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At CSU Channel Islands, we have long espoused servingness as an institutional value that extends beyond enrollment, demographics, labels, and statistics. It’s a celebration of our community, and as Gina Ann Garcia describes, intentional cultivation of institutional structures, practices, and outcomes that ensure Latine students (and, by extension, all students) thrive. In celebration of HSI […]
About this Series This summer over 230 faculty participated in our Summer T.H.R.I.V.E program to support their preparation for a fully virtual semester. The letters in T.H.R.I.V.E. stand for: T – Teaching & TechnologyH – High-Touch & Human CenteredR – Revised & ReenergizedI – Interaction & ImpactV – Variability & VulnerabilityE – Equity, Empathy & […]
Faculty Info Name: Elizabeth (Bonnie) Lavin-HughesAcademic Program: Performing Arts- Dance (PADA)Average Number of students per section: 24Featured Course: PA 210- Understanding Dance and Music in Elementary Education Had you taught online prior to the rapid shift to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19? No, not until Spring ’20 when CSUCI unexpectedly moved all courses online […]
Faculty Info Name: Benny NgAcademic Program: ChemistryAverage Number of students per section: 24Featured Course: Chem121L – General Chemistry 1 Lab Had you taught online prior to the rapid shift to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19? No, not until March 2020 What practice or technique have you implemented in your course? I created a welcome […]
Faculty Info Name: Monica DuranAcademic Program: EducationAverage Number of students per section: 24Featured Course: EDUC 320: Education in Modern Society (two sections) Had you taught online prior to the rapid shift to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19? No, not until mid March ’20. What practice or technique have you implemented in your course? Google […]
Perhaps not the ‘sexiest’ topic in virtual learning, but arguably one of the most important for student success (Joosten & Custis 2019). Simply put, navigating an online course is different – literally. Compare a student’s first day of all ‘online’ courses with their first day of ‘on ground’. Whether enrolled in Statistics or English; the […]
Faculty Info Name: Carol Hartnett Academic Program: School of EducationAverage Number of students per section: 30Featured Course: EDMS 522 Literacy 1 Methods: Multilingual/Multicultural Had you taught online prior to the rapid shift to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19? No, not until the shift. What practice or technique have you implemented in your course? I […]
Faculty Info Name: Peter HarperAcademic Program: ArtAverage Number of students per section: 32Featured Courses: Art 102: Multi Cultural Children’s Art Art 220: The History of the Art of Rock’n Roll, and Art 382: The Art of Social Media Had you taught online prior to the rapid shift to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19? Yes, […]
Faculty Info Name: Mary WooAcademic Programs: ESRM and ChemistryAverage Number of students per section: 40Featured Course: ESRM 205: Principles of Sustainability Had you taught online prior to the rapid shift to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19? No, not until March ’20 What practice or technique have you implemented in your course? I am using […]
