Provides basic and practical directions, tips, and other insights for teaching in Higher Education. The series is produced primarily for Canisius College faculty, but also may help professors or instructors elsewhere.
We try to have at least one new episode each month. You can also find and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Music Credit: Gunnar Olsen (via YouTube)
Episode 1
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Basic considerations and tips for communicating instructions, and updates to your students. Develop consistent procedures that simplify the learning process and focus energy on course substance.
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Major, Claire. Teaching Online: A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. Link..
Nilson, Linda B. Teaching at its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors. San Francisco: Josey-Bass, 2016. Link.
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Related Links and Resources
Canisius College Griff Center for Academic Engagement
Accessibility Support Office at Canisius College
Tutoring Services at Canisius College
Writing Center at Canisius College
Get a quick list of calendar dates for your course outline using Caleb McDaniel's brilliant "Syllabus Maker."
Coming soon!
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Episode 3
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Consider some basic course design principles.
Relevant Links and Resources
A Quick Guide to Basic Course Design
Module 1 and Module 2 of the COLI Guide to Teaching Online has some basics for course design.
Some basic guidelines for determining appropriate student effort in a three-credit course, from the New York State Department of Education.
Organizing your course within D2L begins with understanding modules and topics in the Content area. Here's the tutorial for that.
More D2L Tutorials for faculty at Canisius College.
Some Good Reading
Nilson, Linda B. Teaching at its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors. San Francisco: Josey-Bass, 2016. Link.
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Episode 4
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Relevant Links and Resources
Part 1 of a two-part look at Asynchronous Discussions, a useful style of communication most commonly associated with online or hybrid courses, but also useful in face-to-face classes.
Relevant Links and Resources
COLI Guide to Teaching Online Module 4: Communication & Creation.
Here's some helpful documentation for asynchronous discussion instructions for students. You may adopt or adapt these to your classes.
Our D2L Self-Paced Training for Faculty has a video series that shows how to organize, manage, and optimize your asynchronous discussions within D2L.
Some Good Reading
Leiberman, Mark. Discussion Boards: Valuable? Overused? Discuss. insidehighered.com. March 27th, 2019. http://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/03/27/new-approaches-discussion-boards-aim-dynamic-online-learning.
Major, Claire. Teaching Online: A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. Link.