The sudden pivot to remote delivery in the spring and summer semesters left many faculty feeling overwhelmed and scrambling to move their courses online. Some faculty are still trying to catch their breath, while others are frantically preparing for fall online delivery as the pandemic continues. For many faculty, digital delivery was not something they…
Over the last few months I have had the opportunity to deliver webinar sessions to KPU faculty exploring Kaltura Capture and Big Blue Button. I’ve also participated in the Level Up workshop series as a guest speaker, hosting conversations about educational technology and media production. I also produced the TLCommons first music video, based on…
KPU recently became an institutional member of the Online Learning Consortium, so when the organization announced that their OLC Innovate 2020 conference would take place entirely online, we immediately signed up for an unlimited group package to enable our university community to engage in the many rich conversations across 160+ sessions over the two-week event….
One day, during my work in The Commons, our effervescent and eternally helpful communication and events specialist, Kathy Leung asked me if I ever stop thinking about inclusion. And the answer is probably no, never. There are a bunch of reasons for that. Some are private, some public, and many political. I thought I’d share…
Although the shift to remote teaching over the past several months has been challenging for many faculty; several other faculty have quickly become champions of innovation, embracing this pivot, and in some cases, even supporting their colleagues through the transition. I have worked with many champions, although many are unknown, unsung heroes, supporting their colleagues….
Three Ideas Intro Like many of you, our last few months were jam-packed with learning new teaching tools, attending webinars, and designing online courses. It was and is still a time of societal and educational crisis that demands learning on-the-go. We are appreciative of the leap of faith that KPU faculty and administrators took in…
The past three months have been both extremely challenging and very rewarding for the Teaching & Learning Commons team. While we have been working overtime to help support the pedagogical and technological needs of our faculty, we are overjoyed that so many members of the university community are turning to us for assistance and placing their trust in our guidance. Early on during the university’s pivot to remote instruction…
Like many of you, I rushed online mid-March, scrambling to move my course into a virtual space while on the go and in the midst of a new, mysterious pandemic. The Summer Term has offered some more possibilities to get better prepared and to think in advance about how to transition online while taking a…
Teaching in the 21st century can sometimes feel like wandering down the yellow brick road, like Dorothy, dreaming of arriving at the emerald city of Oz (the online learning environment), only to find the great and powerful man behind the curtain (the experience) is not what you expected. Even scarier, if you did not choose…
This week, Lesley and Seanna have teamed up to share some new thoughts on engagement. In the right hands, amazing things can be done with online activities, discussions, and assessments. The BIG DEAL though: yours are not the only hands. Engagement is grown by everyone in the class by taking our time in knowing and…