Our Facilitated Discussions are opportunities to engage with colleagues to share ideas, ask questions, and hear practical solutions about specific topics.
Below are resources from 2020 sessions.
Tuesday July 14, 10am - Integrating asynchronous and synchronous
- Discussion and sharing about what students can do on their own and what is important to do while interacting with others
- Watch - this video from Dr. Mike Starbird about embracing change!
Thursday July 16, 1pm - Using Zoom for student engagement
- Discussion and sharing about using breakout rooms, polling, and whiteboards in Zoom
- Review - slides from the Zoom session
- Trimmed video from session (Note: this video only includes the instructional component and not the open-ended discussion as we did not request permission from faculty to share their comments)
Tuesday July 21, 10am - Encouraging academic integrity
- Discussion and sharing about ways to encourage honesty and respond to dishonesty
- During this session, we documented shared ideas in this pdf with responses to Five Integrity Prompts
- Review - slides from the Zoom session.
- Trimmed video from session (Note: this video only includes the instructional component and not the open-ended discussion as we did not request permission from faculty to share their comments)
Thursday July 23, 1pm - Establishing appropriate rigor
- Discussion and sharing about how to design online classes that are appropriately rigorous
- Trimmed video from session (Note: this video only includes the instructional component and not the open-ended discussion as we did not request permission from faculty to share their comments)
Tuesday July 28, 10am - New to Online Teaching
- Discussion, sharing, and Q&A open to any topics that faculty who will be teaching online for the first time in Fall 2020 are wondering about. The goal of this discussion is to direct you to whatever information or help you need to help you get ready.
- One-pager Resource Guide for those New to Online Teaching
- Q&A Google Document for session - add your questions in real-time during this Discussion. The document will continue to be updated with resources and answers to the questions.
Thursday July 30, 1pm - Fighting Fatigue
- Discussion and sharing about making realistic decisions, taking care of yourself, and considering your students' needs
- Here are ideas for Fighting Fatigue generated by CNS faculty
- Review - slides from the Zoom session
Tuesday Aug. 4, 10am - The Purposes of Assessment
- Discussion and sharing about integrating the purpose of assessments with the methods and timing.
- Review - slides from the Zoom session
- See the instructions given to breakout room participants
Thursday Aug. 6, 1pm - Supporting Students' Online Learning
- Discussion and sharing about how online learning is different for students, why they might have difficulty, and how to support learning.
- Here are ideas for supporting students in online learning from CNS faculty.
- Review - slides from Zoom session.
Tuesday Aug 11, 10am - Alternatives to Exams
- Discussion and sharing about creative and effective ideas for assessing student learning without exams.
- Review - slides from Zoom session.
Thursday Aug 13, 1pm - Building Community Online
- Discussion and sharing about how students can make connections with each other and with the instructors online and in large classes.
- Review - slides from Zoom session.
- Here are ideas for Setting the Stage and Building Community generated by CNS faculty.
- See the breakout room activity on Fast Friends.
