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  1. Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE): Integrating Antiracist & Social Justice Practices

    CRSE:  a framework that values students' cultural and racial identities and lived experiences, leverages underrepresented voices, and empowers learners to be catalysts for change.  Unpacking the 4 Principles of the CRSE Framework: 1.  We...
  2. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Cultivating Relationships for Connection & Belonging

    SEL:  a framework to support students to cultivate meaningful relationships that contribute to their development and a successful learning experience.  Unpacking the 5 Core Competencies of the SEL Framework:  1. Self-Awareness:   of our emo...
  3. Teaching Non-Traditional Adult Learners Online: Strategies for Explicit & Learner-Centered Instruction

    Overall Purpose of Strategies:  Be responsive to the non-traditional adult learners in your online course Empower and motivate learners by leveraging their expertise & experiences  Be explicit about what learners will gain from your course & h...
  4. Teach site Keywords and Tagging - Answers to FAQs

    Updated 2022Apr14 Q: What if there is more than one Keyword/no Keyword that best fits my piece of content? No Keyword For now, tag to the best available Keyword, and *also* tag it to a more specific tag of your own design in one or mor...
  5. Justin's tips for doc creating

    How I start a doc depends on the source: Doc360 port: I can usually copy over text and images fine. At the very least, I copy the text and then insert the photos one by one. Copy/pasting can cause formatting issues that are sometimes easier to a...
  6. HELIX Classroom/Hyflex Syllabus

    General Syllabus Information Depending on the semester, your syllabus  will need to be posted on your Canvas course site about 5-12 weeks before the semester begins. It  will be visible to anyone in the world who clicks on it from the course catal...
  7. Community & Interaction

    Defining Community & Interaction:   is defined differently for different classes, instructors, and students Student-to-Student: 1) Discussions with each other, 2) Networking, 3) Group Work Student-Instructor:  1) Knowing your instructor...
  8. Assessments & Feedback

    Formative + Summative Assessments & Feedback:  helps your students build on their work and understand how their work connects with the larger picture of the class 1a) Formative Assessment:  evaluates learning throughout the course (typically lo...
  9. Teaching in Zoom for 3 Hours

    1) Incorporate Active Learning (Interweave active learning with your lecture for peer interaction) Simple Activities  Polls Think-pair-share via breakout rooms  Student mini-presentations Bigger Activities Debates and...
  10. Content & Lecturing

    Choosing Your Content  Learning to Know:  Acquisition + development of skills Learning to Do:  Use of skills in one’s career Learning to Live Together: Development of values and teamwork skills Learning to Be:  Self-anal...