Excellence Online at UC Teaching Showcase



The Excellence Online at UC Teaching and Learning Showcase was hosted in Zoom on October 28th, 2020 from 12:20pm - 5:05pm. This special online fall teaching showcase focused on the cornerstones of delivering excellent online instruction: organization, engagement, and interaction. Both synchronous and pre-recorded presentations showcased faculty practices in online teaching across the university to share specific strategies, practices, and tips to strengthen student learning. 

Live Session Recordings:

12:20 time slot

Welcome and Kick-off
12:20pm - 12:28pm

Dr. Bryan Smith
Assistant Vice Provost
University of Cincinnati

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12:30 time slot

Room 1
12:30pm - 1:05pm

"Building Classroom Community Through Flipgrid Videos and Discussion Board Posts"

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Presenter:
Natalia Mintchik
Associate Professor, Accounting

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Room 2
12:30pm - 1:05pm

"Use of a Community Site in Canvas to Foster Faculty-Student Engagement and Success of the Distance Learning Doctoral Student"

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Presenter:
Mandi Cafasso
Assistant Professor

Co-Presenter:
Keeley Harding
Adjunct Instructor

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Room 3
12:30pm - 1:05pm

"Humanizing Online Learning"

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Presenter:
Vali Tadayon
Associate Professor, Information Technology

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Room 4
12:30pm - 1:05pm

"The Intersection of the Assignment and Technology: Engaging the Learner to Improve Communication Skills"

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Presenter:
Christine Colella DNP, CNP, FAANP
Professor, Executive Director Graduate Programs

Co-Presenter:
Lindsay Davis DNP, CNP
Assistant Professor, Clinical Nursing

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1:10pm time slot

Room 1
1:10pm - 1:45pm

"Virtual Delivery: Practicing Birth Skills and Building Community in a Distance-Learning Format"

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Presenter:
Eva Fried
Assistant Professor, Nurse-Midwifery Program Director

Co-Presenter:
Elizabeth Niederegger
Assistant Professor

Co-Presenter:
Cynthia Nypaver

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Room 2
1:10pm - 1:45pm

"Senior Capstones--Big Projects: Student Engagement and Online Courses"

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Presenter:
Melissa Shyan-Norwalt
Assistant Professor, Psychology

Co-Presenter:
Matia Solomon
Associate Professor, Psychology

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Room 3
1:10pm - 1:45pm

"Asynchronous online Elective Course in Ophthalmology for Senior Medical Students"

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Presenter:
Lisa Kelly, MD, MEd
Associate Professor

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Room 4
1:10pm - 1:45pm

"Researching Sing Cincinnati on the
Virtual Stage
"

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Presenter:
Kristy Swift
Assistant Professor, Musicology

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1:50pm timeslot

Room 1
1:50pm - 2:25pm

"HyFlex Synchronous Teaching Methods and Practices Used in a Large-Enrollment Introductory Physics Class"

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Presenter:
Dr. Pratheesh Kumar Jakkala
Assistant Professor, Educator

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Room 2
1:50pm - 2:25pm

"Teaching Intensive Courses Online: Creating Authentic Contexts and Community"

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Presenter:
Lindsay Preseau
Assistant Professor, Educator

Co-Presenter:
Barbara Besendorfer
Graduate Student Instructor

Co-Presenter:
Kayla Weiglein
Graduate Student Instructor

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Room 3
1:50pm - 2:25pm

"Implementing the Preview-Learn-Review-Study Learning Cycle in an Introductory IT Course"

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Presenter:
Mohamed M. Elwakil
Assistant Professor

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Room 4
1:50pm - 2:25pm

"Not Your Grandparent's Discussion Boards for the 2020 Classroom"

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Presenter:
Nadia Ibrahim-Taney
Lindner College of Business Career Coach

Co-Presenter:
Vicki Buckley
Lindner College of Business  Career Coach

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2:30pm timeslot

Room 1
2:30pm - 3:05pm

"Promoting Mastery with Low Stakes Assessments: When The N’s Justify the Means"

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Presenter:
Christopher Wicker
Adj. Asst. Professor

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Room 2
2:30pm - 3:05pm

"What’s in Their Heads? Using Padlet and Formative Assessment Strategies to Support the Cognitive Engagement of UC Students"

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Presenter:
Kimberly McCormick
Assistant Professor

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Room 3
2:30pm - 3:05pm

Vacant

Room 4
2:30pm - 3:05pm

"Using Diverse Applications of Media to Promote Engagement in Students in the Online Classroom"

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Presenter:
Melanie Kroger-Jarvis
Associate Professor, Educator

