教师 members at 博彩平台网址大全 are immersing themselves this summer in learning best practices for online teaching and virtual student engagement as they prepare for a fall semester offered in a combination of remote, 面对面, 以及混合课程形式.
Nearly 100 members of the faculty are participating this month in a series of 七月设计工作室 博彩平台网址大全开设的工作坊 教与学中心 及资讯服务” 研究、教学、技术(RIT)团队 由弗劳尔·达比协助, assistant dean of online and innovative pedagogies at Northern Arizona University and co-author of 小型在线教学:学习科学在在线教学中的应用 (2019).
CTL的工作是在各个方面促进有效的教学, including the online instruction and virtual interaction that became a way of life in the spring 2020 semester, 当时博彩平台网址大全的所有课程都迅速转变为远程教学模式. 蒂娜L. Anselmi, 心理学副教授，CTL联合主任, said that the faculty is being much more intentional about remote teaching this fall, 与去年春天相反, when new technology was introduced to preexisting course curricula on an emergency basis for the final weeks of the semester. “What we’re dealing with now is a really deliberate and robust way of thinking about the merge of pedagogy and technology, 哪些可以以深思熟虑和重要的方式嵌入到课程中,安塞尔米说.
我们的目标, Anselmi说, 教师们会从这个项目中获得循证实践吗, 工具, and strategies they need to enhance online and flexible-format courses and to help students engage and learn. Each week focuses on a specific topic: Foundations of Online Teaching; Connections and Community Online; Online Assessment Strategies That Guide Learning; and Putting It All Together. 教师们每周一参加由达比领导的Zoom研讨会, 然后在一周内单独或分组远程工作, and reconvene virtually on Fridays so 达比 can respond to questions and concerns that have arisen.
肖恩Cocco, 历史副教授，CTL联合主任, said that CTL developed the concept for the Design Studios with Trinity’s RIT director, 杰森·琼斯以及他团队的主要成员. “我们决定联系弗劳尔·达比, 一位国家级的专家，及时地写了一本关于在线教学的书,Cocco说. “She was intrigued because no one seemed to be taking on such a sustained effort and one that pretty clearly builds the corroboration between pedagogy and technology.”
琼斯说, “今年夏天，许多机构都在举办这样的研讨会, 但很多时候是为期一天或一周的课程.
这里的过程是深思熟虑的. 设计工作室被巧妙地规划了出来, and the faculty get to do this work in ways that apply what they’re learning in real time to the courses they’re developing. 这一切都非常令人兴奋.琼斯称赞博彩平台网址大全的教学技术专家谢丽尔·凯普(Cheryl Cape), Cait肯尼迪, 以及Dave Tatem帮助制定和支持这个项目.
The Design Studios follow two workshops CTL hosted in June: Trinity Professor of Political Science 斯蒂芬妮钱伯斯 led a talk about survey data collected from faculty and students with feedback from the spring semester; and Anne Law, 莱德大学心理学教授, presented a framework for teaching in alternate formats using technology. Anselmi说, “教师 were prepared for the more conceptual and hands-on work we’re doing in the Design Studios in July, 然后他们将有整个八月的时间来继续这项工作. The interest in these workshops shows our faculty’s dedication to confronting the realities of teaching in a changed environment.”
Anselmi added that some of the ideas presented in the Design Studios apply beyond online teaching and can be useful for 面对面 education long after the pandemic is over. One important idea is the value of collaboration and seeing learning as a joint enterprise in which faculty members support the students’ own efforts. “我们都在这里旅行，”安塞尔米说. “I think students need to think of themselves as active participants and partners in the learning process.”
Cocco added that he wants the Trinity faculty to set an example to students of how to solve complex problems when they may not have an existing skill set. “It’s important to show students how much we put into this and to show the importance of learning new skills, 运用你的技能, 从道德的角度考虑,Cocco说. “We all are thinking about the ways in which making remote learning accessible is not just about public health, 这是最重要的, but it’s also about making it equitable and doing the right thing in a difficult time. 我们希望这是今年夏天教员成长的一部分.”
教师 members have been able to work together with a sense of enthusiasm and urgency during this program to plan strategies that offer students the best experiences possible given the current circumstances. “T在这里’s a sense of grief over the loss of a certain kind of student-faculty interaction,Cocco说, “but this is an opportunity to think differently about what we do and to embrace this challenge in that spirit.”
琼斯说 that in addition to finding faculty with a refreshed skill set, students this fall will see restructured remote classroom environments, new courses developed with reflective uses of technology at top of mind, 创造性地使用视频和多媒体内容. “And I think t在这里 will be real attention to bringing the best parts of on-campus teaching to this format,琼斯补充道.
索尼娅Cardenas, 学院代理院长兼教务副院长, acknowledged the work of the faculty in preparing for the coming academic year. “Trinity’s dedicated faculty of teacher-scholars have been working hard, 决心让他们的学生在明年茁壮成长,”她说。. “I am particularly proud of how our faculty are fusing liberal arts pedagogies with the best of online teaching, designing learning experiences that are both personalized and distinctive. 他们塑造了敏捷性, 创造力, and resilience—all core skills of lifelong learners and hallmarks of a Trinity education for the future.”
For a sample of the expertise 达比 is sharing with Trinity faculty, read her article in 高等教育编年史， “Covid-19期间在线教学的5种低技术，节省时间的方法”.
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