Online Learning

Take inspiration from the following faculty and staff and their experiences with remote/online course delivery.

• Promoting Live Lecture Engagement

  Prof. Gary Brouhard, Biology

  Use simple strategies and tools to create an immersive online classroom experience.

• Respecting Live Lecture Time Limits

  Prof. Tony Mittermaier, Chemistry

  Keep within allotted lecture times when delivering courses online to reduce student stress.

• Wellbeing and Work-Life Fit

  Melissa Cobbler, BIPOC Local Wellness Advisor

  Promote wellbeing and achieve work-life fit with a few simple strategies.

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  Community Care Strategies

  Melissa Cobbler, BIPOC Local Wellness Advisor

  Foster a sense of community online, both with students in the classroom and among faculty, for increased wellbeing.

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  Opportunities for Students to Ask Questions

  Profs. Pallavi Sijoosingh, Chemistry, & Richard Koestner, Psychology

  Allow for more synchronous interaction time with their students through small course adaptations.

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  TurningPoint and Zoom Polling

  Profs. Giulia Alberini, Computer Science, Stephanie Weber, Biology, & Ken Ragan, Physics

  Make online lectures more interactive with TurningPoint (now Slido) and Zoom polling. 

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  Facilitating Student Participation

  Prof. Tamara Western, Biology

  Promote synchronous classroom discussion with the Zoom chat feature.

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  Reducing Content to Increase Learning

  Profs. Jessica Flake, Psychology, & Armin Yazdani, Physiology

  Reduce content to create more space for meaningful student learning experiences.

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  Managing Assessment Workload

  Prof. John Stix, Earth and Planetary Sciences

  Keep the course workload manageable for students and TAs by modifying assessments for online delivery.

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  Remote Assessment in Large Classes

  Prof. Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Chemistry

  Prof. Sirjoosingh reflects on the learning advantages of remote delivery for large classes and what to keep from the experience.