by Farzaneh | Jun 15, 2020 | Learning, Portfolio, Reflection
This week, I would like to echo what I found most interesting in the last part of Small Teaching Online book. One thing that resonated with me is offering students more choices to increase their engagement. To be consistent with the premises of Universal Design for...
by Farzaneh | Jun 5, 2020 | Learning, Portfolio, Reflection
This week’s reading materials expounded on some of the topics in the previous chapters of the book. Regarding fostering the sense of community, I would like to focus more on discussion forums and peer review functionality on Canvas. It is really important to...
by Farzaneh | May 31, 2020 | Learning, Portfolio, Reflection
Going into the second week of the ATS program, I am super excited to learn more about online teaching techniques. This week’s materials are mostly focused on engagement – one of the toughest aspects of online teaching. On-campus classes usually provide us...
by Farzaneh | May 25, 2020 | Learning, Portfolio, Reflection
This is the first week I am in the Academic Technology Scholar (ATS) Program. The ATS program has been developed to train selected PhD students as scholars in digital teaching and course design. As an AT scholar, I am responsible for helping faculties build their...
