Next Steps in Teaching in Different Modalities

During Intersession 2021, ATS in collaboration with CETL, will offer a 3 week, mostly asynchronous, ‘unconference’-inspired, professional development opportunity, “Next Steps in Teaching in Different Modalities”. The course will give faculty a space to reflect on the last 6-9 months of teaching, and create plans, request resources and share experiences as they consider and plan for the coming semester.

Running from January 18th to February 7th, each week will present 3-4 topics based on suggestions and feedback from faculty. Each week, faculty can choose which topic(s) they would like to engage with, and offer to co-facilitate topics based on their interest and experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What topics will be covered?

That’s up to you! ATS and CETL have already received some topic requests to start the conversation, but when signing up (click here to enroll now), before the beginning of the session (click here to make suggestions after enrolling), or even during the course, you can suggest a topic. Some of our initial thoughts include …

    • Advanced Zoom facilitation (Breakout rooms, polling, student engagement)
    • Hybrid course participation (student engagement in Zoom and in-class)
    • Best practices for instructor videos
    • Better asynchronous discussions
    • Advanced Moodle topics
    • And much more….

Will it cover the same topics as the course from the Summer?

Our goal for the course is to extend and expand upon the conversations that began last Summer. While some of the topics will be similar, we hope the conversation will be more advanced.

For the basics of those topics, all sessions of the initial Teaching in Different Modalities course are still available in Moodle, and if you missed it, click here for more information on the Resource version of the course. 

When will the course be offered?

The course will begin on January 18th and conclude on February 7th. It will be a mostly asynchronous course offered in Moodle.

What is the time commitment for the course?

We recommend committing approximately 3-5 hours a week for participation in the course. This commitment will include watching, reading and reviewing various resources, participating in asynchronous online discussions and optional synchronous sessions, and sharing your expertise and experience with your peers.

Who can enroll?

All faculty, members of staff and TAs who are teaching or supporting learning in Intersession or Spring 2021 may enroll.

How do I enroll?

Click here to enroll

I already enrolled, but have more ideas for topics.

Click here to access the Topics and Facilitation survey to suggest more topics for the course.

How can I help facilitate?

In the spirit of an Unconference, and using the wonderful talent here at Clark, we’re hoping that some faculty may be willing to facilitate topics that they feel particular interested or skilled in.

If you offer to co-facilitate a topic, ATS will work with you to make your participation as easy or as significant as your schedule allows. Facilitation can include making a short video or write up about your experience during Fall, sharing your research on a particular topic, co-facilitating an asynchronous discussion or a synchronous Zoom session, etc. If you’d like to co-facilitate a session, mark your interests when enrolling, complete the Topics and Facilitation survey at a later date, or contact jodolan@clarku.edu with any questions.

Can I nominate someone else to facilitate?

Do you have a colleague that you think would be a great co-facilitator? Perhaps you’d like to hear more about their assignments, their use of technology or their approach to teaching in different modalities?

If so, the best way to suggest they consider participating is directly to them. Even if they can’t participate during this course, they may be interested in partnering with ATS or CETL in future Professional Development opportunities.

However if you wish, you can submit their name when enrolling (see above) or via the Topics and Facilitation survey after enrollment along with a short explanation on why you’d like to learn from them. ATS will gently approach them to see if they have the bandwidth or interest in co-facilitation.

I already enrolled, but would now like to volunteer to facilitate a session.

If you already enrolled, click here to access the Topics and Facilitation survey to volunteer to facilitate a session.