January 13, 2022 | Issue 2 |
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Davidson-Davie International is pleased to welcome four new students from France for the spring semester. Pictured below are Vincent, Giovanni, Charlene, and Carl. All four are students at EPITA School of Engineering and Computer Science outside of Paris. As our first true exchange program, Davidson-Davie can send up to 15 students to a 3-week summer program in Paris this July tuition free. Please spread the word to students. (There will be a passport event about the program on March 2.)
Next Tuesday (1/18) we are offering a very special passport event live from Kenya from 9:30-10:20 am. Dr. Peter Kamau from Karatina University will talk about the Challenges of Elephant Conservation. His presentation will include:
- History of elephant conservation in Kenya
- Status, trends and distribution of elephant population in Kenya over time
- Milestones in elephant conservation in Kenya
- A brief review of the legal and policy framework supporting elephant conservation in Kenya
- Challenges / bottlenecks to elephant conservation in Kenya
- Future of elephant conservation in Kenya
- Time for Q&A
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Vincent, Giovanni, Charlene, Carl |
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EvaluationKit Rebranded as Watermark |
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Davidson-Davie’s course evaluation software, EvaluationKIT, has been rebranded as Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys. You will see the new name show up in the product itself, starting with updates to logos and text references. Both the old and new names will appear together for a period of time during this transition. No workflows are changing and you’ll continue to access course evaluations just as you have done in the past. |
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Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys logo |
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Learning Design: Quick Takes! |
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Poll Results; The results are in for last week's poll question of "Did you create a ‘Welcome’ video for your online or hybrid course? 85% said yes! Bravo to all you budding videographers!
Strengthen your Moodle Muscles! Enroll in the Faculty Moodle Training course. It’s a self-directed course so you can work on it whenever it’s convenient for your schedule. |
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Center for Teaching and Learning |
Hello, Davidson-Davie Colleagues!
The CTL is exploring the possibility of hosting an ACUE course for Davidson-Davie CC faculty. Some of you have already participated in ACUE courses offered last semester and last academic year through the North Carolina Student Success Center. For those who have not participated in past ACUE courses, ACUE is the Association of College and University Educators. They offer a series of courses, each of which confers a microcredential in some aspect of evidence-based teaching upon successful completion. Past course foci were creating an inclusive online learning environment and promoting active learning in online courses.
These ACUE courses are online and asynchronous with the exception of a virtual course-launch meeting. The courses contain 6 to 7 modules delivered over a period of 1.5 to 2 months. The time spent per week averages around 3 hours.
If you would like to read more about ACUE and the microcredential courses, visit the ACUE website. If you’d like to talk to a CTL colleague who has completed an ACUE course, both I and Grant Jolliff have participated in past courses.
Please complete the Google Survey so that we can determine if this is an opportunity the CTL should pursue for DDCC faculty.
Thanks!
Gloria.
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2021 - 2022 CTL Advisory Board
At Large: Michael Liu (FT), Arts, Science, Business, and Technology: Grant Jolliff (FT), and Aaron Prillaman (PT), Davie: Dee Edwards (FT), and Katrena Wells (PT), Health Sciences: Datra Delk-Patrick (FT), Teaching, Learning, and Global Engagement: Nathanael Gough (FT), Faculty Chair: Gloria Johnson (FT)
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Video Engagement in Online Courses |
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Videos are a key part of online courses, allowing for lesson delivery at a distance and—hopefully—providing an engaging learning experience for our students. There are a variety of factors that go into creating engaging videos. According to a study from researchers at MIT, some factors that increase engagement include:
- Length: Shorter videos are more engaging
- Instructor visibility: Videos that intersperse the instructor visibly speaking
- Enthusiasm: Videos where instructors speak with enthusiasm
- Personal feel: Videos filmed in an informal setting
How would you say your own videos rate on these scales? There’s always room for improvement, and these are just some of the areas where videos can often be improved.
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Have you seen the new Teaching, Learning and Global Engagement website?
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From the Editors: Do You Have a Story to Share? |
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We are looking for faculty stories! We want to keep the focus of your newsletter on you, the faculty. Would you please help us find those stories? Here are the kinds of things we are looking for:
- Faculty who have globalized their courses.
- Faculty who are doing something creative in class
- Faculty who have received awards
- Faculty reporting out on what they got from their professional development (could be written, video, podcast, etc.)
- Faculty who have received a new degree
- Faculty who are retiring
- Faculty Division Chair / Program Director Bios
- Faculty sharing their experiences of teaching in an active learning classroom
- Faculty Senate initiatives
- Faculty who have led overseas trips with students
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New and Improved TLG Website |
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We are excited to share with you our new and improved TLG website! We hope that you will bookmark our site which includes great resources to support teaching and learning.
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Visit our subpages to learn more about the program areas represented within our TLG team and how they can support you!
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Looking for a previously published article in The Storm Report? Access the archives to find an earlier Issue. Enjoy! |
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Teaching, Learning & Global Engagement
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