Ann Obermann, LCSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, Online Coordinator & Online Committee Chair<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “Online learning has opened a whole new world to my teaching and the way I interact with students! I love taking time to design my courses and make the precious time and space in an online course count. I especially like connecting with other online teachers to learn from them and create a larger online instructor community! Online learning challenges our current education system to be better and more equitable encouraging us to work together for tomorrow’s students!”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Online & Hybrid Development Analyst: Dr. Rebecca Cottrell\u00a0 “I love that online teaching allows faculty to develop relationships with students even when their circumstances don’t allow them to attend a face-to-face class.\u00a0 There are so many creative ways to engage with content and build community in an online setting! We can expand equitable access to education in a way that meets the needs of diverse learners through online teaching.”<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Affiliate Instructor Representative: <\/strong>Vacant<\/span><\/p>\n Online Student Representative: <\/strong>Vacant\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n MSW Cat II Representative: <\/span><\/strong>Adjoa Robinson, PhD, Social Work Lecturer<\/span><\/p>\n “Online delivery holds the potential for making higher education more broadly accessible.” – Dr. Robinson<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Office of Field Services Representative:<\/strong> Ann Sullivan \u00a0<\/p>\n BSSW Faculty Representative:<\/strong> Amanda Marsh Baranski<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n MSW Faculty <\/b>Representative<\/b><\/span>: <\/b><\/span><\/strong>Kathryn Trujillo PhD<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOnline<\/span>\u00a0learning has opened so many doors in higher education that are life changing for students and graduates.\u00a0 I love connecting with students and the chance to build learning communities across Colorado, across work schedules, and across different life circumstances! Especially in the pandemic,\u00a0online<\/span>\u00a0learning and communities have been critical to our ongoing growth!\u201d<\/p>\n To read more about how\u00a0online<\/span>\u00a0learning has changed the landscape of Social Work in Child Welfare specifically, check out our article<\/a>!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n MSW Faculty <\/b>Representative<\/b><\/span>:<\/b> Christian Itin, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n MSW Cat II Faculty <\/b>Representative<\/b><\/span>: <\/b>Perri Corvino, LCSW \u00a0<\/p>\n “Online<\/span>\u00a0learning offers us so many opportunities to teach and learn in ways that are beyond traditional pedagogical methods.”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n For more information about the faculty on this committee, please view the Faculty Directory: <\/strong>https:\/\/msudenver.edu\/socialwork\/facultystaff\/facultydirectory\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Current undertakings of the online committee for quality improvement in online learning: <\/p>\n Purpose: <\/strong><\/p>\n Canvas is new, the LMS is a different structure than Blackboard, students are expressing interest in having a common LMS experience, faculty are asking questions about what is expected, and we want to keep improving our online course experience! So, we would like to take a Canvas Snapshot reflecting how we are using Canvas (at this early point in time) to determine our online strengths and needs.<\/p>\n This snapshot is intended to get a picture of how instructors are using the Canvas template, organizing their course, and conducting online education. The snapshot will not provide individual course improvement ideas or instructor advice. Rather, it is looking at how we, as a whole department, are using Canvas and providing online courses. The information from this snapshot will inform design trainings and assistance; our design\/template priorities; to give us a better understanding of how we are using Canvas to benefit our students; and finally creating a template that works for faculty.<\/p>\n The snapshot is part of our larger strategic plan to keep improving our online delivery and course organization. This snapshot will help meet our goal of ongoing quality improvement. We hope to do a snapshot like this every 5 years to understand how we are using our LMS, organizing courses, using tools, and other essential information about our online learning and communication.<\/p>\n Plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n Select 25 to 40 course sections from the BSSW and MSW curriculum that have been taught in Canvas Fall 2020 and\/or Spring 2021. We will do selective sampling from the BSSW and MSW courses (but random selection of section\/instructor) to include:<\/p>\n This purposive yet random selection will allow us to look across the curriculum and sections to get a broad picture. The sampling pool will be selected from Cat I., Cat II., and Affiliate faculty sections.<\/p>\n You will be notified if your class is selected to the Canvas review. We will not enter your course without your knowledge. If you would like to volunteer, feel free, however, please know you will not be given any individual feedback as this is not an \u201caudit\u201d but rather a picture of how we are using Canvas that will inform where we want to go. No work or effort is required from you in this process. You will also be informed when we are finished with the snapshot. If you would like an individual course audit or accessibility audit, please contact Becky individually to sign up for this process.<\/p>\n Becky and Ann will be conducting this \u201cpicture\u201d of Canvas during Spring knowing that Canvas is TOTALLY new, and your courses may not look the way you want them to yet. THIS IS OKAY!!! It will be helpful for us to understand how the transition is going and how you all are intuitively (and through hard work) using Canvas.<\/p>\n <\/strong>Types of things assessed: <\/strong><\/p>\n Schedule (tentative): <\/strong><\/p>\n If you have feedback about Canvas and our department priorities in online design and course delivery, please email Ann at aoberma1@msudenver.edu<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are actively working on developing and improving our online social work education! As a team, the MSW, BSSW, Field, and OSWSS work together to provide the best education and support possible to our students. Over the years, we have Continue reading Online Committee<\/span>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2018\/09\/Ann-Obermann-SM-218x300.jpg\")
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<\/span>\u201cIf you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don\u2019t bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking.<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0– R. Buckminster Fuller, author, inventor, architect, futurist.<\/p>\n![\"Ann](\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/03\/Ann-Sullivan-203x300.png\")
<\/span>“I have enjoyed being a member of the online<\/span>\u00a0committee<\/span> for all that my colleagues have taught me about high quality online<\/span> instruction. It is exciting to hear the ever-evolving approaches to engaging students in\u00a0online<\/span> learning and to challenge myself to continue to try on new approaches and technologies. I continue to grow and learn from the dedication of my\u00a0online<\/span>\u00a0students who engage in deep reflection and learning within this platform.\u00a0 My students inspire me in my commitment to evolve and develop my\u00a0online<\/span> pedagogy.”<\/p>\n![\"Dr.](\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/03\/9O6A8146-2020-08-14T23_23_41.319-200x300.jpg\")
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