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Making Meaningful and Engaging Online Discussion Questions

Joseph March 7, 2021 March 7, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, andragogy, canvas, discussion boards, global collaborator, online education, Teaching

While the online classroom may be a new learning environment for many students and professors, certain truths remain the same no matter the medium. Perhaps the most important thing to remember is that relationships are key to learning. Student – professor communication is important, but so too is student-student communication. One of the best ways…

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Quickly Establishing Class Vibe and Values in the Online Classroom

Joseph March 4, 2021 March 4, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, christian teaching, online education, student-professor communication, Teaching

At ACU Online, we operate on a short semester system. We have six semesters a year, and each semester lasts seven weeks. Short semesters keep things fresh for everyone involved. Professors and students must quickly establish what some call a “class culture” or “class values.” It’s what I, an Austin-raised hippie, call the class vibe….

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On Teaching Christianly – Hospitality in the Online Classroom

Joseph February 24, 2021 February 24, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, christian teaching, grading, hospitality, LMS, on christian teaching, Teaching

One of my favorite parts of professoring is all of the reading I get to do. Primarily, my foci are on the field in which I teach and on becoming a better teacher. Right now, I’m reading a book specific to becoming a teacher who teachers more Christianly. David I. Smith’s On Christian Teaching, which…

Digital Learning Mission Statement:

joseph halbert November 27, 2020 November 27, 202001 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Digital Citizen Advocate, philosophy, Teaching

Introduction Readers of this blog are sure to be familiar with the cliché that teachers are the worst students. There is some truth to the idea that when people are passionate about something, it can be difficult to change their beliefs. In the case of teachers, that something is education. Perhaps teaching teachers is difficult…

Connecting PLCs to Local and Global PLNs: Module 3

James February 19, 2018 February 19, 2018Adult Learning, EDTC 6106, ISTE-C Standard 4, PD, Professional Development, Professional Development and Program Evaluation, teacher voice, Teaching

Begin with the End in Mind This quarter we continue to investigate ISTE-C Standard 4b about how Educational Technology coaches can model principles of adult learning while demonstrating best practices in professional development. It makes sense that we are spending our entire quarter considering this standard because of the importance professional development could play in … Continue reading “Connecting PLCs to Local and Global PLNs: Module 3”

Still Re-Thinking Professional Development: Module 2

James February 5, 2018 February 5, 2018blended learning, EDTC 6016, Instructional Technology Coach, ISTE-C Standard 4, Learning, PD, Personalized Learning, Professional Development, Professional Development and Program Evaluation, Teaching, Tech Coach, technology integration

Re-Thinking Technology Professional Development During this module in our class focusing on professional development and program evaluation we were asked to consider the role that adult learning principles play in the planning of educational technology professional development. I found that to be a fascinating question not only because I had never heard of the adult … Continue reading “Still Re-Thinking Professional Development: Module 2”

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