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…
OIC: A Practical and Simple Tool for Managing Student Conversations
I truly love being an online facilitator, but it can lend itself to more frequent communication gaps because everyone is virtual. Online communication can be easily misinterpreted or unintentionally lead…
Active Learning Strategies, Techniques, and Examples You Can Use in Your Course
With active learning practices on the rise, educators are seeking pedagogically sound information about the best ways to integrate and execute active learning techniques within their own teaching. But what…
Strategies for Antiracist and Decolonized Teaching
In the wake of the 2020 summer of racial reckoning, faculty and educators have increasingly felt the pressure to examine the role of institutions of higher education and their teaching…