The Online Teaching and Learning (OTL) Workshop series is created with the intent to explore strategies, assessment, pedagogy, and tools and technology in online education. These workshops are mainly led by EKU faculty with moderate to extensive online teaching experience or by faculty/instructional designer tandems. OTL sessions are 40 minutes long with an additional 10 minutes for Q&A.
9/14 Managing Your Online Course with Dr. Steve Dwinnells | Recording
9/13 Student Support Hotline with Lindsay Greenwell | Recording
2/16 Best Practices in Online Teaching with Drs. Myrabeth Bundy and Matt Winslow | Recording
2/8 Tips for Teaching Online in a Pinch and Long Term with Vicki Sikora – 11AM-12PM | Recording
2/2 Jennifer Fairchild: Tips for fostering community and strategies for developing instructor immediacy in the online classroom – 11AM-12 | Recording
2/1 Working with Blackboard groups – Basic to Advanced in 45 Minutes | Recording
1/25 Smarthinking: Multi-subject tutoring for eCampus students at no additional cost – 11:00AM-12:00PM | Registration Link Recording
TBA Evening sessions on topics of interest to part time instructors and facilitators
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1/13 Top Tips for New Online Facilitators and Instructors with Dr. Chris Daniel | View Recording
11/17 Advanced Blackboard Group Management with Dr. Chris Daniel | View Recording
11/9 Persuall Social Reader Application with Cindy Hawks | View Recording
10/27 Blackboard App: Designing a More Mobile-Friendly Course with Vicki Sikora | View Recording
10/26 This I do to Promote Attendance and Engagement in My Online Asynchronous Coures with Dr. Kim Parsons | View Recording
10/6 11AM-12PM PowerPoint Reborn with Vicki Sikora | View Recording
10/5 11AM-12PM – Lessions from the Pandemic Series: Discord for Discussions with Dr. Alison Buck | View Recording
9/28 – Google Docs for Scaffolded Group Work/Student Engagement via Zoom – With Dr. Cindy Tran – View Recording
9/9 – Resounding Echo: Engaging Online Students – With Angel King, LCSW – View Recording
Hosting Multimedia Files in Blackboard, View Recording
5 Steps to Reduce Stress and Student Confusion Through the Power of Organization, View Recording
What’s New in Blackboard, View Recording
Using VoiceThreads to Increase Student Engagement, View Recording
Google World, View Recording
Microsoft OneDrive, View Recording
5 Lessons Learned from Online Engagement, Assessment, and Evaluation, View Recording
Flipping the Grid on Student Interactions, View Recording
Innovative Online Activities, View Recording
PowerPoint Reborn, View Recording
Video Production 101: Tips for Creating, Hosting, and Delivering Course Media, View Recording
Ungrading Tests Your Deepest Teaching Convictions, If You Dare, View Recording
Using Discord for Online Course Communication, View Recording
Online Teaching: A Few of My Favorite(?) Things, View Recording
Online Teaching: Designing Resilient Courses for Resilient Students in Ever-Changing Learning Environments, View Recording
Canceled – Video Feedback on Student Assignments
Hosting Multimedia Files in Blackboard, View Recording
What’s New in Blackboard, View Recording
Flipping the Grid on Student Interactions, View Recording
Small changes, Big Impact: Using your PowerPoint Lectures Online, View Recording
Using VoiceThreads to Increase Student Engagement, View Recording
Microsoft OneDrive, View Recording
Best Practices in Online Learning, View Recording
Online Student Engagement, View Recording
Online Cheating – Can Anything Be Done to Prevent It?, View Recording
Tweeting the Night Away: Replacing Blogs with Twitter Conversations in Online Classes, View Recording
Lockdown Browser and Assignment feedback Techniques, View Recording
Effective Use of Discussion Boards, View Recording
Student Engagement Plans, View Recording
Simple Ways to Increase Student Engagement in the Virtual Classroom, View Recording
Connecting with your Students Online, View Recording
Formative Assessment Through Group Projects In Online Classroom, View Recording
Blackboard Mechanics: Multimedia Grading and Course Reports, View Recording
Microsoft OneDrive, View Recording
Using VoiceThreads to Increase Student Engagement, January 22 from 11-12 | Register Here
Flipping the Grid on Student Interactions, View Recording
Small changes, Big Impact: Using your PowerPoint Lectures Online, View Recording
Recreating Class Discussion in an Online Environment, View Recording
Review of Best Practices for Use of Blooms Taxonomy in Writing Objectives, View Recording
Course Planning with Backward Design, View Recording
Critical Reading and eText Social Annotation (Perusall), View Recording
Conducting Hands-On Chemistry Labs Online, View Recording
Design and Use of In-Basket Exercises for Experiential Learning, View Recording
Integrating Popular Culture in Online Learning to Increase Student Engagement, View Recording
Highlights of 25 Online Teaching and Learning Workshops and More, View Recording
Cut Your Grading Time by 1/3 without Sacrificing Quality, View Recording
CANCELED Quality Matters Certification, CANCELED | More info
Blackboard Collaborate, Jonathan Sikora | View recording.
