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Posted on: #iteachmsu
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almost 4 years ago
If we are completely honest with ourselves, many students come into our courses lacking basic planning and organization skills. Even when armed with a syllabus, course schedule, or online course modules, many still have difficulty planning for and carrying out weekly assignments and/or projects by designated due dates.
To assist them, I suggest that we include due dates for assignments, projects, quizzes and exams not just in our syllabi or online course modules, but that we should also include what I call an 'Important Due Dates' tab in the D2L pages we set up for our courses. Likewise, I suggest we do so whether we teach in a traditional face to face setting, hybrid, or online.
A quarter century of teaching undergraduates leads me to conclude that few consult the syllabus (or online modules) in more than a cursory way after Week One. More generally, when people have to search for something, they are less likely to find it. So, be sure to drag your 'Important Due Dates' tab to the very top of all other tabs on the left side of your D2L course content page, making it as easy as possible for students to find.
They will then be able to access all of the dates for assignments, projects, quizzes, or exams in one place without the need to wade through denser, text heavy syllabi, course schedules, or weekly course modules. At a glance, they can find what they need to know and prepare accordingly.
Given the various challenges so many young people seem to face in 2021, why not make things as easy as we can for the students in our courses?
To assist them, I suggest that we include due dates for assignments, projects, quizzes and exams not just in our syllabi or online course modules, but that we should also include what I call an 'Important Due Dates' tab in the D2L pages we set up for our courses. Likewise, I suggest we do so whether we teach in a traditional face to face setting, hybrid, or online.
A quarter century of teaching undergraduates leads me to conclude that few consult the syllabus (or online modules) in more than a cursory way after Week One. More generally, when people have to search for something, they are less likely to find it. So, be sure to drag your 'Important Due Dates' tab to the very top of all other tabs on the left side of your D2L course content page, making it as easy as possible for students to find.
They will then be able to access all of the dates for assignments, projects, quizzes, or exams in one place without the need to wade through denser, text heavy syllabi, course schedules, or weekly course modules. At a glance, they can find what they need to know and prepare accordingly.
Given the various challenges so many young people seem to face in 2021, why not make things as easy as we can for the students in our courses?
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Posted by
over 3 years ago
Recently, I have been working on how we might provide instruction in DEI principles to the students in our courses. Here is what I have come up with:
"Timely Team Tips: Stealthy DEI Instruction through Brief Animated Explainer Videos
Fostering Inclusive Practices within the Student Learning Teams Organized for My IAH Courses"
Timely Team Tips #1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa18WLyz3tQ
Timely Team Tips #2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLzV0yFgX6E
Timely Team Tips #3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOGTEdf54CI
Timely Team Tips #4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7wemM9h2zk
Timely Team Tips #5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITKHb5TtdV4
Timely Team Tips #6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GHwB3Dw8vc&t=7s
Timely Team Tips #7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjwCSyHhTKs&t=5s
Timely Team Tips #8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG53U-5QYe4
Timely Team Tips #9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxngV78pgsU
Timely Team Tips #10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwuikDDsRSI
The recently created explainer videos above are now embedded into my online course modules for Week 3-Week 12 and are presented to students in the context of fostering student learning team “cohesion” (I have made to conscious decision to avoid the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion in most instances) during weekly collaborative assignments and three larger digital projects students are asked to complete as part of my currently asynchronous online courses.
Part of my thinking behind this project has been to help prepare students for professional life after graduation – think 21st century employability skills -- given the attention paid to DEI principles and practices within the business and corporate world. The information presented in these animated explainer videos is a synthesis of other information from many different academic and corporate sources online by the way. I take no credit for it other than in the way I present it to my students, using the Doodly app. The project is developing, so I anticipate adjustments as I continue the work.
When I move to a hybrid modality as we transition back to the physical classroom next fall (???), I plan to keep and retain all of the online materials developed during the last two years of the pandemic to better support, motivate, and engage the students in my (gen. ed.) courses, another ongoing project of long standing.
If ever you would like to talk in more detail about my ongoing work with this, just drop me a line. As difficult as the last couple of years have been for everyone, I have really enjoyed the turbo charged push forward it has provided when t comes to how I think about my courses, teaching, and related points here at MSU.
"Timely Team Tips: Stealthy DEI Instruction through Brief Animated Explainer Videos
Fostering Inclusive Practices within the Student Learning Teams Organized for My IAH Courses"
Timely Team Tips #1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa18WLyz3tQ
Timely Team Tips #2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLzV0yFgX6E
Timely Team Tips #3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOGTEdf54CI
Timely Team Tips #4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7wemM9h2zk
Timely Team Tips #5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITKHb5TtdV4
Timely Team Tips #6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GHwB3Dw8vc&t=7s
Timely Team Tips #7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjwCSyHhTKs&t=5s
Timely Team Tips #8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG53U-5QYe4
Timely Team Tips #9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxngV78pgsU
Timely Team Tips #10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwuikDDsRSI
The recently created explainer videos above are now embedded into my online course modules for Week 3-Week 12 and are presented to students in the context of fostering student learning team “cohesion” (I have made to conscious decision to avoid the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion in most instances) during weekly collaborative assignments and three larger digital projects students are asked to complete as part of my currently asynchronous online courses.
