Since 2018, CSUCI has offered Learning Online 101 (LOL 101), a self-paced tutorial for students that prepares them for technical and academic success in online and blended courses. Instructors import LOL 101 as an assignment in their course, where students complete the tutorial and earn a badge. As of now, over 10,000 students have been […]
“Conflict is inevitable; combat is optional” Max Lucado Whether it’s developing a syllabus, building a Canvas site, or navigating online platforms for teaching and work, differences in perceptions and expectations arise over time between (and among) users and developers. Many resources exist on campus and in the CSU to settle disputes between students, staff, and […]
Having worked in a variety of fields over the course of my career–Information Technology, Human Resources, Administration, and customer service–I can attest to the ubiquitous truth that we are naturally inclined to see things from our particular vantage point of expertise, with the resources, processes, and lexicon we are familiar with that shapes our perspective […]
I am a white, female Assistant Professor at a Hispanic-Serving institution and found that Latinx students in my online courses felt less connected to me than others. As more courses are placed online, instructors need to reflect on and improve such disparities. Here is my reflection. Compared to other racial/ethnic groups, Latino male students are […]
A Historical Moment On Saturday, May 18, 2019, the Collaborative Online Doctorate in Educational Leadership (CODEL) program hooded its first-ever graduates, making history–yet again–for the CSU. CODEL has been a history-making program. After former California State University Chancellor, Charles Reed, and Senator Jack Scott passed legislation allowing CSU campuses to offer doctoral degrees in Educational […]
Introduction: Removing Time and Space as Barriers to the Pursuit of a Terminal Degree In 2005, then-California State University Chancellor, Charles Reed, and Senator Jack Scott, worked together to propose and pass legislation that allowed CSU campuses to begin offering doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.). Until about four years ago, these were traditional […]
The Google Classroom environment offers easy access for teachers who wish to collaborate on the development instructional materials to be shared among colleagues. This increasingly pervasive virtual workspace offers a unique opportunity for teacher candidates to work together on the creation of materials which meet the needs of a variety of learners. The Read & […]
Welcome to my first installment of a monthly series, Wired for Presence. High-touch humanized and connected course facilitation is essential in supporting positive student outcomes (course completion, grades, and student satisfaction) for historically underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged students (Kaup, 2012; Jaggars & Xu, 2016). However, balancing strong presence with a manageable instructor workload is of […]
“To go fast, go alone. To go far, go together.” – African Proverb quoted in Together is Better by Simon Sinek The Group Work Challenge I have been fortunate in my teaching career to work on classes that have creative, meaningful and interesting group projects. The projects my students work on require most of the […]
Student ratings of teaching are a contested ritual, particularly as they seem tainted by gender bias and low response rates, as reported in a recent column in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Even as this may be the case, the narrative feedback provided by those students who do complete course evaluations may offer some useful […]
