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Thinking of You: Q&A for Online Faculty

Thinking of You: Q&A for Online Faculty

By Camille Freeman

Q&A for Online Faculty. I cover topics relating to designing and teaching online classes with love, compassion, and humanity based on my experience as a professor in an online MS in Nutrition program. Questions welcome: thinkingofyoupodcast@gmail.com! #digitalpedagogy #highered Cover art photo provided by Isaac Mehegan on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@isaacmehegan
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23 | Using Zoom to Take Offline Courses Online

Thinking of You: Q&A for Online FacultyMar 28, 2020

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23 | Using Zoom to Take Offline Courses Online

23 | Using Zoom to Take Offline Courses Online

In this episode, I share some concerns about using Zoom to replace on-campus learning time, and some suggestions for how to use Zoom if you decide that's what's best for your students at this time. 

Mar 28, 202006:15
22 | Coronavirus in Online Courses
Mar 13, 202006:01
21 | Late Work Policies
Dec 09, 201910:56
20 | When to Make Exceptions for Unusual Circumstances

20 | When to Make Exceptions for Unusual Circumstances

What should you do when a student experiences an emergency or major life event? Do you stick with your syllabus or make exceptions to your policies? What about a student who hasn't started the class more than halfway through but now wants to make up the work? I'll share my criteria for working with students in these situations. 

Nov 06, 201906:59
19 | What To Do When Students Don't Have Their Textbooks Yet

19 | What To Do When Students Don't Have Their Textbooks Yet

How can we help when students haven't been able to get their required course materials due to financial aid delays, international shipping, and other issues? Please share your ideas and experiences with this if like: thinkingofyoupodcast@gmail.com 

Sep 24, 201905:44
18 | How to Handle High Question Volume in First Week of Class

18 | How to Handle High Question Volume in First Week of Class

It's week 1, and you may be experiencing a high volume of questions in your online course. Here are a few tips for answering these questions and refining your course based on the questions that are coming in. 

Sep 08, 201907:29
17 | Should You Require Students to Post in a Discussion Board Before They Can See Other Responses?

17 | Should You Require Students to Post in a Discussion Board Before They Can See Other Responses?

This is a quick mini episode to answer the age-old question: should students be able to see what other people have posted before they submit their own response in a discussion board? Or should you require them to post first before viewing other students' responses? You probably won't be shocked to find that I have a strong opinion on this one :). Send along your questions to thinkingofyoupodcast@gmail.com and have a great week!

May 13, 201903:39
16 | When a Student Objects to "Teaching Myself"

16 | When a Student Objects to "Teaching Myself"

In this episode, I provide some ideas for how to respond when a student feels that they are teaching themselves in an online course. 

May 06, 201908:01
15 | Ideas for Working with Non-Native English Speakers
May 01, 201907:46
14 | How to Handle Negative Course Evaluations
Apr 24, 201911:15
13 | How to Stay on Top of Your Grading
Apr 15, 201908:14
12 | Ideas for "Getting to Know You" in Week 1
Apr 11, 201907:18
11 | How to Address Academic Integrity Violations
Apr 02, 201910:05
10 | How to Handle Letter of Recommendation Requests

10 | How to Handle Letter of Recommendation Requests

I've developed a process for handling letter of recommendation requests, which I outline in this episode. You can see my website page for students who want to request letters, and the one with instructions to be used after I've agreed to the request. (Many thanks to Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom and Dr. Tricia Matthew for sharing their guidelines. I highly recommend following both on Twitter and elsewhere.). If you have other ways of handling letters of recommendation, I'd love to hear about them: thinkingofyoupodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment on my website. Thanks for listening! 

Mar 25, 201908:21
9 | Mid-Term Survey Logistics and Learning New Things

9 | Mid-Term Survey Logistics and Learning New Things

I cover a follow-up question about Episode 6: Mid-Term Surveys and talk about what it feels like to be a beginner. I'd love to hear from you! Please send your comments and questions to thinkingofyoupodcast@gmail.com. 

Mar 19, 201908:19
8 | A Discussion About Discussion Boards
Mar 11, 201914:33
7 | Quiz Settings in your Course

7 | Quiz Settings in your Course

In today's episode, I discuss some ideas for setting up quizzes in our course, including whether to allow repeated attempts, when to reveal answers, and so forth. I highly recommend the website https://www.retrievalpractice.org/, which transformed the way I think about quizzing in my physiology I course. If you have questions, comments, or quizzing tips/ideas, I'd love to hear from you: thinkingofyoupodcast@gmail.com 

Mar 04, 201907:06
6 | Should you Distribute a Mid-Term Survey

6 | Should you Distribute a Mid-Term Survey

Should you send out a mid-term survey in your online course? If so, what kinds of questions work well? Click here for a link to one of my most recent mid-term surveys, which you're free to use or modify for your own course. As always, I love receiving questions and comments. Reach out any time! thinkingofyoupodcast@gmail.com 

Feb 26, 201906:37
5 | Loving our Students

5 | Loving our Students

A slightly-belated Valentine's Day episode! A few thoughts on loving our students, even when it's challenging. 

Feb 18, 201906:06
4 | How to Communicate with your Online Students
Jan 21, 201909:55
3 | How to Add Student Agency to Our Online Courses
Jan 17, 201908:60
2 | Humanize your Instructor Bio
Jan 07, 201906:53
1 | Should I Open All Course Content in Week 1?
Jan 03, 201906:37
Trailer | About the Podcast

Trailer | About the Podcast

Meet Camille and learn why this podcast is called "Thinking of You." 

Dec 31, 201804:48