August 2020 FOTL Resources
Setting the Stage: Engaging Students Online
August 2020 FOTL
How do I build community in my classroom? How do I facilitate discussion? How do I give students feedback? How do I support students online? How should I structure the first day of the course? How do I integrate experiential learning in my course? How do I organize course content? These are all common questions that many educators have been considering both on a theoretical level and on a practical level for a long time.
Our current context-online learning-is shining a spotlight on these questions. Peruse the Chronicle of Higher Education or Inside Higher Education and you will see how these questions, particularly now, are surfacing in schools all over the country. And, there are many recommendations that can be gleaned from the literature on teaching and learning and from practical experience on how to answer these questions.
The hard work and creative problem-solving faculty will talk about today reflect a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. A desire to create learning environments that merge flexibility with structure and high expectations with compassion also reflect a commitment to cura personalis: attention to the formation of the student as a whole person. Sharing what they have learned throughout their teaching careers, particularly when there was a rapid pivot to online learning, reflects a desire to engage in dialog with other colleagues. Recognizing excellence in teaching and learning, reaffirming a commitment to Jesuit education, and creating a space for colleagues to talk with each other about teaching and learning are among the primary aims of FOTL.
Based on our work with faculty over the last several months as they transitioned online and grounded in some of the “big questions” I just mentioned a list of topics for this year’s FOTL was generated. These topics include reflecting on how to engage students online, taking engaged learning online, making the most of synchronous and asynchronous time, delivering feedback online, building community online, and connecting students with support services online. Our presenters will share how they have approached these topics in an online environment.
The presenters embody a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning and demonstrate the ability to reflect on their teaching practices, another primary aim of FOTL. I cannot thank our faculty presenters enough for the time and energy they devoted to organizing their ideas and then sharing their ideas today while they present.
August 2020 FOTL Opening Session
Taking Engaged Learning Online Session Recording
Making the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time Recording
Building Community Online Recording
Delivering Feedback Online Recording
Edited Chat Transcripts
Making the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time
Taking Engaged Learning Online
Delivering Feedback
Accessing Support Online:Where Students Can Go For Support
August 2020 FOTL Opening Remarks
View the Opening Session from the August 2020 Focus on Teaching and Learning
Featuring remarks from FCIP, Provost Norberto Grzywacz, notice of teaching award winners, and a faculty panel.
Setting the Stage: Engaging Students Online
August 2020 FOTL
How do I build community in my classroom? How do I facilitate discussion? How do I give students feedback? How do I support students online? How should I structure the first day of the course? How do I integrate experiential learning in my course? How do I organize course content? These are all common questions that many educators have been considering both on a theoretical level and on a practical level for a long time.
Our current context-online learning-is shining a spotlight on these questions. Peruse the Chronicle of Higher Education or Inside Higher Education and you will see how these questions, particularly now, are surfacing in schools all over the country. And, there are many recommendations that can be gleaned from the literature on teaching and learning and from practical experience on how to answer these questions.
The hard work and creative problem-solving faculty will talk about today reflect a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. A desire to create learning environments that merge flexibility with structure and high expectations with compassion also reflect a commitment to cura personalis: attention to the formation of the student as a whole person. Sharing what they have learned throughout their teaching careers, particularly when there was a rapid pivot to online learning, reflects a desire to engage in dialog with other colleagues. Recognizing excellence in teaching and learning, reaffirming a commitment to Jesuit education, and creating a space for colleagues to talk with each other about teaching and learning are among the primary aims of FOTL.
Based on our work with faculty over the last several months as they transitioned online and grounded in some of the “big questions” I just mentioned a list of topics for this year’s FOTL was generated. These topics include reflecting on how to engage students online, taking engaged learning online, making the most of synchronous and asynchronous time, delivering feedback online, building community online, and connecting students with support services online. Our presenters will share how they have approached these topics in an online environment.
The presenters embody a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning and demonstrate the ability to reflect on their teaching practices, another primary aim of FOTL. I cannot thank our faculty presenters enough for the time and energy they devoted to organizing their ideas and then sharing their ideas today while they present.
PowerPoint Presentations
Opening Session Slides
Taking Engaged Learning Online
Making the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time
Building Community Online
Delivering Feedback Online
Accessing Support Online: Where Students Can Go For Support
Edited Chat Transcripts
Making the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time
Taking Engaged Learning Online
Delivering Feedback
Accessing Support Online:Where Students Can Go For Support