As the weeks progressed and things got increasingly difficult, I appreciate[d] Dr. Mills giving us the space to speak/write if we needed to and step away if we had to. I don[‘]t think this online transition was perfect, but I think Dr. Mills was consistently thinking about us as people and then as students, and […]
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You need to be using screenshots — Rick Barth
In my communication workflow in this crazy online era, I have realized that I can often avoid a wordy description with a picture: A formula or figure from some online source A little piece of the student’s online submitted work I’d like to comment on specifically A funny meme 🙂 I can make that happen […]
PSYCH250: Social Psychology — Brittany Liu
Registration: 2 sections of 25 My plan is to conduct my Social Psychology class all online. I’m combining my favorite parts of asynchronous and synchronous teaching online. I also am trying to be as flexible as possible, knowing that some students and their families are not out of the woods yet, that home responsibilities may […]
HIST102 Modern Europe — Christina Carroll
Registration: 27 I’ve put together a mock-up model below that I think would work for an intro-level history class. I wanted to add as a caveat that this is not actually the model that I’ve decided to use in the fall – I’ve decided to run with an online class with synchronous discussions on Teams […]
GERM101: Beginning German 1 — Kathryn Sederberg
Registration: Lecture 23, Lab 12
MATH310 Complex and Vector Variables — Rick Barth
Registration: 30 The students in this class are typically sophomore math majors for whom it serves as an “introduction to theorems and proofs” course, math minors for whom this serves as the final course in the “applied mathematics” minor sequence, and senior math majors who are interested in gaining familiarity with a new mathematical topic. […]
MATH105 Quantitative Reasoning — Rick Barth
Registration: typically 30 Students (in spring 2020 there were 42 students) In Spring 2020, I met with students by video during the first week to get acquainted and to demonstrate the software platforms and routines of the course, but otherwise I conducted this class entirely asynchronously. This was in part because the number of students […]
COMP 320 Principles of Programming Languages — Alyce Brady
(Spring 2020, Re-envisioned for future hybrid offering) Enrollment: 37 students (should have been more like 15) Under normal circumstances, this course meets three times a week for a mixture of lecture, some group-work, and weekly presentations by students. When enrollment is high, students present in small groups with each group presenting just once in the […]
COMP 105 Introduction to Computer Science — Alyce Brady
Enrollment: 32 students Usually would meet 4 times a week (3 lecture/mini-lab classes and a full lab each week); there are usually 2 lab sections of approx. 15 students each. Under normal circumstances, the most valuable interpersonal interactions are during the lab/mini-lab times, when students work side-by-side, asking questions and comparing approaches, and I circulate, […]
Customize your background image in Teams
An important note: The steps below work for me in the Teams App on Windows 10. We’ve come to realize that different operating systems have different features and behavior. If you have a Mac, Chromebook, or use the browser-based Teams site, please let everyone know how/if this works for you in the comments below. Thanks! […]