[Factc] 3 More "Lifeboat" Strategy Sessions for Faculty New To Teaching Online

[Jennifer Whetham]

For faculty who are new to teaching online ...


SBCTC is pleased to offer faculty THREE more "Lifeboat Strategy" sessions this week!



A HUGE thank you to welding faculty Doug Rupik of South Seattle, communications faculty Andi Zamora of Bellingham Technical College, and English faculty member Tish Lopez from South Seattle.

  *   On Monday, April 6th, 2020, at 1pm ... Doug will share the design of his fully online welding course, as well as his top tips for professional-technical faculty to get their first two weeks online up and running.

  *   On Tuesday, April 7th, 2020, at 1pm ... Andi will share the design of her fully online communications course, as well as her top tips for faculty for getting their first two weeks online.

  *   On Thursday, April 9th, 2020, at 1pm ... Tish will share simple and effective ways to increase student success and retention in online classes. This session is useful to *all* disciplines.

We are so lucky to have these fantastic instructors share their wisdom and expertise and answer questions! I have been so moved by the large number of faculty who attended the sessions last week: therefore, we have expanded capacity for these meeting to 300.



Please see below for more details.


Jen


PS: I am collecting the recordings and other useful resources from the Lifeboat Sessions in this document: "Lifeboat Strategies Sessions Follow-Up<https://bit.ly/3dyEWeR>"



KISS Your Spring Quarter 2020: “Lifeboat" Strategies to Get Your Classes Online



Short URL to this Announcement: https://bit.ly/2QJHZXU



Are you a faculty member feeling the following?

  *   Completely Overwhelmed: How do I convert what I do in my physical classroom into an online classroom?

  *   Lack of Concrete Ideas: I’m not sure where to start or what exactly to do.

  *   Concern for Students: My students didn’t sign up for this! They might not have access to technology; they might not be comfortable with technology; what if they have kids at home or are completely stressed out about their basic survival?

  *   Concern for YOU!: My learning curve on this is HUGE! I’m in survival mode here. Plus I have kids at home!

Obviously, if you’ve never taught online before, you’re not expected to magically produce a perfect fully online course in 2 weeks-- even under ideal circumstances (which, obviously, these are not).



As one faculty member put it, “This is a ‘lifeboat’ situation.”



However, there are ways to address the challenges above: let’s call them “Lifeboat” Strategies.

KISS Your Online Class

You know the expression KISS ... Keep it Super Simple!



Seasoned online faculty will walk you through designing your first two weeks online with "Lifeboat" and KISS in mind.



During this interactive workshop, you will learn how to:

  *   Set up the first week of spring quarter to orient your students (and yourself!) to online learning;

  *   Foster student motivation through building their academic confidence and sense of belonging;

  *   Access modules and resources for students that you can “Plug N Play” (or modify accordingly);

  *   Design the second week of learning in ways that won’t overwhelm your students … or you!

You’ll leave with a plan to get your first two weeks of instruction up and running, no matter what learning management system (LMS) you choose. We’ll also build in time for “rapid prototyping,” feedback, and questions.

Schedule
For Professional-Technical Faculty
Featuring Welding Faculty Member Doug Rupik

Monday, April 6th, 2020 at 1pm

Zoom Information: https://bit.ly/2x2gW3t

For All Faculty
Featuring Communications Faculty Member Andi Zamora

Tuesday, April 7th, 2020, at 1pm

Zoom Information: https://bit.ly/2V0Majw

For All Faculty
Featuring English Faculty Member Tish Lopez

Thursday, April 9th, 2020, at 1 PM

Zoom Information: https://bit.ly/349ut5x

Questions?

Contact Jen Whetham at jwhetham at sbctc.edu


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Jennifer Whetham (pronouns: she/her/hers)

Assessment, Teaching, and Learning (ATL), Education Division

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

jwhetham at sbctc.edu<mailto:jwhetham at sbctc.edu> • o: 360-704-4354 • c: 206-310-1291


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