"How can faculty and instructional designers address misconceptions about online learning as they transition from reactivity to proactivity following the COVID-19 pandemic?" In March 2020, the shift to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic occurred quickly, leaving many higher education institutions with just a weekend to prepare. The result was Emergency Remote Instruction (ERI),…
Come watch Stephanie Delaney, PhD discuss transitioning 5 popular CATs from the face-to-face classroom to the Online classroom. We will watch the 20 Minute Mentor video and then discuss tips and tricks of using CATs in the Online classroom to help improve your teaching and student learning outcomes. Session objectives: List, define, and describe 5…
Learning Events are the cornerstone of Elentra. These events house many of the resources students will need throughout the course. Links, videos, lecture notes, and more. Just how do you add them? What are some best practices for uploading? Can you link a digital book from the library to a Learning Event? I will demonstrate…
As technology-mediated learning becomes part of the new normal across college and university curricula, it’s important to interact with students in a way that supports their continued learning, shows compassion and flexibility for varied circumstances, and fits within existing time and prep demands. This webinar shares low-effort “do-them-right-now” design techniques that reduce student anxiety and…
In this presentation, participants will be introduced to two different types of mapping for organizing concepts: mind mapping and concept mapping. Often used interchangeably, they have two different purposes. Participants will learn the most appropriate use for both types of mapping, and how these tools can be incorporated into the learning process. At the…
Come watch this interesting 20 Minute Mentor presentation from Magna Publications. After watching this video, we will have an interactive discussion about the recommendations from the video and best practices being used on campus at WesternU. Learning Objectives: List and discuss the reasons why college students struggle. Compare and contrast “college students’ with graduate-level…
The CETL Instructional Design Team as has created learning projects that have been presented at large conferences on a national and international stage, described in published articles, analyzed for research, and furthered the scholarship of teaching and learning for many WesternU faculty. Some designs are more complex than others, but all with the goal of…
Many of us learn best in silence and need time to reflect before saying or writing our thoughts. In synchronous online meetings (and in physical meetings) we often mistake visual and vocal activity for engagement and learning, while silence is interpreted as a lack of interest or even laziness. Because synchronous meetings tend to be…
Educating during the pandemic forced everyone to leverage technology and make major changes to their teaching strategies. David Betancourt, DMA, shares his experiences of teaching during the pandemic and poses questions to reflect on, such as: What did we learn about our teaching during this change in instructional learning? What could we take from the…
Did you get an email, or many, about newly installed Zoom Apps? Is it a trick, or is it a treat? Are you curious about these Zoom apps? Are you interested to learn how to use these Zoom Apps in the classroom or during meetings? - - - Well…then this session is for YOU! …