John Adair and Lille Youngbauer completed ART 115_H Basic Design – Honors with artist and instructor, Kathleen Caprario. From the assignment instructions: “It’s often said that there’s nothing really all that new under the sun. That history repeats itself and that the “new” is actually the old, just dressed up differently to seek out a … Continue reading “Honors Undergraduate Research Winter 2021”
Learning Council Update & Presentation
It’s been a while since we had a blog post!
Guided Pathways work has continued this year, though like most campus projects and operations, we’ve been slowed by the pandemic and its imposed limitations.
To keep the campus updated, this week …
Course Design Intro (CDI) Winter Cohort
Join your faculty colleagues and an instructional designer in a five-week online course covering current research and best practices around online teaching. This course is self-paced, asynchronous and paid at 20hrs at CD rate. There will be a non-manda…
Honors Undergraduate Research Fall 2020
Several students completed the honors sections of WR 227 Technical Writing. Here are their reflections on their research, written specifically to be shared on this blog. The reflections also include links to their formal analytical reports, where they present their findings as to whether PowerPoint or Prezi is the most appropriate presentation software for various … Continue reading “Honors Undergraduate Research Fall 2020”
CTL Grand Opening
Thank you to those of you who attended the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Grand Opening last Friday! For those who could not attend or would like to revisit some of the activities and information: Watch a video overview of the CTL Complete a scavenger hunt about the CTL website Share your vision for a CTL (Note: don’t press “enter” until you…
How can Moodle help our courses be flexible to student needs?
We have learned in the Inclusive Teaching at Lane series that “course policies should be flexible and welcoming for all students, allowing for mistakes, external challenges, learning, and growth”. Assignment > User Override Allow extended d…
Improving Spark Notes for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
My question: how to get online students to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and not just read an online summary of the novel. My solution: assume that students will encounter Spark Notes or some similar website in an era of “No Fear Literature.” Instead of trying to replace Spark Notes encounters, I extend those encounters by leading students […]
Black Women Poets Read
This fall in Oregon, we were trapped inside for 11 days while wildfires destroyed forests and towns all around us. It was a bleak time and I wanted to use the time in some positive way. So I researched poetry readings online to include in my Women Writers class. Each week, students watch a very […]
Moodle: Personalized Learning Designer (PLD)
Pop-quiz! Answer the following: Are you trying to keep up with student reports so that you can message at risk or failing students and encourage them to attend office hours or seek tutoring? Are you watching your participants list to find and reach out…
Spotlight on Faculty: Interview with an Instructional Designer
Jenn Kepka is an instructional designer at Lane Community College. She is currently teaching “Course Design Introduction,” a learning experience for faculty that delves into research and OSCQR-aligned best practices for backwards design, online support, planning engaging activities, and aligning course goals. The next class begins during Week 3 and runs through Week 8; faculty…