21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Five
*This is the last of our five-part series. Online Discussion Ideas - Multimedia and Resources The past four articles in this series have suggested 21 ideas for structuring an…
Ludic Pedagogy: Schooling Our Students in Fun
As much of the higher education experience has moved online in the throes of a global pandemic, there is much discourse about how to survive and thrive in this new—and…
Co-Facilitated Discussions to Truly Engage Your Online Students with Course Content
Asynchronous online discussions (AOD) are commonly used by online course instructors who want their students to reflect on the course content and express their personal understanding, while also responding to…
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Four
*This is a five-part series. Five Online Discussion Ideas to Foster Metacognition In this post, the fourth in a series of five articles describing ideas for structuring an online discussion,…
Adapting Group Activities for COVID to Ignite Student Engagement
A year after being thrust into virtual learning, professors and students agree online learning and Zoom classes are workable, but it is just not the same as in-person learning. The…
Proactive Microresistance in a Microaggressive World
Microresistance is the umbrella term for small-scale individual or collaborative efforts that empower targeted people and allies to cope with, respond to, and/or challenge microaggressions with a goal of disrupting…
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Three
*This is a five-part series. Seven Online Discussion Ideas to Explore Concepts through Convergent Thinking In this five-part article series, we look at ideas for structuring an online discussion.…
Setting the Tone in a Virtual Classroom: Using Padlet to Foster Conversations About Classroom Values
In my experience, spontaneous conversations about classroom values can be awkward. Ditto for icebreakers and typical “norm”-setting discussions. Could there be a way to avoid awkwardness by easing the students…
Microresistance as a Way to Respond to Microaggressions on Zoom and in Real Life
Someone speaks over you. The chair consistently overlooks your raised hand. A colleague takes credit for an idea that someone else articulated just moments ago. Misgendering. Mispronunciation of names. Tokenizing,…
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Two
*This is a five-part series. Four Online Discussion Ideas to Explore Concepts Through Divergent Thinking In the last installment of this article series, I described five ideas for structuring online…