He documents some research stating length anywhere from 3-15 minutes. Link to article from Quality Matters.
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Online Engagement Through Digital PowerUps
I thought this was a creative idea for discussion using what they are calling Digital PowerUps. It might be cool to try this in YellowDig using the #hashtag feature which gets little use. Check out the Teaching in Higher Education Podcast for some evidence based information, a nice 5 minute recap of what this is …
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Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Online Course Design
TOPkit Digest from the University of Central Florida June 2021 issue: Permeating a Teaching Culture of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
Peralta Online Equity Rubric
The Peralta Online Equity Rubric is an exciting tool that I learned about from a recent conference workshop I attended. As noted on their website, “The Peralta Equity Rubric is a research-based course (re)design evaluation instrument to help teachers make online course experiences more equitable for all students.” Online Equity Rubric We can consider the …
Checklist: Creating Materials with Accessibility in Mind
If you are creating a new course and/or creating materials for an existing course, the following are some things to keep in mind to assure that any materials are accessible to all of our learners. Public Health Course Rubric – Faculty Self Assessment This UVM Public Health Course Quality Rubric Tool is used to review …
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PH MicroGrad
Below are a few resources that may be helpful as you begin to create and design your MicroGrad course. While not a specific MicroGrad course, Vicki created this Introduction to Epidemiology mini-module. We designed it to include various interactive features such as a pre-quiz, short video lectures, case scenario, and a final quiz. If using …
YellowDig Student Panel, featuring PH Student
Wednesday February 17, 2021 Webinar Transcript Webinar video recording
Workload Estimator
YellowDig Resources for Students
Three general videos to share with YD faculty who can then share with students: Points (1:50 minutes) Searching and Filtering (1:38 minutes) YellowDig Functions: A Quick Start Guide (2:36 minutes) If students need to create superscripts in their posts, here is a video on how to do that. Creating superscripts in YellowDig (~1:18 minutes)
YellowDig Resources for Faculty
Are you thinking you’d like to use YellowDig to replace your Blackboard discussions? Before you do, I would highly suggest watching the following videos and setting a time to meet with an Instructional Designer to discuss ideas. I need a discussion (2 minutes) How to Build Strong Communities (5.5 minutes) Why no assignments? (5 minutes) …