Innovative Teaching Podcast

In this podcast, we explore the nonobvious connections in the world with the goal of engineering unique or meaningful learning experiences. What are you observing in your corner of the world?

Topics of ramblings this episode:

• It is a time of innovation!
• Monetizing programs and your own personal expertise
• Gamification of learning to retain students
• Personalized learning and unique learning experiences to help students build their resumes
• Virtual Reality to supplement classroom instruction

Your host: Jeannette Shaffer, Ph. D.  

The sabbatical project comes to an end, but not really so I provide an update on the virtual character development. I share what I am doing with the Keepster app and how you might want to use it for teaching and finishing up with summer project ideas. Please share what projects you plan to take on this summer.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• Dialogflow for conversation design of chatbots - https://dialogflow.cloud.google.com/
• Cocohub for virtual character and chatbot technology - https://cocohub.ai/
• Keepster for collecting text and making a book - https://keepster.co/
• Presearch search engine - https://presearch.org/
• FamilySearch can be used to create a family tree for free - https://www.familysearch.org/
• Board Game Arena - https://boardgamearena.com/

I have been in the "zone" working on my sabbatical project but I took time out today to create a podcast of updates. I share the tools I have been using to build the virtual character and some other fun information. Enjoy the show and feel free to share jokes that I can add to the conversation flow of the character.

• Article mentioned in the podcast: 40 Small Talk Questions Your Chatbot Needs to Know (And Why It Matters): https://medium.com/twyla-ai/40-small-talk-questions-your-chatboamat-needs-to-know-and-why-it-matters-63caf03347f6
• Amazon Lex: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/
• Cocohub: https://about.cocohub.ai
• Save the Cat Software - The Language of Storytelling: https://savethecat.com
• Book - What Would Dolly Do? How to be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World by Lauren Marino: https://www.amazon.com/What-Would-Dolly-Do-Rhinestone/dp/1538713004/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644601332&sr=8-3
• One of the Amazon Wigs I ordered: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M83KJPF?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

Go interact with a chatbot and let me know if you have any funny jokes I should add to my virtual character.

North American Simulation and Game Association (NASAGA) Conference share out and a Sabbatical Project update. Below is a list of the links and resources I share in this week's podcast. Thank you for listening!

NASAGA links and resources:

• 1985 Murder Mystery Party: https://www.mymysteryparty.com/murder-in-1985-a-virtual-murder-mystery/
• Escape Room using Google Forms example: https://www.bespokeclassroom.com/blog/2019/10/4/how-to-build-a-digital-escape-room-using-google-forms
• Twine: http://twinery.org
• Two Truths and a Lie: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rc8yUoWhQ8Y2tTm11EpJVT8EPUVs8x-S3omNNb3rMf4/copy?usp=sharing
• World Game: https://worldpeacegame.org
• Padlet: https://padlet.com Example from the NASAGA workshop: https://padlet.com/elyssebeth_leigh/ep20dxud755td71p
• Miro: https://miro.com - Example from the NASAGA workshop: https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lmr99rc=/
• My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannetteshaffer/

This week I share the tools and steps I am taking to conduct a Oral History Analysis and build an augmented reality mobile application. Do you have questions or would you like to share your own experience? Please share using this voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message. If you ask a question, please let me know if it would be okay to use your voice asking the question in my podcast.

Have an awesome week everyone!