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Engaging Hyflex: Bridging The Remote/In-Person Engagement Gap Through Instant Polling Slides, Yvonne Houy
Engaging Hyflex: Bridging The Remote/In-Person Engagement Gap Through Instant Polling Slides, Yvonne Houy
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To provide learning opportunities for unpredictable student needs during the pandemic, I offered HyFlex courses in Spring and Fall 2022. Students could either attend my class in person or remotely through WebEx. Engagement by remote students increased dramatically after I started using Slido’s instant polling to create opportunities for communicating opinions and could gauge comprehension through open-ended and multiple choice responses live.
In the first half of my first HyFlex semester engagement among the in-person students was high, with a consistent 100% of students speaking at least once to the whole class during each class session. However, one-third of remote …
Measurement And Scale Development Skills For Public Health Doctoral Scholars, Manoj Sharma
Measurement And Scale Development Skills For Public Health Doctoral Scholars, Manoj Sharma
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Web-based synchronous teaching is gaining popularity all over the world. In web-based synchronous teaching, both pedagogical robustness and the building of content expertise are mandatory. I taught a new doctoral course, HED 763 Measurement and Scale Development in Social and Behavioral Health in the Spring of 2022. The specific teaching techniques that I used were (a) enhanced pedagogical features that included delivery as web-based synchronous, organizing the course in Canvas and making it available from day 1, recording all lectures beforehand in Panopto, utilizing case studies, employing WebEx and its breakout sessions feature, guest lectures, and having weekly skill-building activities …
Increasing Student Engagement: Case-Based Teaching And Learning, Necole Leland, Lisa Nicholas
Increasing Student Engagement: Case-Based Teaching And Learning, Necole Leland, Lisa Nicholas
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Case-based learning (CBL) is an active learning approach using hypothetical or real life problems that help learners develop clinical judgment and problem-solving skills (Bastable, 2023). CBL can be used in multiple settings, including the classroom, the clinical environment, and simulation. CBL can be used in most disciplines to bring real life scenarios to life for learners. Learners identify the problem in the case, develop multiple approaches to solving problems, discuss different viewpoints or assumptions, propose alternate decisions, and weigh consequences (Young & Paterson, 2007). CBL helps make connections that transfer theoretical knowledge to practical application (Billings & Halstead, 2020). CBL …
Uncovering Teaching Faculty Personas To Understand Comfort Levels In Using Technology In Their Online Classes, Suzanne Becker, Ted Weisman
Uncovering Teaching Faculty Personas To Understand Comfort Levels In Using Technology In Their Online Classes, Suzanne Becker, Ted Weisman
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Faculty’s knowledge about, and comfort with, the use of technology tools are key components in online teaching. Faculty are not only expected to be adept with basic computer functionality, like creating and editing documents and managing files, but also in navigating their institutions Learning Management System (LMS) and utilizing course teaching technologies and tools. Together these areas comprise a significant portion of design and facilitation of an online course and are related to learning outcomes. When engaging with the online learning environment, it is thus critical for each instructor to consider their personal level of comfort utilizing various online technology …
Collaborative Two-Stage Testing: A “Less Sad And Intimidating” Way To Test, Andrew Kauffman
Collaborative Two-Stage Testing: A “Less Sad And Intimidating” Way To Test, Andrew Kauffman
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Traditional individual testing discourages collaboration, increases student anxiety, and does not provide timely and useful feedback. Two-stage tests are an alternative method of assessment that deepens learning while also promoting higher-order thinking skills, such as collaboration, communication, and peer instruction. In a two-stage test, students first complete and turn in the test individually and then, working in preassigned groups of 3 to 4, answer the same test questions again. The individual part of the test is weighted at 85%, while the group part is weighted at 15%. To encourage total participation and address concerns about fairness, students are told that …
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Meetings: Associations With Student Engagement And Workforce Development, Joanne Ullman, Sadie Bylund, Jessica Castillo, Christina Saliba
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Meetings: Associations With Student Engagement And Workforce Development, Joanne Ullman, Sadie Bylund, Jessica Castillo, Christina Saliba
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No abstract provided.
Using The Touchstones Discussion Method For Common Reader Discussions, Nathan M. Slife, Chelsie Hawkinson
Using The Touchstones Discussion Method For Common Reader Discussions, Nathan M. Slife, Chelsie Hawkinson
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The Touchstones Method empowers students to find their voice within an inclusive and collaborative discussion.
