Presentations
Negotiated Grading – Lessons, Reflections, and Processes TESS 2020
Today we presented on our developing theory and experiences with negotiating grades with students. Below are our presentation files. Click here for the session.
PhD
Philosophical Thoughts
My PhD homework for today involves gathering images that invoke thoughts about philosophy. After “reading” Sophie’s world in preparation for this class I cannot help but think of a white rabbit in a black hat. Is that too obvious? I will never look at rabbits the same. A Rabbit With Read more…
Excel
Excel-ent High-Speed Paper-Free Marking
At the end of the term, I mark a lot of essays. Learning the power of the technology I have has enabled me to improve my marking speed without sacrificing the quality of feedback that I provide to students. What works for me may not work for you. Students have Read more…
cheating
Exam Design: Promoting Integrity Through Trust and Flexibility
Image by Engin_Akyurt from Pixabay
Reflections
Pivot Perils: Think Before Requiring Video
Welcome to the new normal: Online learning in a hurry. Que the spam about tech solutions to your problem. Some are rushing in to lecture capture as a way to engage learners. In my opinion that is not the best option. The problem with lecture capture: Audience retention. First of Read more…
Reflections
Code on Bonus Day with @gdg
I am not really sure what I am about to get myself into here, but past GDG events have been fun. Nick is going to teach us about Firebase. Here we go @gdg … pic.twitter.com/dR7M2EIJ1Y — Laura Killam (she/her) (@NurseKillam) February 29, 2020 We talked about a lot of the Read more…
Experimenter
Why not try Something New with H5P
This Tuesday I am preparing to try a new teaching strategy in class this week. In the past students have been shy to role play in a large group (70). When thinking about my options for facilitating class this week I decided to try H5P in class. Typically, I use Read more…
Efficiency
Post Haste: Tuesday Time Saving Teaching Tip
Everyone is so busy at this time of year (me included). When my files are unorganized because I haven’t had the time to create my folder structure I waste a lot of time looking for information (ironic). No more! I am solving that problem by using a program I have Read more…
Mentimeter
NCLEX Prep Strategies in Non-Practice Courses
I have been asked to summarize what I have done this term to help my students prepare for the NCLEX at a faculty meeting on Wednesday. Typically the theoretical courses that I teach may not be not seen as predictive of NCLEX success. For a class like research, in particular, Read more…
Reflections
Plenary “Experimenter” Panel: What can go Right? What to Expect when you are Experimenting!
The opening panel was amazing. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Building resilience in students is important. Also in ourselves. It is okay if everything does not go okay. Robyne did a great job summarizing so many important points for us to remember (I couldn’t type fast enough). We need to be using tech Read more…
