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Building community in online conferences, events (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In-person events can be isolating for anyone who is not already part of the in crowd. We offer here ideas for what organizers of online events can learn from MYFest. Community (and the trust that is the foundation of healthy community) cannot be established with one or two speed networking sessions at an event.

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Reflecting on Feedback and Insights from the 2023 WCET Annual Meeting

WCET Frontiers

(@KPaige72) October 28, 2023 I asked some of the WCET leadership and friends to share takeaways and topics that threaded through the entire event (especially those that will impact higher education and digital learning next year). Stay tuned for more information on our future events! Thank you again for the feedback on our event.

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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. Reenactments : Students might create a reenactment of an event they took in their history course or any past event such as a political agreement.

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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

Although faculty development programs and curriculum designers have been calling for such (assessment practice) forms of assessment, today, we are more in need of it than ever before. Reenactments : Students might create a reenactment of an event they took in their history course or any past event such as a political agreement.

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The Power of Choice: Unlocking Student Engagement in the Online Classroom

Faculty Focus

Assignment options included: online discussions journals research analyses video explorations current event analyses This approach meant that, by the end of the course, students had completed three of each assignment type and 15 mastery quizzes. The five assignment options provided a diverse array of opportunities for student engagement.

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Fostering Inclusivity Through True Support for Female Faculty

WCET Frontiers

As the “baby” of the department, I was by far the youngest and least experienced of all my colleagues, so subbing was a great resource to introduce me to fellow faculty and gain exposure to a wide range of teaching practices and content. That engagement might be the highlight of their day. People change. Skyhorse, 2018.

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Be transparent.