Instructor Behaviors

The HyFlex Experience at King’s College

I have watched a couple of sessions by different speakers on what their institutions did during the transition to remote online teaching. I find the variety of approaches and “lessons learned” fascinating. Tonight, I watched an ALT 2021 session entitled “Reflections on hybrid flexible learning” by Michael Detyna from King’s College London. Detyna talked about […]
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Facilitating Professionalism in Teaching and Learning

It was a rainy day, and we mostly stayed at home. As we wind down, I found an ALT 2021 talk with a title that caught my attention: “Sharing experiences of an online HEA Fellowship scheme and its impact on learning and teaching” presented by Carina Bossu, Nashwa Ismail, Julia Sargent, and Jane Wilson. Bossu […]
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Ungrading and Embracing Flexibility

Today’s FALCoN session was entitled “Ungrading: Alternatives to Traditional Grading” and led by Dr. Jenni Momsen, North Dakota State University. Momsen started by asking why we grade and what feelings grading creates. The participants shared in the chat reasons, including grades being required and grades to motivate or share feedback. In breakout rooms, we talked […]
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Boats and Surveys of Student Online Learning Experiences

What a day! Great meetings and lots of running around! Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was presented by a team and entitled “We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm”: An exploration of the student experience of the shift to fully online teaching in response to the Covid19 Pandemic” […]
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Considering the Student Experience and Ethics of Digital Literacies

I am enjoying the ALT 2021 conference recordings! Tonight, we watched the session entitled “The road to DELLHE – developing Leadership Literacies for pedagogically and ethically sound Digital Education” by Deborah Arnold, Albert Sangrà, and Sharon Flynn. Arnold shared their recent doctoral research. Sangrà is Arnold’s Ph.D. advisor. The DELLHE Framework is the Digital Education […]
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Emergent Learning and Remixes

I am moving on to day 2 of the ALT 2021 annual conference! Tonight we watched a session with a title that caught my attention: “Lines of thought: the serendipitous emergence of collaborative learning” by Sarah Honeychurch and Wendy Taleo. This session was sponsored by Talis, and now I am curious what they do. Honeychurch […]
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Developing Inclusive Materials with Student Feedback

Tonight we ended the weekend by watching an ALT 2021 session entitled “Accessible and inclusive learning online: challenges and opportunities” by Jessica Humphreys and Kerry Pinny. Humphreys began by explaining their roles as a senior teaching fellow. They also described the new regulations for inclusive practices in 2018 and the shift away from the deficit […]
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Co-creation in Accounting

Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was entitled “Creating a student led on-line inclusive community of learning and co-creation of programme content using digital technology” presented by Sue Evans, Ellen Spender, Tracey Williams and, Lesley Davies. Spender talked about the swift move to online teaching and learning of their accounting courses last year. They had the challenge […]
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Who is the teacher?

Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was entitled “Learning online – who is the teacher? A critical reflection of different perspectives and shared learning experiences” with speakers Fiona Kennedy and Jennifer Jackson. The aims for the session were to gain insight into the developmental programs for Graduate Teaching Assistants, explore strategies used, and share practical ideas for […]
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Providing Access to All Students

Logan Gin spoke about a study on students with disabilities during the pandemic at the September 24, 2021, Online with LSE CBE webinar. Gin is the author of a recently published study. The research question was to what extent did students access their established accommodations following the transition to online STEM courses due to COVID-19? They interviewed 66 students […]
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