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3:10pm timeslot

Room 1
3:10pm - 3:45pm

"Bringing the Fun Back to Economics Fundamentals: Student Engagement Strategies"

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Presenter:
Sriparna Ghosh
Assistant Professor

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Room 2
3:10pm - 3:45pm

"An Online Interprofessional Education Simulation to Decrease Maternal Morbidity and Mortality"

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Presenter:
Cynthia Nypaver

Co-Presenter:
Beth Ann Clayton

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Room 3
3:10pm - 3:45pm

"Onboarding: Preparing Students for Online Learning"

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Presenter:
Jennifer Vojtko Rubi
Assistant Professor, Educator

Co-Presenter:
Ashley Johann

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Room 4
3:10pm - 3:45pm

"Facilitating Online Learning & Engagement: Feedback from Our Students"

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Presenter:
Annie Kelly
Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Experience-Based Learning & Career Education

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3:50pm timeslot

Room 1
3:50pm - 4:25pm

"Increasing Engagement and Accountability with Embedded Questions in Kaltura Video Presentations: Lessons Learned"

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Presenter:
Dacia McCoy
Assistant Professor, Educator

Co-Presenter:
Mary Kate Gerrard
School Psychology Doctoral Student/Teaching Assistant

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Room 2
3:50pm - 4:25pm

"How Using Gamification in Your ​Online Classroom Can Engage and Motivate Students​ During  COVID-19"

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Presenter:
Lori Wortylko
Assistant Professor, Marketing

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Room 3
3:50pm - 4:25pm

"Cracking Genetic Codes: A Genetics-Focused Escape Room for Experiential Learning"

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Presenter:
Leandra Tolusso
Genetic Counselor

Co-Presenter:
Melanie Myers
Professor

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Room 4
3:50pm - 4:25pm

"Using Class Notebook in Teams for Organized Class Materials, Student Notes, and Assignments"

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Presenter:
Hillary Einziger
Educator Assistant Professor, Mathematics

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4:30pm timeslot

Room 1
4:30pm - 5:05pm

"On the Same Page: Standardized Blueprints for Lab/Clinical Sections"

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Presenter:
Tasha Turner-Bicknell, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor

Co-Presenter:
Emily K. Myers, MS Ed
Senior Instructional Designer

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Room 2
4:30pm - 5:05pm

"Exploring Peer Review in Canvas"

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Presenter:
Jamie Leslie
Assistant Professor, Educator

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Room 3
4:30pm - 5:05pm

"Promoting Active Learning Using Padlet, a Collaborative Online Tool"

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Presenter:
Doreen Grontkowski
Assistant Professor, ELCE

Co-Presenter:
Emily Frazier
Associate Professor, ELCE

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Room 4
4:30pm - 5:05pm

Vacant


Virtual "Poster" Presentations
5-minute pre-recorded videos:

"Virtual Engagement Tools as a Means to Motivate, Interact, and Assess Students"

Presenter: Heather Nester
Assistant Professor
Co-Presenter: Erin Alanson
Assistant Professor

 


 

"Enhancing Your Course Organization to Facilitate Student Learning and Reduce Cognitive "

Presenter:  M. Sima Finy
Assistant Professor


"Into the Fishbowl by Stepping Out: Increasing Whole Group Participation"

Presenter: Juan M. Gerardo
Visiting Assistant Professor


"5 Simple Suggestions to Promote Learner Engagement Using Tools Within Zoom (Or WebEx)"

Presenter: Andi Anderson
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures


"Open Source Textbooks"

Presenter: Trevor Presgrave
Associate Professor


"Teaching Hands-on Labs During Covid-19"

Presenter: Lindsey Mills
Assistant Professor


"Are Online Classes For Me? An Online Learning Tutorial to Ease Learners into the World of Online Learning"

Presenter: Karen Lankisch
Professor/Director of Online Learning
Co-Presenter: Grace Gu
Senior Instructional Designer

 


"Creating Effective Online Courses"

Presenter: John M. Hebbeler
Associate Professor


"Asynchronous Interactions with Perusall"

Presenter: Dean Stocker
Assistant Professor


"Using Discussion Boards to Replace In-Class Activities in an Asynchronous Biology Course"

Presenter: Emily Jobe
Assistant Professor


"Google Forms Escape Room - Part 1: What does it look like?"


"Google Forms Escape Room - Part 2: How to make one!"

Presenter: Jennifer Ellis
Associate Professor and Department Chair


"Checking on Your Virtual Student Community Without Being Extra"

Presenter: Vicki Buckley
Linder College of Business Career Coach

  Co-Presenter: Nadia Ibrahim-Taney
  Linder College of Business Career Coach

 

 

 


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