Instructor online development teaching hacksSlide Deck
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Instructor Development Teaching Hacks introduces several online teaching hacks to reduce instructor workload and improve engagement. The hacks include: saving PowerPoints as PDFs for easier student access; exporting PowerPoints to video with narration to make them less monotonous; shortening or segmenting online videos for a more focused experience; using interactive videos to increase engagement and assessment; optimizing images for different devices; leveraging free resources to add content; providing step-by-step guides for technical tasks; using online group projects for collaboration; reusing and duplicating existing content and media to develop new activities faster; and collaborating by sharing content between instructors.
Instructor online development teaching hacksSlide Deck
- 2. …introduce online teaching hacks I have learned as a fully online teacher and course developer. It is hoped that a few of these ideas will reduce the workload of instructors and make their lessons more engaging. SESSION BRIEF
- 3. Hack? A workaround Photo by Karla Hernandez on Unsplash
- 4. Hacks Meet deadlines Reduce workload Refine resources Improve online delivery Increase engagement
- 5. Issue #1 Familiar online tool has been retired
- 6. Google Search Sites like …. 1
- 7. Issue #2 Students have difficulty opening PowerPoints files
- 8. Save as PDF Format PPT file proprietary PDF Improved student experience No audio/video (*Acrobat DC) 3
- 9. Issue #3 PowerPoint slideshows are monotonous Photo by Varun Gaba on Unsplash
- 10. Export to video Narrate Remove transitions LMS or YouTube 3
- 11. Issue #4 Online videos are too long Photo by Tim Gouwon Unsplash
- 12. Modify Online Video Shorten videos ◦cropping ◦segmenting More focused viewing experience 4
- 13. Issue #5 Learners are inattentive to online videos Photo by Maxim Ilyahov Unsplash
- 15. Issue #6 Course images are inconsistent or inappropriate
- 16. Creating/Optimizing Images Originality Cropping Resizing Improved Mobile Device experience 6
- 17. Issue #7 Require additional subject matter content
- 18. Leverage free/legal resources •Acquire and repurpose •Repositories •OER •3rd party 7
- 19. Issue #8 Students require technical steps (step by step worksheets)
- 20. Technical step through guides Basic ordered step documents (PDF) Basic ordered step online videos Confidence boost 8
- 21. Issue #9 Students need collaborative activities outside of breakout rooms to break up the routine
- 22. Online Group Projects Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical thinking Free resources 9
- 23. Issue #10 Not enough time to develop new activities
- 24. Repurpose / duplicate Duplication features Embed existing media Start with a plain text document Consistent naming of documents and folders 10
- 25. Issue #11 Duplication of effort Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash
- 26. Collaborate Sharing between staff Sharing on a LOR (Tutela) Common drive - cloud/institutional Common course on an LMS 11