Online Learning

Service Learning During a Pandemic

Tonight I watched a Lilly Conference presentation by Dr. Mary Marshall from Cal State Long Beach on incorporating service learning elements into courses. This is a topic I’ve been thinking about but know very little… yet have been hearing great examples in podcasts. Course-based service learning, as mentioned by Dr. Marshall, helps participants increase personal […]
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Classroom Currency

Dr. Robert Chatt from Westfield State University in Massachusetts presented at the Lilly Conference last year an asynchronous session on an approach they are using to increase motivation in a finance course. I had the opportunity to watch this session this evening and enjoyed Chatt’s honesty and conversational tone as well as enthusiasm for the […]
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PIVOT and LOTTO: Preparing Faculty to Teach Online at Two Different Institutions

Dr. Katrina Kardiasmenos from Bowie State University and Dr. Mariann Hawken from UM Baltimore County presented a recorded Lilly Conference session about preparing faculty to teach online at their institutions. Both presenters have extensive experience with course design, Blackboard, and Quality Matters (QM). They are Certified QM Reviewers and coordinated efforts to prepare faculty to […]
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Motivation to Create Simple and Sustainable Videos and Think about Breakout Rooms

I’m almost done reading a physical copy of Karen Costa’s 99 “Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos”… I had promised myself I would finish this book during 2020, but that didn’t happen. I’ve been trying to read a couple of tips ever week and have really enjoyed the book. Costa offers simple suggestions […]
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