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Keeping It Real: Use Of Simulation For Communication Skill Development For Student Learning, Engagement, And Interaction, Lea Kaploun

Teaching & Learning Conference

Participants will learn the steps to creating a video simulation activity where students watch a video of a scenario they may encounter, in order to use problem-solving and self-reflection in skill development. Discussion of components of the activity, including prebriefing, instruction, simulation, and debriefing will support instructors in preparation of their own activities. Participation in a simulation activity and reflection on the experience, its benefits, and its challenges will prepare instructors for some issues that may arise in their own work. Participants will then formulate a plan for a video simulation activity involving content that they want to present to …

Roundtable 3: Creating Meaningful Social Presence In Online Courses, Jennifer Reeves

Teaching & Learning Conference

Using Garrison, Anderson and Archer's (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) Framework, this roundtable will focus on ways to create meaningful and lasting social presence in your online classes, meetings, and/or virtual conference. According to Garrison et al. social presence is “the ability of participants in a community of inquiry to project themselves socially and emotionally, as ‘real’ people (i.e., their full personality), through the medium of communication being used.” (p. 94). Therefore, this roundtable will discuss various communication mediums and tips for successfully creating social presence that is lasting and meaningful. Ideas such as more personable and exciting introductory posts …

Roundtable 1: Putting It All Together: Utilizing Student-Curated Portfolio Projects To Engage And Immerse Students From Week 1, Christi M. Navarro

Teaching & Learning Conference

It is not uncommon for educators to assign semester- or weeks-long projects giving students ample time to plan and execute, only to realize that many students choose to complete the assignment the night before the due date. Although the results may vary in the quality of submissions, the intent of educators to have students synthesize course content over the span of the semester may fall flat. The objective of this session is to present a multi-faceted portfolio project that will meaningfully engage students and synthesize course concepts from the onset.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Define the Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework.
2. Describe …

Interactive Videos: What Are They And How Can I Make One?, Anymir Orellana

Teaching & Learning Conference

In a linear video the viewer can stop, pause, and play the content; the user can apply what they learn by pausing as they view or upon finishing the video content. An interactive video encourages the viewer to engage and learn during the viewing experience; the user actively interacts with the video content. In this session, I will introduce, show examples of, and present tools available in SharkMedia (Kaltura) for creating interactive videos. The audience will discuss ideas, opportunities, and challenges for interactive videos in their classes.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify characteristics and elements in interactive videos.
• Discuss factors to consider …

The Art And Science Of Teaching Through Simulation, Teri Triguba Williams, Tim Scala, Josh Inocalla, Annie Huckaba

Teaching & Learning Conference

The use of simulation as a mechanism for learning is a powerful one. If your learning objectives include preparing students for real-world encounters, working with simulation as a vehicle is highly effective. Further, through this presentation, participants will not only gain insight into simulation, but they will also learn how to use reflective best practices to help assess student, curriculum, and program success.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Apply the use of simulation in their roles as educators.
2. Evaluate simulation-focused lessons through the use of reflective best practices.
3. Create lessons that incorporate simulations as a component for learning.

Cloud-Based Video-Conferencing Is Here To Stay (Zoom, Or Similar): Implementing Authentic Assessment And Curbing Cheating Without The Need For Proctoring, Judith Slapak-Barski

Teaching & Learning Conference

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we found ourselves forced to switch to online learning in a hurry to ensure instructional continuity. As we faced abrupt change by meeting learning needs through rushed fixes, namely distant learning online using a cloud-based video conferencing solution, we realized that some of those temporary changes had tremendous potential for becoming permanent.

As we emerge from the pandemic, one of those temporary changes is here to stay. Zoom brought unexpected value to our daily learning activities and made us realize that this type of cloud-based video conferencing solution featuring interactive tools will likely become a …

Transitional Learning: Fostering Successful Learning Strategies In First-Year Graduate Students, Joy Moulton

Teaching & Learning Conference

Transitioning from undergraduate to graduate school requires a shift in learning strategies. Studies show that undergraduate students tend to use strategies successful for short-term learning to pass exams and earn good grades; however, these strategies do not result in the long-term retention required at the graduate level. When students enter graduate programs and continue to use strategies that were successful in their undergraduate studies, they often find themselves failing exams, not retaining information for future units of a course or for future courses of a program, and unfortunately failing courses or failing out of a program entirely. This session will …

