. …
During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning rose to prominence in a way that may have otherwise taken years (if not decades) to transpire. Digital forms of postsecondary education were suddenly thrust into the national conversation, as almost all educators and students moved to what became known as emergency remote instruction for at…
Many of us do not regularly read policies on higher education online learning requirements and regulations. Yet, during the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education issued updated rules and requirements for distance education. These updated legal federal requirements now include something called "Regular and Substantive Interaction" - or RSI for short - between a student…