Less Talking, More Teaching

My training sessions led to my less talking more teaching approach, spending only 10-15 min speaking at a time (aka Chunking) in my Hybrid courses.

• Take lecture breaks every 10 min or so to introduce an activity, video, or discussion.
• For my online students (and faculty), I began to send course walk-through videos to help with the navigation of tools and course expectations.

Student Engagement

How do I get the students to actively participate and begin to enjoy this new learning environment?

• Create a more casual setting for students to foster a "speak up culture."
• Microsoft Forms to inform teaching practice.
• Be willing and flexible enough to change things up, sometimes on the fly.

"What was the most challenging part of your week?"

International Studies: VR Experience

• Last year, STCC piloted our first Study Abroad VR experience!
• Students visited Rome and Paris via Virtual Reality and submitted presentations on their favorite sites/excursions as their final via Adobe Spark, now known as Creative Cloud Express.

Gamification and Building Relationships

• Spark Challenge: Create a video that explains how you're creative. The top three videos that receive the most votes can earn extra credit for the quiz or project of their choice!
• Padlet: Share three things that have helped you succeed throughout the pandemic.
• Hyperdoc: Lists links to the resources shared by students.

The Learning Framework by Holly Clark

#HollyClarkEdu

Contact: radams11@southwest.tn.edu