Hi all

CCU Online - Denver, Colorado

Hey, everyone! Welcome to OLC Live! I’m joining from Sacramento, CA in a mostly empty new rental :) These are very informal dialogues, and for small groups especially, we welcome relaxed dialogue

The College of St. Scholastica - Duluth, MN

Hello! I'm from Indiana University Online. I manage Student Financial Services

Go buy Jenae’s book! https://wvupressonline.com/node/865

:)

And go buy Karen’s book!! https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781642670851/99-Tips-for-Creating-Simple-and-Sustainable-Educational-Videos

Hello friends!

Hi everyone!

Hi Michelle Miller!

Hi!

Michelle has an amazing book y’all https://www.amazon.com/Minds-Online-Teaching-Effectively-Technology/dp/0674660021

Thanks!!!!

So glad to see you all here! I’m calling from “sunny” Portland where it is actually sunny for once!

Yes always reach out if you have any feedback or questions about it!

hi, friends! 👋

Greetings Clea!

Michelle! So good to see you here! And Clea! Hello!

Nate! Still got your stickers on my laptop :)

hey Jenae!

And Karen authored one of the most useful and timely books out there right now: https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Simple-Sustainable-Educational-Videos/dp/1642670855/ref=asc_df_1642670855/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430996710134&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16972780244521105095&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030289&hvtargid=pla-902712622039&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=99728110506&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=430996710134&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16972780244521105095&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030289&hvtargid=pla-902712622039

I see a lot of familiar and new names here, great to see you all!

Oops yucky link there but its a great book :-)

Karen’s book is 💯

And I see lots of familiar faces from across the conference here…Hi, Mary Beth and Annette!

+1 Clea

I’ve recommended Karen’s book SO many times to faculty this summer

::snap snap::

Greetings all!

same, Jenae. One director really latched on bc he was about to order a bunch of fancy tech kits! And I think I convinced him we don’t need fancy tech, we need to increase faculty comfort in making videos :)

Hi, everyone! And ditto the kudos for Karen's book - it's such a great resource!

here here!

latching on to the “compensate” - let’s hope a new secretary of Edu will help!

Hi Patrick!

Love the warm fuzzies, shout-outs, and community-building! That’s what we’re here for, right? :)

Congrats, Patrick! Looks like we’ve got lots of reading to do here...

honestly, was kinda convinced Patrick Dempsey of McDreamy fame had switched to online learning 😂 nice to meet you, Patrick

Like we can do here! Amen

(that’s a Grey’s Anatomy ref and no I haven’t watched the show)

I present at 3:30 but want to stop by and say hi!

I got it, Clea! :-)

I will read the hell out of that book

😂

virtual shirts?

No worries Aimee…this ends at 3:30pm ET

One thing I do is change my name in zoom to say other stuff about me…

Show pets and kids when they barge in! :)

Yes, Aimee!

#1 is making mistakes - most of my work is in training staff and faculty, and modeling mistakes is 💯

#petsofzoom

I actually play music at the beginning of each class period. I let the students choose a song that is their happy song. It plays during attendance and helps excite us.

(I lead weekly Q&A session for our current LMS transition, and am completely unafraid to say “I don’t know, but let’s find out together”)

video-based feedback on assignments.

Respond to student requests and questions with compassion and understanding. If they are relating something upsetting or tragic - offer condolences! Prioritize well being over deadlines and “standards"

I love that Celia

My 6 year old is virtual learning and pops in to wave to my classes and tell them good morning.

*try not to haha (love it)

Ask my students to take 'selfies' with their favorite tool from the course's list.

love that Celia

Love it, Celia! I have a faculty member who actually creates Spotify playlists for all her courses!

Thanks!

I have daily assignment discussions post on the discussion board, and the students are asked to respond with comments, and use their names - helps to remind them they are not just print words, but are human

Love the call for compassion, Michelle!

that’s so creative, Salvador!

Discussion posts are great too, Kaye!

And yes, that’s creative, Salvador!

i'm running a course (Building Learning Communities) that is fully student-led, based on their interests and goals. great way to invite them to bring their integrated selves into class.

I have a yuja intro video

Love these ideas!

small group, video-based, synchronous discussions have been super well received due to their ability to facilitate social presence and accountability to peers.

I send periodic emails telling the students that I care about them and ask how they and their families are doing because I care about them as people. It means a lot.

Outreach in online is huge Celia, that’s awesome

Celia, that is awesome! I need to do that.

Thanks!

thepretzl.com

Not every email has to be an announcement or admonishment :-)

my cats are often camera-shy, but I really like my new rhino friend….will put camera on so you can look out for him 😉

maybe silly.but simple — I post some pics, like the pumpkins that my family and I carved for Halloween; pics of the beautiful fall colors - students remark on these simple things often

Oh I want to see Clea’s rhino

Love the seasonal connection, Annette! That can help people feel grounded in tradition and ritual

pics are fun for interaction - love the pumpkin idea

Cute rhino

RHINO!!

I change my background every class and let the students make suggestions. This week was Disney week for the conference. Students like picking vacation backgrounds.

Oooh, “feedback cycles”

Have to run but already learned so much. Have a great day!

I don’t have kids, I’m in my 30s and just have a lot of stuffed animals...