Making Expectations Clear and Evaluations Transparent in Online Courses, Dr. Sara Incera | View Recording.
Using VoiceThreads to Increase Student Engagement, VoiceThread | View Recording
Discussion Assignments: One Size Doesn’t Fit All, Dr. Aaron Sciascia | View Recording
Microsoft OneDrive, Esther Tattershall | View Recording
Promoting Self-Assessment and Reflection in Online Courses: Strategies for Engaging the Learner in Course Design, Dr. April Blakely and Esther Tattershall | View Recording
ADA Awareness Month: IT & IDC Present on Using Ally to Check Your Blackboard Files | View Recording.
Using Memes in Classroom Instruction, Clinton Nowicke | View Recording
Take 20 to get 100: A Few Quick Best Practices to Maximize Document Accessibility, Chris Daniel | View Recording.
Grading Contracts and Online classes?, Margaret Frozena and Dominic Ashby | View Recording
Real-World Discussion Boards: New Strategies for Faculty Consideration, Dr. Molly Bradshaw | View Recording
Online, but not Isolated! Teacher Presence in the Virtual Classroom, Dr. Dorie Combs | View Recording
Quality Matters Certification, More info
Ally, Audio/Video Grade Feedback, Jonathan Sikora, View Recording
Utilizing Rubrics, Chris Daniel, View Recording
Online Course Planning with Backward Design, Nedim Slijepcevic, View Recording
Creative strategies for fostering community and student engagement in your online classroom, Jennifer Fairchild, View Recording
Using VoiceThreads to Increase Student Engagement, George Heines, View Recording
Recreating Class Discussion in an Online Environment, Eileen Shanahan, View Recording
Setting Goals for you and your Students: Online Course Planning and Assessments, Yoshie Nakai, View Recording
Online Cheating – Can Anything Be Done to Prevent It?, Chris Daniel, View Recording
“Dear A11y”: An Hour of Advice about Digital Accessibility, Jennifer Perkins, View Recording (download supporting PDF slides)
Online Student Interaction Activities, Anne Cizmar, View Recording
Creating Unique and Engaging Online Assignments, Jessica Harber, View Recording
Quality Matters Certification, April 19 from 9:00-4:30 | More info
Student Engagement in Your Course: A Data Snapshot (Esther Tattershall, August 22). View Recording
Using VoiceThreads to Increase Student Engagement (George Heines, VoiceThread, August 29). View Recording
Audio/Video Grade Feedback and other new Bb Features (Jonathan Sikora, August 30). View Recording
Gamified Practice Testing 2.0 in Online Classroom (Dr. Michael Chen, September 4 ). View Recording
Mastering Online Discussions (Dr. Nedim Slijepcevic, Dr. Steve Dwinnells, September 11) View Recording
Online, but not Isolated! Teacher Presence in the Virtual Classroom (Dr. Dorie Combs, September 19) View Recording
Relationship Building without Match.com: 10 Take Home Strategies for Online Student Connectedness (Drs. Brooke Bentley, Angela Wood, and Margaret Zoellers, September 26) View Recording
How to Build a “Digital Bridge” (Jennifer Perkins, October 2) View Recording
Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Award Showcase (Margaret Frozena, October 8) View Recording
Introduction to Smarthinking (Jennifer Koch, Pearson, October 9) View Recording
You Have an Ally in Blackboard! (Jonatan Sikora, October 10) View Recording
Online Teaching Yoga: Combining Pedagogical Strengths with Flexibility in Instruction (Dr. Beth Polin, October 22) View Recording
How I Disrupted My (Boring) Use of Discussion Boards (Dr. Scotty Dunlap, October 24) View Recording
