Ana Salazar (videographer & multimedia specialist) and Heidi Knake (media specialists) join Shannon for a discussion about how Connectivism Learning Theory helps us understand social learning in the digital age and how using social media in your classes might encourage new ways of learning.

Useful Resources:

Alam, A. (2023). Connectivism learning theory and connectivist approach in teaching and learning: A review of literature. Bhartiyam International Journal of Educaiton & Research, 12(11), ISSN: 2277-1255

360learning Page Link: https://360learning.com/guide/learning-theories/connectivism-learning-theory/

Join us for a quick chat about ideas for getting students AND adults standing up, walk around, and get reinvigorated in your classes.

Shannon shares about a round table presentation she gave through a video format which invited attendees to watch on their own device while walking around rather than having to sit still for an hour and a half straight. This same format can be used in our face-to-face and online classes AND for professional development or department meetings to keep everyone awake and engaged.

Shout out to Craig Nieman of the University of South Florida for modeling this round table presentation option last year!

Link to Shannon's presentation: https://youtu.be/ueJ0bXonZyI

Dr. David Vail shares insights about how he brings his passion for learning and teaching to his classrooms to connect with students.

“Teaching Through Agriculture: A Forum for Pedagogy About and Across Fields,” with Nicole Welk-Joerger, Agricultural History 97 (November 2023), 610–615. https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/97/4/610/383432/Introduction-You-Probably-Teach-Agricultural?redirectedFrom=fulltext

"Field Notes: Exploring the STEM-Humanities History of Nebraska's Agriculture: Expanded Remarks for the 2018 Warner Lecture," https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article/736876

“Going Remote: Faculty Case-Studies on Building Community During COVID-19 Through OnlineTeaching, (with Matthew R. Bice, Angela Hollman, and Phu Vu) for the special issue

“Digital Technology and Education in the Time of COVID-19” in International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education 17 (November 2020), 97–103. https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/ritpu/2020-v17-n2-ritpu06264/1080259ar.pdf

Join Dr. Kim Carlson (Biology) and David Arredondo

do (Calvin T. Ryan Library) for this discussion about mentoring students. We cover topics such as mentorship including helping students learn to plan and be organized as well as establishing professional boundaries and having difficult conversations. There are so many ways that mentorship outside of the classroom benefits our teaching in the classroom.

Moghe, S., Baumgart, K., Shaffer, J. J., & Carlson, K. A. (2021). Female mentors positively contribute to undergraduate STEM research experiences. PLoS ONE 16(12): e0260646. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260646

Let's talk about getting students involved during lectures. Megan and Shannon talk about tips for keeping students engaged and receptive during lecture classes.

Join us for a discussion about considering how generational influences affect our class interactions. Particularly in our online classes, it is common to have traditional and non-traditional students in the same course which means that we may need to consider how students from different generations think and tend to prefer their information.

Learn some innovative ideas from Dr.s Brad A. Modlin and Theodora Ziolkowski, Creative Writing professors at UNK. Brad and Theodora help us consider how online settings actually open doors for engaging opportunities that we may not have easy access to in our face-to-face class settings.

Visit the website for the masters program here: https://www.unk.edu/academics/english/english-master-of-arts.php

Are you thinking about conducting research on your own class or including your students as participants? Join us for this conversation about things to think about during the planning stages to avoid issues of coercion or ethical conflicts.

For those who want to look over the Belmont Report, here's a link: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/index.html