Part of my thinking behind this project has been to help prepare students for professional life after graduation – think 21st century employability skills -- given the attention paid to DEI principles and practices within the business and corporate world. The information presented in these animated explainer videos is a synthesis of other information from many different academic and corporate sources online by the way. I take no credit for it other than in the way I present it to my students, using the Doodly app. The project is developing, so I anticipate adjustments as I continue the work.
When I move to a hybrid modality as we transition back to the physical classroom next fall (???), I plan to keep and retain all of the online materials developed during the last two years of the pandemic to better support, motivate, and engage the students in my (gen. ed.) courses, another ongoing project of long standing.
If ever you would like to talk in more detail about my ongoing work with this, just drop me a line. As difficult as the last couple of years have been for everyone, I have really enjoyed the turbo charged push forward it has provided when t comes to how I think about my courses, teaching, and related points here at MSU.
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: Teaching Toolkit Tailgate
Posted by
about 5 years ago
ASK ME ANYTHING with Justin Wigard - Graphic Possibilities: Teaching with Comics in the Online Classroom
As part of my ongoing work with the Graphic Possibilities research workshop here at MSU, I approach comics through two interrelated approaches, critical inquiry and engaged pedagogy, and have taught comics in several different classroom formats (lower-level in-person classes, various online synchronous environments, and most recently, in a fully asynchronous online classroom). Throughout the day, I will be online talking through approaches to teaching comics in the online classroom, including but not limited to different methodological approaches (quantitative and qualitative), how to choose the best comic for the class, and even some helpful comics-making pedagogical strategies (best tips, assessment, resources, etc). Ask Me Anything! :)
As part of my ongoing work with the Graphic Possibilities research workshop here at MSU, I approach comics through two interrelated approaches, critical inquiry and engaged pedagogy, and have taught comics in several different classroom formats (lower-level in-person classes, various online synchronous environments, and most recently, in a fully asynchronous online classroom). Throughout the day, I will be online talking through approaches to teaching comics in the online classroom, including but not limited to different methodological approaches (quantitative and qualitative), how to choose the best comic for the class, and even some helpful comics-making pedagogical strategies (best tips, assessment, resources, etc). Ask Me Anything! :)
Disciplinary Content
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Posted by
8 months ago
Walden University has shared...
"There are many different scenarios for classroom conflicts, and not all can be resolved in the same manner; however, there are five key conflict resolution strategies that should be understood. Often a topic among teachers in online master’s degree programs, these strategies, when implemented appropriately, can help create a classroom that is more conducive to learning. They also help teach students valuable lessons for conflict resolution that can last a lifetime."
To learn more about the five conflict resolution strategies (Problem-solving negotiations, Smoothing, Forcing or win-lose negotiations, Compromising, Withdrawing) visit: https://www.waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-arts-in-teaching/resource/five-strategies-for-managing-conflict-in-the-classroom link
"There are many different scenarios for classroom conflicts, and not all can be resolved in the same manner; however, there are five key conflict resolution strategies that should be understood. Often a topic among teachers in online master’s degree programs, these strategies, when implemented appropriately, can help create a classroom that is more conducive to learning. They also help teach students valuable lessons for conflict resolution that can last a lifetime."
To learn more about the five conflict resolution strategies (Problem-solving negotiations, Smoothing, Forcing or win-lose negotiations, Compromising, Withdrawing) visit: https://www.waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-arts-in-teaching/resource/five-strategies-for-managing-conflict-in-the-classroom link
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Posted by
over 1 year ago
The more educators can treat students as professional learners by providing them with reliable, timely, and accurate information about their progress in a course, the more likely it is that students will persist, thrive, and ultimately succeed in their educational journey.
The typical learning experience in American high schools is an in-person experience that is infused with online tools. Students are regularly required to engage with learning content in online platforms, and they have constant access to their grades, class announcements, and course materials via online and mobile platforms. Given that this is the most common learning experience students have prior to beginning at MSU, it follows that establishing a digital learning environment that mirrors the students’ known processes will create a more seamless transition into the MSU learning ecosystem.
An effective way to support student learning is for educators to use the learning management system as a student-centered academic hub for their course. At MSU, that means using D2L in specific, targeted ways that are intentionally geared toward meeting most students’ needs. In addition to optimizing the students’ experience, this intentional deployment of the learning management system serves to streamline much of the administrative load that is inherent in teaching, thereby simplifying many of the time-consuming tasks that often dominate educator’s lives. Accomplishing this need not require a comprehensive deployment of D2L in your course. In fact, using the LMS in four or five critical ways, and perhaps modifying your practices slightly to facilitate that use, can make a significant difference in students’ perceptions of your course.
1) Use the Grade Book
2) Post a syllabus and a clear schedule
3) Use the announcements tool
4) Distribute materials via D2L
5) (optionally) Use the digital drop box
Click the PDF below for more context on how these five simple steps can maximize the students' experience in your class, and streamline your teaching workflow at the same time.
