We partner with OU faculty to integrate digital technologies into courses and programs to promote a better learning environment for all learners.
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Students learn best when they reflect on their learning. These 40 sample questions from @edutopia can help your students reflect more and learn better (PDF): edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutop…
This article includes some really helpful examples on how to develop more engaging live sessions that make students actually want to attend.
Finding zero-cost ways to help incentivize students to attend class can encourage more class participation and help students form connections with each other and the instructional team. ow.ly/ZCzH50OKg50
Shoutout Jeffery Basara, an OU Online instructor we've partnered with on Civil Engineering and Water Quality courses!
#OUResearch in the News - "A recent study found that flash drought that can happen in just weeks will be more frequent in coming decades. Jeffery Basara, @ousom assoc. professor, told @foxweather what that could mean to agriculture and ecological systems.
foxweather.com/watch/play-66…
One of our education technologists @KeeganSLW will be presenting a talk tomorrow at 2pm titled "Epic Heroes: Exploring Narrative in Course Design Through Play" as a part of the @TLDCast free online conference this week all about Learning by Doing.
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Any good teacher has to have a teaching, social, and cognitive presence in order to foster strong student interaction. For instructors in online environments, this looks like four main roles: pedagogical, social, managerial, and technical.
ou.edu/digitallearning/resou…
If you need help making your Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents more accessible, @webaim has a lot of great resources:
webaim.org/training/docs/
One of our educational technologists, @KeeganSLW, will be hosting a webinar on how to use Twine for game design and project based learning. It will be Tuesday, April 25 from 7pm - 8pm CT.
Register here: oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
Today, our whole team is together for a Day of Development. We just heard from @KevinDeShazo on the Five Voices and how knowing our own and our team members' voices can help us "treat others how they need to be treated" and "give people what they need to operate at their best."
"Everyone speaks. Not everyone is heard." - @KevinDeShazo
You can't take care of a cactus and a rose bush the same way and expect them both to flourish. Everyone needs something different in order to thrive.
The 2023 Women of Learning and Development conference is coming up on March 30-31. This free conference "provides a platform to amplify women's voices, build connections in the L&D community, and share women's stories, accomplishments, and wisdom."
thetldc.com/events/2023/2023…
If you weren't able to attend, @ScissortailCS has posted a summary of Career Tips from the conference, including a little wisdom from one of our IDs!
scissortailcs.com/career-tip…
The Office of DEI is hosting a virtual panel of accomplished women within the OU community on March 30 from 12:15-1:15pm. It will focus on the obstacles and achievements of working women within a variety of industries.
oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
If you find yourself teaching a large-enrollment online class, you might wonder how to manage that effectively.
@teachonlineasu has a great three part series on the best practices for teaching large online classes: teachonline.asu.edu/2018/09/…
Good news for full time OU employees! The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education has approved a new tuition waiver and fee exemption package for 100% FTE faculty and staff to enroll in any of the 34 OU Online graduate degree programs.
More info here: hr.ou.edu/Employees/Universi…
The ODL media team got a lovely shoutout from @wipsters. Our IDs and the media team use Wipster to collaborate with instructors to offer the best possible course videos for students
linkedin.com/posts/wipster_h…
You can read the full @wipsters article about how ODL uses Wipster here:
wipster.io/case-studies/stre…
The Wake Forest @wfucat has updated their Workload Estimator. If you're designing a course, you can can use it to estimate how long it will take students to complete all the materials each week.
cat.wfu.edu/resources/tools/…
Sample courses are a great way to see what's possible and get ideas for your course. Here is a great explainer on ODL's sample course designs that we make available to instructors:
adamcroom.com/2023/02/take-a…
If you want more ideas on how to create assignments using ChatGPT, here's an article from @facultyfocus:
facultyfocus.com/articles/co…
