In the first episode, Brenna offers some advice for first-week teaching and interviews her boss (and also, apparently, a magpie), which results in a confusing Kool and the Gang reference.
Show Notes:
Brenna offered advice in this episode about surveying students about their needs and also setting up a group charter to establish expectations for the class. Here are some resources to consider:
- Danya Glabau’s survey template, created for NYU Engineering, is being adapted by several instructors here at TRU.
- Consider building a collaborative class contract or group charter. This Facing History resource comes from K-12, but is broadly applicable (and uses sample scenarios effectively).
- Brenna talks a lot about presence in this episode. This summary of the research, from Columbia University, explores why (and offers some practical suggestions, too).
Brian discussed resources for accessing support. Here are some critical links for all new and established TRU instructors:
- There’s still time to register for Moodle 911, Moodle Tips and Tricks, Crash Course: Gradebook, and Managing Your Workload!
- The Support for Alternate Modes of Delivery course in Moodle is a great resource with a terrible name. You’ll find all the workshops offered this summer archived there.
- The Pivot to Digital space is a forward-facing resource for rethinking teaching for the online environment.
- The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and the Instructional Designers in Open Learning are also community resources for you to draw on.
Brian inexplicably referenced Kool and the Gang. You can click here for a link to the video in case you, like Brenna, are extremely young.
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