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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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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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 …
I recently read a book titled Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes by Flower Darby with James M. Lang. My approach to teaching is very practical and application based so I appreciated some of the ideas shared in this book. Some were new ideas to me, some not, and I’ve compiled my …
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I first heard about PhotoVoice when I participated in a 2015 webinar in Creating and Sustaining Effective Online Discussions: Strategies to Foster Critical Thinking and Student Voice. At the 12:28 minute mark is when the presenter talks about photovoice. LINK TO WEBINAR We have since adapated the photo voice activity in a variety of different …
After many years of working with a public health survey course we realized students come to the class with varying ranges of experience using reference citations for their writing. This semester we tried something new. After the fourth week of the course we asked students to pause and reflect on their AMA citations. The assignment …
The following is a great resource for anyone who teaches online. I highly recommend subscribing to the TOPkit Digest which is sent out on a regular basis with relevant and timely resources related to teaching online. TOPkit
The following is a discussion based activity we developed for an Epidemiology for Practice online course. The module focused on sources of data for use in Epidemiology and this activity asked students to apply and intergrate measures of morbidity, mortality and descriptive epidemiology into their graph/map interpretations. This activity allows students to create the content …
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In October of 2017, Dr. Lynn Blevins was a guest speaker in out Teaching Effectively Online “live” seminar. She shared some of her authentic and relevant assessments she uses to foster student motivation. Since it ties so closely to the 7 principles of effective education, faculty presence, student motivation and retention, we decided to share …
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