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Reflection & Future Growth
Reflection & Future Growth
The learning doesn't stop here. I have already expanded my professional development efforts, with plans to continue doing so. Online teaching and technology are always changing, as well as our students, so our online pedagogy must as well.
The learning doesn't stop here. I have already expanded my professional development efforts, with plans to continue doing so. Online teaching and technology are always changing, as well as our students, so our online pedagogy must as well.
Because technology is dynamic, our understanding of the most effective and responsive means to connect with students must be as dynamic. Ongoing professional development, then, is a central component to effective online teaching.
Reflections
Reflections
Where I was.
Where I was.
I was pretty isolated and only had a couple of colleagues to exchange online teaching ideas with for a while. I didn't really know about PD opportunities where I could engage with other online teachers, even on my own campus.
Where I am.
Where I am.
I completed the @ONE Certificate Program, and I attended my first online teaching conference this past June. I am also a member of our department's newly formed Distance Education committee where we share resources and ideas.
Where I'm headed.
Where I'm headed.
I would like to present at the CCC Online Teaching Conference and during flex week at my college in the future. I would also like to read a book on online teaching and connect with colleagues in other departments who teach online.
Course Improvement Examples
Course Improvement Examples
Conferences: I attended the CCC Online Teaching Conference this past June in Anaheim. What an experience! Many of the @ONE instructors were presenters, and I was able to get some good networking in. Many sessions were geared toward novice online instructors, but I still took away a lot. I plan to look out for more opportunities like it.
Reading: I just ordered this book that I learned about from an instructor at the Online Teaching Conference. It is written by a teacher of color who came from a disadvantaged background, and he talks about how teachers can talk to students in "real" ways to motivate them. I can't wait to read it, consider it in my online course communication, and hopefully share it with the embedded tutors I supervise as well.
Zoom Interacts: I already use Zoom for live lectures, but I plan to experiment with it for students to do what a presenter called "Zoom interacts." I think student-to-student zooming would work really well for peer reviews in an online composition class.
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