Online Teaching & Learning Series Spring 2021
During Spring 2021, Online@JSU and online teaching faculty at JSU will provide engaging and interesting presentations and discussions about online teaching and learning. They will discuss best practices in teaching online and provide strategies and techniques that they are currently using in the field to effectively teach online. You are invited to attend and be part of the conversation about quality teaching in the online environment and learn and implement new strategies and techniques to improve your teaching online.
New to online learning? Visit the Orientation to Online Learning at JSU.
If you have any questions, please contact us at online@jsu.edu. We will gladly answer any questions.
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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1/20
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1:30 to 2:30 pm |
Wednesday |
OneNote & Class Notebook |
Leveraging OneNote and Class Notebook in your Online Course. |
Andrea Rains, College of Health Professions and Wellness, Department of Kinesiology |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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1/27 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Wednesday |
CIDI Plus Design Tools – Getting Started |
Enabling CIDI tools in your Canvas course, features of CIDI tools, creating basic Canvas page templates. |
Dr. Chris Inman, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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2/2 |
2 to 3 pm |
Tuesday |
Turning Point Student Response System & Teams: A Winning Combination |
The Turning Point Student Response System can be paired with Microsoft Teams to create a uniquely interactive online virtual classroom experience. |
Dr. James Rayburn, College of Science and Mathematics, Biology |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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2/9 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Customized & Personalized Learning |
This session includes justification for personalized/customized learning; some benefits of using this approach; and a discussion of how such assignments promote critical thinking skills as students work within the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Participants will see examples of these types of assignments that the presenter uses in her own classes; then, they will crowdsource ideas for customizing and personalizing assignments across various disciplines. |
Dr. Kelly Paynter, College of Education and Professional Studies, Department of Counseling & Instructional Support |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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2/17
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2:00 to 3:00 pm |
Wednesday CANCELLED/POSTPONED |
Consistency & Checking In |
We know we as humans are creatures of routine, but should that apply to our online classes? During this presentation we will take a look at how having consistent online course format and assignments and implementing multiple student check-ins can help student success in online courses. |
Mysti Nichols & Christy Burns, College of Arts and Humanities, Department of English |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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2/23 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) |
What is universal design for learning? How can I apply it as an instructor? |
Dr. Teresa Gardner, Curriculum & Instruction, Education |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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3/2 |
2 to 3 pm |
Tuesday |
New Federal Guidelines: Regular and Substantive? |
New federal guidelines for online education go into effect on July 1, 2021. What are these guidelines, and how will Online@JSU address them and help faculty meet them? |
Dr. Chris Inman, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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3/8 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Monday |
Ableism and Accessibility |
Dr. Stephanie Douglass will present on Accessibility and Ableism, which will focus on what accessibility is and how ableist attitudes can hinder rather than help individuals with a disability. In addition, Dr. Stephanie will discuss what tools you have available to make your content more accessible to all students and not only students with a disability. |
Dr. Stephanie Douglass, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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3/17
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2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Wednesday |
Kaltura Media Platform |
Kaltura is a media creation tool that integrates with Canvas. Record lectures, tutorials, and screencasts, and store and share them in your Canvas courses. Kaltura also has user analytics, screen captioning, and a quiz tool. |
Dr. Stephanie Douglass, Instructional Designer and Bobby Mikel, Creative Media Designer, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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3/30 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Tips and Recommendations for Recording Video and Video Production |
In this session, you will learn about best practices in recording video and in video production. |
Bobby Mikel, Creative Media Designer, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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4/6 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
The community of Inquiry (COI) |
What is the community of inquiry model? How can I apply it to my course? |
Dr. Hungwei Tseng, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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4/12 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Monday |
Digital Measures |
A look at Digital Measures. |
Dr. Hungwei Tseng, Online@JSU |