In this episode, I interview Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Faculty at the Foothill-De Anza Community College District
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We cover the following key topics:
9:00:00 The story behind humanizing online learning.
15:00:00 Foundational mind shifts to implement humanizing online learning and culturally responsive teaching.
25:20:75: Reframing faculty professional development as equity infrastructure.
30:11:25: Benefits of asynchronous learning.
35:11:50: Unpacking one humanizing online learning strategy: the importance of week zero to one.
41:57:50: Humanizing online learning via the "wisdom wall."
47:48:24: Words of advice for those shepherding online professional development at their campus.
Resources: Humanizing Online Learning | Liquid Syllabus
About Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Dr. Pacansky-Brock is a noted leader in higher education with expertise in online teaching, course design, and faculty development. Her work has helped online instructors across the nation and beyond understand how to craft relevant, humanized online learning experiences that support the diverse needs of college students. She is the author of Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies and has received national recognition for her excellence in teaching and faculty development from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC).
Currently, Michelle is Faculty Mentor, Online Teaching and Learning with the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District. In her role, she coordinates professional development in support of equitable online teaching and learning for @ONE (Online Network of Educators) and has led a California Learning Lab grant project that is scaling humanized online teaching across California and researching its impact on STEM students from minoritized communities.
About Dr. Al Solano
Al is Founder & Coach at the Continuous Learning Institute. A big believer in kindness, he helps institutions of higher education to plan and implement homegrown practices to improve student success and equity by coaching them through a process based on what he calls the "Three Cs": Clarity, Coherence, Consensus. In addition, his bite-sized, practitioner-based articles on student success strategies, institutional planning & implementation, and educational leadership are implemented at institutions across the country. He has worked directly with over 50 colleges and universities and has trained well over 5,000 educators. He has coached colleges for over a decade, worked at two community colleges, and began his education career in K12. He earned a doctorate in education from UCLA, and is a proud community college student who transferred to Cornell University.
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