The FACILITATOR

Ep 43- First Day/Week of Class Tips

Shella & Mike talk about keys to the start of class for both first day and week to set the table for success, engagement & retention: Curiosity, Community, Expectations & Getting Comfortable with Required Tools.
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Ep 30 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 1 Course Intro Online
Essential Questions Technique
Background Knowledge Probe
K-W-L Chart
Think-Pair-Share
Using Discussion Forums to Set Climate
Perusall Social Annotation Tool

Ep 42- Flipped Classroom

Shella & Mike talk about the oldie but a goodie of the 'Flipped' Classroom for live session classes (Hybrid or traditional). What, Why & How & its relevance to the AI age.
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Flipped Classroom Tips & Rsrcs.
Zoom Lecture Chunk Recording
Learning Glass Studio
Best Practice Active Learning Techniques
Team-Based Learning

Ep 41- Grading Rubrics

Shella & Mike talk about one of the indispensable teaching tools to any college teacher- Grading Rubrics. They discuss different kinds, how to get started and top tips for getting biggest learning and success bang for the buck with them. 
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Grading Rubrics Rsrcs & Tips
Single-Point Grading Rubric
Rubistar Rubric Repository/ Builder
Canvas Rubric Tools How Tos
Canvas Rubrics Tool
Canvas Rubric Grading in SpeedGrader
Canvas Peer Review (w/Rubric) Tool

Ep 40- AI for Good in Teaching

Shella & Mike looks at some of the silver linings AI offers professors that can make good things happen in our teaching, as well as current crop of helpful AI teaching tools and general tips for maximizing AI. 
Teaching Resources Mentioned:
Episode 21 - Redesigning Assignments for AI Proofing
Assignment Stress Testing/ Enhancement Prompt (Pritts- Univ AZ)
AI Prompts for Instructors Repository (More Useful Things)
Effective Prompts for AI (MIT)
AI Tools Mentioned:
ChatGPT (uses DALL-E for images)
CoPilot
Claude 
Gamma (slidedeck generation)
Gemini
Google Notebook LM (Research summary)
Grammerly (Writing Assistant)
Hemingway App (Readability Assistant)
Napkin (Chart/ graph generator)
OpenArt (Image generation)
Perplexity (tutoring assistant)

Ep 39- Online Office Hours (Hacking Zoom 2)

Shella & Mike talk tips for how to have online 'office hours' that Students will utilize, as well emerging trends for re imagining office hours to defuse student anxiety & build connections with students to help them persist.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Zoom for Virtual Office Hours Tips & Rsrcs
"With Card Games, Coloring Sessions & 'Hang Out Times', Professors Rethink Office Hours" (EdSurge)
"Academic Success Tip: Rebrand Office Hours" (Inside Higher Ed)

Ep 38- Live Online Class Interaction for Engagement (Hacking Zoom 1)

Shella & Mike delve into the WHAT/ WHY & HOWs for adding different levels of interaction to your live Zoom online classes to engage students for enhancing success.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Active Learning
Fishbowl Discussion
Backchannel Chat Technique
Chat Waterfall
Zoom Raise Hand Tool
Zoom Reactions
Zoom Breakout Rooms
Think-Pair-Share

Ep 37- Student VOICE & CHOICE

Shella & Mike talk about the What, why & how to tap into the great power of giving your students voice & choice.  As well as best practice safety guardrails to get the full bang for the buck.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Pedagogy of Students Creating OER for the course
Student Voice/ Choice Rsrcs/ Tips
Midterm Soft Course Evals
Background Knowledge Probe
Passion Based Learning
Problem-Based Learning
Teaching with AI Tools/ Prompts

Ep 36- Local ADJUNCT Teaching Excellence: Kristina Butke

Interview with North Central State College English Adjunct Kristina Butke (MFA -, Seton Hill University, BA - English Literature, Capital University) on distilling teaching tips & lessons learned about teaching from her Adjunct Teaching Journey.
Teaching Technique/ Tools Mentioned Resources:
Activating Prior Learning
Blooket Interactive Quizzes (Kahoot Alternative)
Grading Rubrics
Respecting Diverse Talents/ Ways of Learning

Ep 35 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 5 - ACTIVITIES/ INTERACTION

Shella & Mike's chat about tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #5 : ACTIVITIES. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it). 
Episode Resources:
Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) Standards
Canvas 'Message Student Who...' Gradebook Tool
Canvas Record Personalized Audio/ video Feedback w/ Grade
Active Learning Cycle
Active Learning Frameworks
Team-Based Learning (TBL): Ep 18-TBL at NCSC | Ep 19-TBL Online 
Project Zero's Thinking Routines Toolbox

Ep 34 - Hacking Quality Matters: Standard 3- Assessment (Live Highlights)

Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #3 : Assessment. Three specific levels of building the key parts of this standard into your courses are discussed - Beginner (quick & dirty), Intermediate (little bit more time/ tinkering) & Advanced (digging into it). 
Episode Resources:
Developing Fair, Consistent & Transparent Grading Practices (NIU)
Derek Bruff's 6 Questions for Assignment Makeovers for AI Age (Agile Learning)
Grading Rubrics Tips & Resources
Student Self Assessment with Rubrics
Peer Review with Rubrics
Assessment Resources
Authentic Assessment
Course Sequencing of Assessment & Feedback