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Gamification in a Pharmacology Course

Today was the second day of the DELTA Summer Shorts series, and Claire and I presented on Panopto. It was a lot of fun. I was able to watch two sessions, and now want to go back and review the recordings of the ones I missed. Tonight, we watched a session from the 2021 Lilly […]
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Learner Interactions for Engagement and Learning

Dr. Kayla Gilchrist-Ward, Associate Professor, Oakwood University presented last October (2020) a Quality Matters (QM) session with an awesome title: “Belt it Out! Using Karaoke and Other Tools to Promote Student Engagement” that caught my attention tonight. Gilchrist-Ward began with an icebreaker by asking participants several questions, including if audience members had every given a […]
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Active Teaching for Today’s Students

It has been an interesting week! Classes started, and I have enjoyed the energy that students bring. I observed a Zoom synchronous session, launched our online yeast course, participated in a virtual workshop, and attended a faculty and instructional design virtual break. At the same time, I’m working on scheduling and planning our summer programs […]
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