Wikis and Audio/Video Feedback (Dr. Shirley O’Brien, October 29) View Recording
The Case(s) for Formative Feedback: A Dynamic Communications Tool in Online Asynchronous Courses (Chris Danie, November 27l) View Recording
Barry Burkett: Online Course Timesaving Techniques with Google Docs – View Recording
Voicethread Training: Effective use of VoiceThreads in Online Courses – View Recording
Dr. Steve Dwinnells: Top 10 + 2 Best Practices for Effective Online Teaching – View Recording
Dr. Nedim Slijepcevic: Introduction to Rubrics – View Recording
Dr. MyraBeth Bundy: My Online Teaching and Learning Practices – View Recording
Jennifer Perkins: Designing Documents with an “Access Ramp” – View Recording
Barry Burkett: Metacognition and Online Course Design – View Recording
Dr. Laura Clark and Dr. Dusty Embury: My Online Teaching and Learning Practices – View Recording
Dr. Nedim Slijepcevic: Applying the Quality Matter Certification
Alix Heintzman: Building better bridges: Race and Inclusivity in Online Courses – View Recording
Dr. Fontaine Sands: My Online Teaching and Learning Practices – View Recording
Sam Williamson: Best Practice Tips & Strategies for Video Editing – View Recording
Dr. Steve Dwinnells: e-Campus Course Evaluations – View Recording
Megan Jones and Barry Burkett: Online Course Timesaving Techniques with Google Docs and Microsoft Drive – View Recording
Dr. Ryan Baggett and Mikah Pritchard: Online strategies with an emphasis on engagement or tools and technology – View Recording
Alix Heintzman: Building Better Bridges: Race and Inclusivity in Online Courses – View Recording
Dr. Donna Corley and Chris Daniel: My Online Teaching and Learning Practices – View Recording
Dr. April Blakely: 10 Things I’ve Learned about Teaching Online – View Recording
Dr. Cindy Hayden: It works for Me in Blended Classroom – View Recording
Jennifer Perkins: Designing Documents with an “Access Ramp” – View Recording
Dr. Steve Dwinnells: Improving Student Retention in Online Courses – View Recording
Jonathan Sikora: What’s New in Blackboard SaaS – View Recording
Dr. Alex Varakin: Utilizing Publisher and Free Resources in your Online Classroom – View Recording
Dr. Laura Clark: -It works for me in Online Classroom (Commonwealth 1801 from noon-1 p.m.). – View Recording.
Dr. Nedim Slijepcevic: Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) certification
Dr. Michelle Gremp and Dr. Elizabeth Crane (Commonwealth 1801 from noon-1 p.m.) – Online Tools for Student Engagement: Wikis, Journals, and ThingLink – View Recording
Megan Jones and Barry Burkett: Online Course Timesaving Techniques with Google Docs and Microsoft Drive (Commonwealth 1801 from noon-1 p.m.) View Google Tutorials – View Microsoft Tutorials – View Recording
Dr. MyraBeth Bundy: It works for me in Online Classroom (Commonwealth 1801 from noon-1 p.m.) –View Recording
Jennifer Perkins: A Little Means a Lot: Simple Ways to Improve Online Course Accessibility (Online) – View Recording
Dr. Leslie Hardman – It works for me in Online Classroom. – View Recording
Voicethread Overview – View Recording
Dr. Zekeriya Eser: Effective use of Camtasia and iSpring in Online Classroom – View recording
Jennifer Perkins: A Little Means a Lot: Simple Ways to Improve Online Course Accessibility – View Recording.
Dr. Ryan Baggett and Mikah Pritchard: Online strategies with an emphasis on engagement or tools and technology – View Recording.
Dr. Antoinette Davis and Catherin Beechie: Using lightboard for online instruction
OTL: Erin Stevenson on Peer Review and Self Assessment Tips and Tricks