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Open Design for Equity and Innovation

I am tired today. It has been a long week. I wanted to end with something about open pedagogy and design. I have on my watch list several Quality Matters (QM) webinars. I am working on another QM course that started this week and enjoying it. I learn as much from the materials and activities […]
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Digital Storytelling

I want to try Digital Storytelling activity suggestions from the K. Patricia Cross Academy: https://kpcrossacademy.org/techniques/digital-story/ While I have used video tutorials and multimedia assignments, I haven’t intentionally incorporated the individual connections mentioned in the activity description and resources. There are numerous suggestions including a step-by-step guide, example rubrics and assessment, and tips for online implementation. […]
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Feedback and improvement

This semester I taught two completely online and asynchronous half-semester lab modules. I truly enjoyed the challenge and opportunities for new course design and assignments. The experience certainly made me think about the alignment of my expectations and those listed in course maps and syllabi. Both BIT 479/579 High-throughput Discovery and BIT 477/577 Metagenomics had […]
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