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Using Flipgrid for Critical THinking Discussions: An Engaging Alternative to Discussion Boards

4/13/2020

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​Below are the instructions I share for what I call Critical Thinking Discussions on Flipgrid. I host three of these formal Flipgrid discussions every quarter/semester. Students serve as Discussion Starters for one of the three discussions and Deep Thinkers for the other two. I use Canvas groups to randomly assign students to the Discussion Starter and Deep Thinker roles across the three discussions.

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Strategies and TIps to maximize productivity when working from home

4/7/2020

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​With the recent and sudden shift from having face-to-face classes to moving fully online, it can be challenging to keep up the same level of productivity. Here are some tips that TNP editorial team put together to maximize our productivity while working from home. 

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What Do Online or Remote Learners Need from You to Succeed?

3/22/2020

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Model a wise mind (we can do this) strategy for doing your best to support learning and success in this challenging time. Don't suggest it's going to be an easy and smooth transition, but let learners know you’re going to be there to make sure everyone can learn and succeed. Start by letting everyone know that we are going to do the best we can online, but realize along the way that we are going to need their help and support to gradually do even better.
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The Weirdest Semester

3/21/2020

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Hi y'all! Long time no chat! ​This semester has possibly been the weirdest I have experienced for more reasons than one, and it’s not even over yet! Obviously, the coronavirus pandemic is one of them, but to give more context, let’s rewind a bit, shall we?

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Are You Ready to be an Online or Remote Learning Facilitator?

3/20/2020

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​If you are not willing to be a devoted learning facilitator, you are going to struggle to teach online. Your learners are going to need far more than Zoom lectures and announcements to learn and succeed online. Usually, students elect to take online courses. We are pushing some learners out of their comfort zones.
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To ease the transition, first, take time to 
reorient them to the big learning goals and the online environment. Go slow. Offer an orientation period with specific assignments that help ensure learners get and stay onboard the course. For example, begin with a brief module that focuses on how to learn, stay motivated, and be productive online.

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Tech Corner w/Jenel Cavazos: Tech Teaching & aSSIGNMENTS

2/14/2020

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I’ve written about several different tech tools in previous blogs, and I’ve got more to go…but today I want to talk about some specific ways to use tech tools to liven up your assignments.  Tired of grading the same boring papers? In the market to try something new next semester? Then this blog post is for you!

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Tracking Joy

2/7/2020

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Warning: this post is not about teaching or professional development. It’s a post about something I am trying out. I guess this is a way to hold me accountable? For those of you who know me, you know I adore podcasts. While listening to an episode of This American Light (episode: The Show of Delights), I was struck by how certain moments in time fill us with joy. Little things, like when I am getting ready to eat some incredibly simple tostadas on a week night. Or big things, like when my husband and I made our common law marriage official (with a piece of printer paper that we had notarized, stating we agreed to be in a common law marriage. Romantic, I know. We are waiting for Nicholas Sparks to contact us for new story ideas).

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Scaffolding: Part 3

10/19/2019

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To (belatedly) round out our series on scaffolding in the classroom, I am sharing my technique for scaffolding in Statistics, which I shared during yesterday’s poster session at STP’s Annual Conference on Teaching. Below is a copy of the poster and ancillary materials are available here. Other materials are available on request, comment below or email us at thenoviceprofessor@gmail.com. 

Check out part 1 and part 2 of this series for more ideas on scaffolding! 

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