{"id":1061,"date":"2024-04-01T12:17:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2024-04-01T12:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:17:22","slug":"elevating-our-teaching-game-now-and-looking-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/2024\/04\/01\/elevating-our-teaching-game-now-and-looking-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevating Our Teaching Game \u2013 Now and Looking Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We&#8217;re in the home stretch of the semester, and it&#8217;s that crucial time when we not only focus on finishing strong but also start getting our ducks in a row for the fall. Let&#8217;s start at the top of the inning with some articles that can help us cover all our bases before the end of the semester:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/online-education\/online-student-engagement\/the-first-15-seconds-how-to-hook-your-online-students-and-keep-them-engaged\/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&amp;utm_medium=email_this&amp;utm_source=email\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The First 15 Seconds: How to Hook Your Online Students and Keep Them Engaged<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Have you ever thought about the power of the first 15 seconds in your online course? Faculty Focus did, and they&#8217;ve hit a home run with their insights. Imagine grabbing your students&#8217; attention straight away and keeping it. Personalized welcomes, thought-provoking questions, and eye-catching visuals can make your students think, &#8220;This is the place to be!&#8221; from the get-go.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s all about getting them to lean in, ready to hit the next pitch out of the park from the very first moment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/er.educause.edu\/articles\/2024\/2\/thinkering-making-sharing-and-reflecting-a-model-for-online-collaborative-project-based-learning\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thinkering, Making, Sharing, and Reflecting: A Model for Online Collaborative Project-Based Learning<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Educause steps up to bat with the concept of &#8216;Thinkering,&#8217; a winning combination of thinking and tinkering that&#8217;s a game-changer for online collaborative project-based learning.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Picture your students deeply engaged, working together even from afar, and truly owning the material. By integrating making, sharing, and reflecting into our courses, we create a vibrant online classroom culture that mirrors the collaborative, hands-on learning we cherish in physical spaces. Let&#8217;s bring teamwork into the digital age and watching our students thrive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now let&#8217;s shift to the bottom of the inning with some ideas for the upcoming fall semester:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/tech-innovation\/teaching-learning\/2024\/03\/26\/colleges-adding-digital-literacy-graduation\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digital Media Literacy Becoming a Graduation Requirement<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inside Higher Ed highlights a growing trend that&#8217;s like preparing our students for the major leagues of the digital world<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0By making digital literacy a staple of our courses, we&#8217;re not just teaching students; we&#8217;re preparing thinkers, doers, and digital navigators ready to play on any field. It&#8217;s an investment in their future\u2014and ours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/campustechnology.com\/Articles\/2024\/03\/05\/Exploring-the-Nexus-of-Educational-Technologies-A-Futuristic-Perspective.aspx?admgarea=News%20What%20could%20this%20blog%20post%20look%20like?\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exploring the Nexus of Educational Technologies: A Futuristic Perspective<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">And then, there&#8217;s the big picture\u2014getting a glimpse of what&#8217;s on the horizon for educational technology, thanks to insights from Campus Technology. From AI personalization to immersive virtual realities, the future is buzzing with potential game-changers for how we teach and learn. Staying informed and open to integrating new technologies can set us and our students up for success in ways we&#8217;re just beginning to imagine. It&#8217;s about keeping one eye on the ball, ready to catch whatever comes our way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As we round the bases on this semester and gear up for the next, let&#8217;s lean into these strategies and insights. It&#8217;s about making the now more engaging, the future more promising, and our teaching more impactful. Together, we can swing for the fences with the energy of a team ready to win the World Series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(How\u00a0bout\u00a0dem\u00a0Os?)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re in the home stretch of the semester, and it&#8217;s that crucial time when we not only focus on finishing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6618,"featured_media":1062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6618"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1063,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions\/1063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}