Tag: online teaching

SIP 13.15 Moving Forward in Fall

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? As this unprecedented academic year comes to a close, it is time to start thinking ahead to fall classes. Covid-19 has certainly altered the way we all teach, but are those changes permanent? Will students’ classroom engagement, goals and behavior be irrevocably marred by a year of Zoom, or …

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SIP 12.2 Setting Equitable Expectations for Synchronous Class Sessions

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? As we go into our first full semester with synchronous (online and live) and asynchronous (online but not live) instruction, many of us are struggling to figure out our expectations and equitable assessment methods for students who attend synchronous (online and live) classes with us. We are also struggling …

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SIP 11.15 Maintaining Community During a Pandemic

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We at MSU Denver have always had community-building on our collective mind. As a commuter campus, we must strive to bring our students together in ways that are not as simple as offering pizza and programming in a residence hall. Our efforts in this area set us apart from so …

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SIP 11.9 Emergency Transitioning to Remote Teaching and Learning

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? This week, the SIPsquad would like to focus on supporting faculty members as they move into perhaps the most challenging moment in our institution’s history: fully implementing remote teaching and learning, mid-semester. This unprecedented precautionary measure, intended to combat the spread and impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on …

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SIP 10.10 Establish a Strong Social Presence Online

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We are becoming a nation of lonely people. Our youngest generation attending college now, Generation Z, is considered the “loneliness generation,” in part because of the vast time spent behind a computer screen using social media as a means to interact with peers; another contributor to their loneliness is the …

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SIP 10.2 Establish a Strong Teaching Presence Online

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? When I first started teaching online, I thought online classes were so much easier than face-to-face. I would check in every day and make sure everything was working correctly, that there were no broken links, hidden assignments or general Blackboard weirdness. I’d answer the occasional emails, provide feedback on …

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