Connections: Conversations about online teaching and learning
Connections: The online teaching and learning podcast, hosted by Dr. Lisa Desruisseaux, Director of Online Learning for Quincy College, is a monthly podcast for online and blended learning faculty in higher education. Conversations focus on helping us make connections between effective practices in instructional design/UDL, pedagogy, assessment, and our own online/blended teaching practice. Each month Dr. Lisa introduces listeners to professionals who are passionate about creating online learning experiences that positively impact and change the trajectory of lives. 

 Episode 1: Our Maiden Voyage – Tips for Student Engagement and Interaction in the Online Classroom 

Conversation with Dr. Kristin Noone  

General Overview/Theme of the conversation  

The transition between f2f teaching and online teaching (the experience) 

Impacts on students - their engagement in the online classroom 

Our identity as a f2f teacher vs. online teacher (is there a difference from your perspective) 

Impacts on our confidence to transition from f2f to online - How do we engage our students online as successfully as we may do f2f? 

All of this leads up to the important aspects of student engagement in the online classroom

Quincy College Podcast - Connections: Episode 1 Student Engagement in the Online Classroom

Conversation with Professor Steve Dooner 

Note: Our podcast format is a conversation as opposed to an interview.  As the name of the podcast indicates, our focus is on helping listeners make connections to our conversation.  We do want to be general, not subject-specific, to reach a broader listener base. The following provides some talking points to guide our conversation.  

General Overview/Theme of the conversation  

The transition between f2f teaching and online teaching (the experience) 

Impacts on students - their engagement in the online classroom 

What personalized learning looks like in your online classroom. 

Impacts on our confidence to transition from f2f to online - How do we establish our teacher presence online as successfully as we may do f2f? 

All of this leads up to the important aspects of personalizing our online classrooms.

Quincy College Podcast - Connections: Episode 2  Keeping it Real:Personalizing our Online Classrooms

Conversation with Professor Jason Paynich 

Note: Our podcast format is a conversation as opposed to an interview.  As the name of the podcast indicates, our focus is on helping listeners make connections to our conversation.  We want to be general, not subject-specific, to reach a broader listener base. The following provides some talking points to guide our conversation.  

General Overview/Theme of the conversation  

The transition between f2f teaching and online teaching (the experience) 

Impacts on students - their engagement in the online classroom 

What “conversations of learning” look like in your online classroom. 

How do we help students deepen their knowledge via instructional conversations? 

All of this leads up to the important aspects of discussion in our online classrooms.

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