Instructors can use this method to facilitate discussions of the UNLV Common Reader Program. This program provides incoming undergraduate students with a common intellectual experience discussing a select text.
Principles from the Touchstones Methods can used to facilitate conversation of any text that is used in this Common Reader program.
Counseling Skills For Educators, Craig Hall
Counseling Skills For Educators, Craig Hall
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is touted as a diverse campus. Indeed, students represent a wide range of demographics concerning race, gender, identity, socioeconomics, physical and mental ability issues, as well as non traditional students and those the intersectional representation of multiple demographic groups. It is incumbent upon educators to provide safe spaces for all students. This is an equitable practice. How can educators be more equitable? By using counseling skills in their education such as: empathy, active listening, belief in the capabilities of students, and avoiding labeling students. It must be noted that the use of counseling skills …
Why Ask That? Low Stakes Questions Build Engagement, Van Whaley
Why Ask That? Low Stakes Questions Build Engagement, Van Whaley
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A few low-stakes questions during the term build engagement, encourage persistence, and can improve learning outcomes.
During labs, students work together to learn Anatomy & Physiology… plus answer these Engagement Booster Questions.
The Need
Students need to meet classmates. After two years of online-only education, returning to in-person labs is a new experience many students find uncomfortable and challenging.
The Existing Resources
Students in the same lab have several similarities that include enrolling in the same lecture section, similar schedules, the same completed prerequisites, similar majors, and career aspirations.
The Goal
Building engagement between students should help more students complete …
Working Smarter, Not Harder: Using Canvas Outcomes To Promote Student Success, Jacob D. Thompson, Beth Barrie
Working Smarter, Not Harder: Using Canvas Outcomes To Promote Student Success, Jacob D. Thompson, Beth Barrie
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Promotes the adoption of Canvas Outcomes. Canvas Learning Outcomes can bolster student success, improve program assessment and course design, and ease assessment burdens on administrators, colleges, departments, and faculty.
Ai And The Future Of Academic Integrity, Jesse Fitts, Rachel Bovard
Ai And The Future Of Academic Integrity, Jesse Fitts, Rachel Bovard
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In this poster, we provide recommendations for assignment types in light of the AI chatbot ChatGPT.
Interweaving Research And Teaching, Monika Neda
Interweaving Research And Teaching, Monika Neda
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This work describes a teaching practice that is based on creating an assignment for students to work on a research project. The students will use methods learned in the class to solve a research problem and then present their findings though a class presentation.
Modeling Collaborative Research Practices With Zotero, Julian Kilker
Modeling Collaborative Research Practices With Zotero, Julian Kilker
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The early stages of research when students explore topics and evaluate resources are critical. Yet researchers can be overwhelmed by evaluating sources, organizing resources and notes, and working with collaborators. During these stages it is particularly important to model meaningful research relationships to support student success. I address these challenges by having students explore Zotero, a free “research assistant” application and web portal, as they work on structured research assignments. While Zotero is known as a powerful citation manager, my practice focuses on its features that are most relevant to storing, organizing, and sharing resources while working on both informal …
Auto-Grading For In-Class Flipped Classroom Exercises, Ed Jorgensen
Auto-Grading For In-Class Flipped Classroom Exercises, Ed Jorgensen
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For technical courses like computer programming, in-class inverted classroom style, low stakes practice exercises have been shown to help student increase skills and build confidence with the material. One of the key challenges for the use of such in-class exercises is the overhead associated with scoring and returning such materials or worksheets which can be a significant burden particularly for larger classes. When such exercises can be converted to multi-choice, an automated scoring system can be used. Conceptually similar to Scantron, the system uses standard paper and is scanned by standard copy machines.
An Integration Of Online Education's Career Readiness And Life Design Badging Program Into A Milestone Course, Sheila Janofsky
An Integration Of Online Education's Career Readiness And Life Design Badging Program Into A Milestone Course, Sheila Janofsky
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No abstract provided.
Incorporating Career And Research Experience For Student Success, Jenna Heath M.Ed., Melikabella Shenouda B.A.
Incorporating Career And Research Experience For Student Success, Jenna Heath M.Ed., Melikabella Shenouda B.A.
