The FACILITATOR

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

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

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

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

Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #2 : Learning Objectives. 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:
Aligning Objectives with Assessments & Activities
Editing Canvas Assignments
Canvas Outcomes Tool Video Walk Through
Canvas Learning Mastery Gradebook

The primary method to assess what our students know, throughout Higher ed,  remains stuck in a silo to simply audit and provide a grade, rather than a fully integrated learning tool itself.  L. Dee Fink in Creating Significant Learning Experiences (& others) have advocated for applying the research for an intentional shift to "Educative" Assessment. Mike unpacks the 4 pillars of this approach to assessment.
Episode Resources:
Educative Assessment
Giving Prompt Feedback
Grading Rubrics
Peer Review

'Death by Powerpoint' is real. We know from the literature that doing default Powerpoint presentations reduces comprehension, retention and engagement out of a classroom, with time for active activities being lost as well. However, hacking PowerPoint by using the 'Pecha Kucha' (or its cousin Ignite Talk) format, make TED-talk style, engaging, cognitively effective and time efficient presentations of material that opens up time for application and active activities follow-up.
Episode Resources:
Pecha Kucha (Ignite Talk) Presentation Example, Tips & Resources
"The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" (Tufte)
Five Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload [PDF]

Excerpt of Shella & Mike's Live workshop on tips to Hack Quality Matters (QM) Course Design Rubric- Standard #1 (Course Introduction). 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:
Quality Matters Course Design Benchmarks
CTE's START HERE/ Week 1/2 Module QM Templates 
Harvard's Project Zero Thinking Routines: Introducing & Exploring Ideas
Instructor Presence & Interaction
Recording Mini Zoom Videos
Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) Standards

Mike does a brief dive into a collection of top tips for making cognitive friendly, reusable and easy to maintain mini lecture 'chunks' with a professional polish.
Episode Resources:
Zoom Tips (Live or Recording)
Mini Lecture Recording with Zoom
Taking Teaching Online: The Micro-Lecture
Why Long Lectures Are Ineffective
Cheapest Way to Soundproof a Room

Mike takes a spin at a brief WHAT/WHY/HOW of James Lang's "Small Teaching." Now in its 2nd edition, Lang's book wonderfully lays out and distills 3 key elements form the science of learning - KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING & INSPIRATION. A starter for each of the HOW for the three specific principles under each of the headers can be done in Low/ No Prep by faculty in any area.
Episode Resources:
Episode 25 - Activating Prior Learning (HOWs for the RETREIVING principle)
Small Teaching Faculty Hub Summary/ Resource Page
Small Teaching Book (ThriftBooks copies from $6)