Teachers Are Engaging Learners Too, Ronald Chenail

Teaching & Learning Conference

The simplest way for us as educators to embrace a learner-centered pedagogy is to act as learners along with our students. This identify can be difficult because of years of training and experiences can influence us to separate ourselves as learners from our teaching activities. Serving as “Sages on Stages” and even “Guides of the Sides” can rob us as faculty from the sheer joys and rewards as learners and students from learning along with us as co-learners. In other words, we can help our students learn not by being hierarchical teachers as experts (i.e., being purveyors of privileged knowledge …

Roundtable 3: Using Khan Academy To Effectively Enhance High School Math Instruction Through Best Practices And Research Based Principles, Hanna Kramer Negin, Jared Bucker

Teaching & Learning Conference

The purpose of this session is to disseminate findings which resulted from an NSU Doctoral dissertation. The goal of the study was to determine if students’ mathematics skills (achievement scores, the dependent variable) would be affected by active learning strategies. This quantitative, pre/post case study compared 10th-grade students’ math scores before and after an active learning strategy, Achievement scores were assessed using Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). MAP was developed by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and is a computer-adaptive interim assessment tool that measures academic progress in mathematic concepts, language usage, and proficiency. Khan Academy, a type of Professional …

Active Learning In Practice: Integrating The Digital Mastering Apa Style Student Workbook In A Canvas Course, Vanaja Nethi, Kate Ramunda

Teaching & Learning Conference

Undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines need to develop excellence in scholarly writing to communicate their ideas to peers in the academic community effectively. One of the most widely used set of guidelines to help students achieve excellence in scholarly writing is the APA Style. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the main resource for this.

In this session, the presenters will introduce a new digital-only resource, Mastering APA Style Student Workbook released last year that matches the organization of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7e). The resource utilizes active learning, interactive learning, …

All You Need Is Love: Compassionate Design For Better Teaching And Learning, Walter Milner

Teaching & Learning Conference

In order to connect, engage, and inspire students we need to account for who they are as individuals. This can be accomplished through a compassionate approach to course design and course interactions. Compassionate design involves actively learning who our students are, actively approaching the design of course activities in a way that considers all learners and being conscious of our interactions with learners. Compassionate approaches to course design have the added benefit of demonstrating a model that transfers to society at large and makes the world a better place. This presentation will highlight each of these areas and demonstrate techniques …

Belonging, Equity, Diversity And Inclusion (Bedi) In Online Learning, Gabriela Mendez

Teaching & Learning Conference

In this session, the definitions of belonging, equity, diversity and inclusion (BEDI) will be provided followed by a discussion on how to use BEDI within the context of online education. The Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP), a framework that promotes BEDI will be described. Participants will be encouraged to share ideas and practices related to how CRP and inclusive strategies can be implemented online. Resources that address and promote BEDI in education will also be provided.

Learning Outcomes

• Define belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Identify strategies to promote belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion in online education.
• Discuss strategies and practices to …

Designing Engaging Quiz Questions In Canvas, Andreas Häberlin

Teaching & Learning Conference

Student engagement is critical to student success. In an age of knowledge and digital distractions, the creation of meaningful learning experiences is key to student engagement. Established approaches have long focused on in-person classroom engagement. However, a growing body of scholarly literature indicates the research community's interest in digital engagement strategies. Digital instruction poses unique opportunities and challenges to student engagement. One powerful digital education tool is the quiz. Beyond competitive gamification, edutainment and trivia, quizzes present an excellent opportunity to spark student inquiry. This presentation explores the intersections of cognitive learning, quiz question design, and the Canvas quiz engine. …

Connecting Affective, Cognitive, And Experiential Dimensions In Student Learning, Ronald Chenail

Teaching & Learning Conference

Researchers on student experiences repeatedly find successful learning outcomes involve the ability of teachers to manage the affective, cognitive, and experiential dimensions of student learning. By designing course activities that connect students and teachers through all three elements--affective (e.g., how students feel about their developing skills and knowledge and themselves), cognitive (e.g., how students develop their knowing abilities), and experiential (e.g., how students gain skills through doing) teachers can construct interactive and supportive teacher-to-student and student-to-student relationships that incorporate experiential learning early in the educational experience. Given the complexity of students’ learning experiences it is paramount teachers work towards creating …

Developing And Using Vision Statements To Enhance Course Design And Improve Student Outcomes, Rita Shea-Van Fossen

Teaching & Learning Conference

Instructors face many challenges when designing or redesigning courses including what content and topics to include and exclude, and how to bring course content into a cohesive whole. Organizations use vision statements to provide focus and direction to a company’s activities and motivate employees towards improved performance. In this hands-on LEC Teaching and Learning Conference session, participants will walk through the process of developing and using a course vision statement to focus and align content, communicate a course’s purpose, and motivate and engage students in a course. We will then use your course vision statement to fully design or redesign …