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.
Episodes
Table of Contents
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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Get a quick list of calendar dates for your course outline using Caleb McDaniel's brilliant "Syllabus Maker."
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Episode 3
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Consider some basic course design principles.
Relevant Links and Resources
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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.
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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.
Community Standards and Polices at Canisius College.
Some Good Reading
Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online. Taken from Judith Boettcher and Rita-Marie Conrad's The Online Teaching Survival Guide. Among other things, this article includes great basic tips for online asynchronous discussions.
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Episode 11
In this episode, we discusses ways to improve professor feedback on student work. Make your feedback commentary another great opportunity for students to learn, and help students get the most from it.
Great Sources
Brookhart, Susan. How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students. ASCD, 2017.
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Microsoft Lens App for Scanning Written Documents
Episode 14
Jennifer Patrick, Director of Executive Education and Leadership in the Richard J. Wehle School of Business at Canisius College, discusses the Leadership and Professional Development Certificate. A foundational feature of a Wehle School education, the LPD program helps students find their professional personality, and hone learning, communication, organization, and self-expression skills essential for success as team members, leaders, and entrepreneurs.
Relevant Links and Resources
Leadership and Professional Development Certificate.
Richard J. Wehle School of Business
Jennifer Patrick at Canisius College