Virtual backgrounds can be super fun. I’ve heard of faculty using them for trivia. Guess where in the world I am.

Another great one Celia! I’ve also heard about inviting students to change their avatars

yes, that’s another great one especially for the camera shy

I made mine in canva.com :) and I’ve made some for friends!

I also made matching backgrounds for all my student employees…will turn on that one

Ask learners what they know… Great connection to the learning sciences too!

Clea, always new! Love the backgrounds

everyone got dragons and their name. Dragons were an inside joke :)

Nice background Clea…are those dragons?

Building on prior knowledge can help create new pathways

Or what they think they know.

I ask them too, and have them write a journal entry and post on blackboard for all to see - describe what they know and what they expect the class to teach them

there’s my baby behind me

we made a teacher practice space (online tool) for roleplaying conversations to figure out what students know, called Eliciting Learner Knowledge

Ungrading? Is anyone doing it?

Clea, here’s mine

New upgrading book https://www.amazon.com/Ungrading-Students-Undermines-Learning-Education/dp/1949199827/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/144-4781074-4254101?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1949199827&pd_rd_r=946beba6-baaf-4f6d-9b68-7ae33f37fc7c&pd_rd_w=6kmwF&pd_rd_wg=CI6j8&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=SZR4K5F1FMAME8PV5V3A&psc=1&refRID=SZR4K5F1FMAME8PV5V3A

Thank you this is more interesting and interactive session than I expected!!

Would love to hear about whether anyone is building in some good Ungrading infrastructure in their online classes

+1!

Yay, Salvador! Glad you’re enjoying the dialogue! 👍🏻

Dan that sounds super cool

I wrote about this the other day…it’s shorter than a book :) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/formative-assessment-online-learning-let-them-ride-bike-karen-costa/

Thank you Salvador! That is the goal here

Yes, I’d love to learn more about that, Dan! Role play is such a great tool

longer-term projects built on learner interests help them develop confidence and expertise they can share with others

I’m doing ungrading this fall. Followed Laura Gibb’s format: http://oudigitools.blogspot.com/2019/03/getting-rid-of-grades-book-chapter.html. Students “declare” whether they complete an assignment and get the full points if they do it. I focus all my time on meaningful feedback. Students also provide feedback to each other throughout the course.

Jason, my daughter loves your office and Captain America items.

Ooh, thanks for sharing your approach, Mary!

I saw you here Mary and figured you might chime in. Laura Gibbs is a hero of mine!

eliciting learner knowledge. the pic shows cards, but there's also an online version https://libby.teachingsystemslab.org/projects/elk/

Thanks for sharing that link, Dan!

Everything they do is “public”—they get to see each other’s work throughout the quarter/semester. Everyone gets to know each other more and form a community.

That’s such a valuable “bonus,” Mary!

Mary might want to come on live and talk about how she shifted the work with formative work...

@Mary, I love that!

Ooh, yes, Mary… would you be willing to say more on the mic?

I love that, too, Mary!

Sure, just have to make sure I don’t have any salad in my teeth :)

Yes - I feel validated for ditching a few of the usual weekly assignments towards the end of the semester now. It just needed midcourse correction and there was too much (and student were doing well)

I’ll happily give Laura Gibbs a shoutout on twitter about this :) she’s amazing

yes @Karen, making the process explicit and visual!

project work for a real audience, as opposed to just for a grade, has lots of opportunities for feedback from other practitioners or real audiences

i’m buzzing with caffeine overload lol

drop your handle, Mary!

Well I’ll fix that right now! :-)

You got yourself a new follow, Mary :)

https://twitter.com/mcklann

I’m @cleamahoney :)

Go follow Mary

woot done!

You can learn more about Mary here: https://www.maryklann.com/

Re the last speaker: Not to mention that we have to be mindful of the weight of so many assignments a week as well. utilizing our LMSs to help our time management on feedback.

Yes, great point, Nancy… The LMS can be a valuable tool for organizing the experience (and this could happen in blogs too if you’re using a blog framework)

Sounds like a space of mutualism, benefits students and faculty

And if anyone here has any suggestions for parts of the OLC conference they’re excited about, please share that too!

Ooo spaces of mutualism

Any flags for particular sessions you’re attending or are looking forward to is always appreciated

“Spaces of mutualism” is a great expression

would love to learn more examples of teaching time management online

Yes. Leadership needs to hear this loudly and often. And we do too. Thank you.

patrick@pretzl.me

@Kaye: That would be a great topic of conversation for a future session!

would happily attend that session

The wound is where the light gets in

+1 Michelle! Totally agree!

Whooooa, that’s such a profound statement, karen

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It’s rumi not me :)

https://docdrop.org/pdf/Student-Speak-2020-FINAL-aaXkf.pdf/

Beautiful! Yay Rumi!

thanks for sharing that, Nate

Wonderful conversation… thank you all!!

Thank you for coming everyone

thanks everyone, you are all so amazing!

same here - what a group and what a great session!

Great to see you again Misty!

This has been incredible! Thank you for such wonderful dialog.

Thank you so much for coming at the last minute Patrick!

Thanks, Karen, Patrick, and everyone else who attended and shared today!

eval submitted!

Thanks Jenae and Nate.

Nice to meet everyone! :)

thanks all