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In order to support students’ acquisition of career and professional development opportunities necessary for stable career placement, we connect students with vetted community partners through internships. To ensure proper workforce development and research skills, our internship program requires concurrent enrollment in COLA 402 - an internship development course - that is offered every semester, both in person and online. The curriculum is unique in that it is centered around real-world scenarios that student interns may expect to encounter in their workplace and/or during their hiring process (e.g., mitigating workplace conflict, interviewing, personal branding, networking, professional communication, resume reviews); such topics …
Revisiting Your Inner Child: Increasing Fys Students’ Engagement And Sense Of Belonging, Melikabella Shenouda
Revisiting Your Inner Child: Increasing Fys Students’ Engagement And Sense Of Belonging, Melikabella Shenouda
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First time full time freshmen are exhibiting the desire to get involved on campus, yet much apprehension still remains. This may be attributed to the recent return of in person instruction after the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, as well as the palpable distance that lingered with remote learning. As such, students’ transition from fully asynchronous / web-live synchronous instruction back to in person education has been tumultuous to say the least. Freshmen continue to express written interest in campus involvement; however, several are anxious and hesitant when it comes to actually committing to group interactions, public speaking, and …
Resident Scientists-In-Schools: Harnessing Altruism In Stem, Alison Sloat
Resident Scientists-In-Schools: Harnessing Altruism In Stem, Alison Sloat
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The Resident Scientists-in-Schools and the STEM Teacher Development Academy program helps to diversify and expand the STEM pipeline in CCSD schools.
Virtual Learning: The Mentorship Model, Gabriela Zuniga
Virtual Learning: The Mentorship Model, Gabriela Zuniga
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Students who serve as teaching assistants play a critical role in students' university experience. This reality is hightened in enry-level courses targeted to first year students. It is important that these teaching assistants play an active role in these transitionary students' university career to increase students' self-sufficiency. The mentorship model is a framework in which teaching assistants for a course targeted to first-year students create community by meeting with students, tracking their progress, and introducing them to nuances about higher education that they might have otherwise been unfamiliar with. The outcomes addressed in this research comes from a diverse student …
Video Homework: Visualizing Homework Assignments To Help Comprehension, Jorge Ramon Fonseca Cacho
Video Homework: Visualizing Homework Assignments To Help Comprehension, Jorge Ramon Fonseca Cacho
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Multimodal delivery of information has been shown to be preferred to one mode of delivery. Instead of only providing homework assignments to students as a PDF, printed paper, or a Canvas LMS text prompt, we propose augmenting the assignments with a video explaining it verbally, or conversationally, and visualizing the assignment. Not all students process information the same way and some may be more responsive and engaged to audio visual content than just text such as visual learners or individuals who struggle reading long text prompts.
Making Group Work Work: Constructing Groups And Assignments Based Around Relevant Assessments To Increase Student Success, James Altman
Making Group Work Work: Constructing Groups And Assignments Based Around Relevant Assessments To Increase Student Success, James Altman
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Helping college students get the most out of their talents, is challenging even without the ongoing uncertainty of the post-Pandemic landscape. Shyness, lack of comfort with the subject matter, and fear of having their ideas dismissed, can all keep students from expressing their ideas as fully as they, and we, would like. This can lead to non-completion or plagiarism of assignments. In group settings, it can lead to one student “taking over” the project, or the rest of the group “pushing it off” on one member. Constructing groups and/or assignments based around relevant assessments, namely Myers-Briggs and “The Six Working …
Focused And Autonomous Writing Through Objects, Yvonne Houy
Focused And Autonomous Writing Through Objects, Yvonne Houy
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Objects—carefully curated—help focus discussions and knowledge explorations, and become the basis of student-centered scholarly writing when Object-based learning (OBL) is combined with structured research writing assignments using the Cornell Notes questions in a Google form.
Educators cannot eliminate distractions but can encourage focus and attention (Lang, Distracted, 2020, 1-24). I propose using curated objects to focus student attention: Such object-based learning (OBL) allows students to engage holistically with otherwise abstract facts, figures and frameworks (Chatterjee and Hannan, 2016). Combining OBL with structured active note taking, such as through the Cornell note taking method, “can lead to efficient study practices, better …
Utilizing Asynchronous Video Discussions, Amanda Pasinski
Utilizing Asynchronous Video Discussions, Amanda Pasinski
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Providing students with a way to communicate face-to-face with each other during online classes can be a struggle. Asynchronous text-based discussion posts and synchronous video discussions have unique limitations. Asynchronous video discussions may integrate the benefits of both, while addressing their limitations. Instructors can utilize the free third-party app FlipGrid to create simple, low-stakes video discussion assignments. Flipgrid integrates with Canvas and works with mobile and desktop devices; students can use the mobile app or their computer’s microphone and camera to create and customize videos.