The typical learning experience in American high schools is an in-person experience that is infused with online tools. Students are regularly required to engage with learning content in online platforms, and they have constant access to their grades, class announcements, and course materials via online and mobile platforms. Given that this is the most common learning experience students have prior to beginning at MSU, it follows that establishing a digital learning environment that mirrors the students’ known processes will create a more seamless transition into the MSU learning ecosystem.
An effective way to support student learning is for educators to use the learning management system as a student-centered academic hub for their course. At MSU, that means using D2L in specific, targeted ways that are intentionally geared toward meeting most students’ needs. In addition to optimizing the students’ experience, this intentional deployment of the learning management system serves to streamline much of the administrative load that is inherent in teaching, thereby simplifying many of the time-consuming tasks that often dominate educator’s lives. Accomplishing this need not require a comprehensive deployment of D2L in your course. In fact, using the LMS in four or five critical ways, and perhaps modifying your practices slightly to facilitate that use, can make a significant difference in students’ perceptions of your course.
1) Use the Grade Book
2) Post a syllabus and a clear schedule
3) Use the announcements tool
4) Distribute materials via D2L
5) (optionally) Use the digital drop box
Click the PDF below for more context on how these five simple steps can maximize the students' experience in your class, and streamline your teaching workflow at the same time.
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Posted by
almost 6 years ago
Please join us for the next meeting of the Online Faculty Learning Community is Tuesday, December 10 from 9-11 a.m. @ East Fee Hall in the Patenge Room (C-102).
The December meeting will feature a conversation about the future of online learning with Thomas Jeitschko, Dean of the Graduate School.
The December meeting will feature a conversation about the future of online learning with Thomas Jeitschko, Dean of the Graduate School.
Navigating Context
Posted on: GenAI & Education
Posted by
8 months ago
AI Commons Bulletin 1/29/2025
Human-curated news about generative AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
✨ Model Course Framework for Teaching Ethical and Effective Use of AI
Educators from LUT University, Finland, lay out a course with 4 modules;
- Introduction to Generative AI
- Ethics in Generative AI Usage
- Core Principles of Efficiency and Prompt Engineering
- Project Work for Practicing Efficient AI Usage
Learn More: https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/7d863060-bedf-446e-9862-154add2711fc/content
💯 ChatGPT4 Enrolled in an Online Masters Course and Earned Top Grades
In an online Master of Health Administration course, neither the instructor nor students knew the top-performing student was AI. ChatGPT excelled in quizzes, tests, attendance, and discussions.
Learn More: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/aupha/jhae/2024/00000040/00000004/art00005
👣 Step-By-Step Instructions for Building an AI Skills Trainer
Law professor Alexandria Serra shares how they created “MootMentor AI” to provide students practical legal advocacy experience. Key insights include pre-building decisions. See page 91 for details.
Learn More: https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1168&context=jolti
💬 Communication Teacher: Special Issue on AI
A special issue of Communication Teacher explores four AI adaptation stances: observation, replication, enhancement, and transformation. Articles cover how educators integrate generative AI, with assignments, student reflections, and practical applications for communication courses.
Learn More: https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2024.2419012
Bulletin items compiled by MJ Jackson and Sarah Freye with production assistance from Lisa Batchelder. Get the AI-Commons Bulletin on our Microsoft Teams channel, at aicommons.commons.msu.edu, or by email (send an email to aicommons@msu.edu with the word “subscribe”).
Human-curated news about generative AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
✨ Model Course Framework for Teaching Ethical and Effective Use of AI
Educators from LUT University, Finland, lay out a course with 4 modules;
- Introduction to Generative AI
- Ethics in Generative AI Usage
- Core Principles of Efficiency and Prompt Engineering
- Project Work for Practicing Efficient AI Usage
Learn More: https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/7d863060-bedf-446e-9862-154add2711fc/content
💯 ChatGPT4 Enrolled in an Online Masters Course and Earned Top Grades
In an online Master of Health Administration course, neither the instructor nor students knew the top-performing student was AI. ChatGPT excelled in quizzes, tests, attendance, and discussions.
Learn More: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/aupha/jhae/2024/00000040/00000004/art00005
👣 Step-By-Step Instructions for Building an AI Skills Trainer
Law professor Alexandria Serra shares how they created “MootMentor AI” to provide students practical legal advocacy experience. Key insights include pre-building decisions. See page 91 for details.
Learn More: https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1168&context=jolti
💬 Communication Teacher: Special Issue on AI
A special issue of Communication Teacher explores four AI adaptation stances: observation, replication, enhancement, and transformation. Articles cover how educators integrate generative AI, with assignments, student reflections, and practical applications for communication courses.
Learn More: https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2024.2419012
Bulletin items compiled by MJ Jackson and Sarah Freye with production assistance from Lisa Batchelder. Get the AI-Commons Bulletin on our Microsoft Teams channel, at aicommons.commons.msu.edu, or by email (send an email to aicommons@msu.edu with the word “subscribe”).