Accreditation Woes: Thinking Outside The Box For Program And Course Assessment Design – Competency And Outcome Rubrics In Canvas, Nicole Espinoza
Accreditation Woes: Thinking Outside The Box For Program And Course Assessment Design – Competency And Outcome Rubrics In Canvas, Nicole Espinoza
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Using competency-based rubrics and proper assessment design in course, program, and/or university levels allows for an instructor and administration to see the level of knowledge attainment for student, course, or full program. This poster will showcase how a degree program approached assessments with a new lens - using Canvas rubrics and outcomes. It will showcase the piloted program data for the MHA program. Even though this data is specific to a graduate degree program, this assessment design can be used by all individuals, courses, and programs!
Evaluating Approaches To Improve Written English Language Learners In Civil Engineering, David James
Evaluating Approaches To Improve Written English Language Learners In Civil Engineering, David James
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Summary of class content and pedagogy, observed results of Common English writing problems observed in UNLV BS Civil Engineering CEE. 498 Senior Design class, and interventions for the next time the class is offered
Automated Grading Tools For Compter Programming, Ed Jorgensen
Automated Grading Tools For Compter Programming, Ed Jorgensen
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This teaching practice addresses automated grading tools for computer programming assignments. Similar tools are in use at UNLV for other disciplines (e.g., TurnItIn). This is the first use of automation specifically for grading computer programs. This tool was initially applied to first and second programming courses (CS 135, 10 sections and CS 202, 8 sections) in Fall 2021.
Online Teaching Of Program Planning & Evaluation, Manoj Sharma
Online Teaching Of Program Planning & Evaluation, Manoj Sharma
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Program Planning & Evaluation (PBH 440-1001) offered by the School of Public Health at University of Nevada, Las Vegas was taught asynchronously online by Manoj Sharma to undergraduate students (primarily from public health) in Spring 2021 (n=34). This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to systematically develop, implement, and evaluate health-related programs, services, and interventions. The specific teaching techniques that were used in teaching this course were organizing the entire course in Canvas and making it available from day 1, recording all lectures beforehand in Panopto, utilizing cases studies in modules, embedding journal articles …
Guided Research-Informed Notetaking, Julian Kilker
Guided Research-Informed Notetaking, Julian Kilker
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Structured note-taking is useful for courses—particularly online courses—that expect students to closely read texts and integrate them into their research. This flexible and reconfigurable practice encourages students to take notes about texts using Google Form prompts. Faculty can efficiently review notes to assess students’ engagement with texts and adjust class meetings and assignments.
This practice extends Cornell’s Notes system originally created by Walter Pauk. I use Google Forms to create structured prompts, and use Google Sheets to review, organize, and distribute student notes.
Improving Active Learning Through Advanced Teaching Practices On An Online Course, Jin Ouk O. Choi
Improving Active Learning Through Advanced Teaching Practices On An Online Course, Jin Ouk O. Choi
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Since the outbreak of the COVID, there has been a great need to advance learning experiences and opportunities for students when the courses are taught remotely. To address the need, the author incorporated the teaching strategies learned from the Culturally Relevant & Responsive Teaching (CRRT) fellows program supported by the NSF TRANSCEnD project. In Fall 2021, the author implemented multiple new teaching techniques and strategies in the CEM453-653 course, delivered entirely online. The specific teaching practices and technologies are: 1) Delivering lectures both live (synchronous) and recordings (asynchronous); 2) Using adaptive technology (Mentimeter & WebEx Poll) with real-time feedback; 3) …
It’S So Complex! Active Learning Strategy For Teaching The Autonomic Nervous System And Referred Pain, Jessica Immonen
It’S So Complex! Active Learning Strategy For Teaching The Autonomic Nervous System And Referred Pain, Jessica Immonen
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This poster highlights the use of an active learning tool to draw the course of action potentials in autonomic nerves. The diagrams used offer a simplified and novel breakdown of ANS targets.