Online Teaching and Learning

OTL 201 Post 5: Integration

Yay! Post 5! Integration! I’ve been worried that my style won’t be appreciated in the online environment but in this course I’ve come to realize that I can make myself accessible and translate what I hope is my approachable style to e-learning. πŸ™‚ I’m looking forward to sharing a little …

OTL 201 Post 3.3: Learning Activity 3 (Be Clear About Course Completion)

Learning Activity 3 – Be Clear About Course Completion Source of the activity: Thompson Rivers University Open Learning Course (OTL 201: https://elearning.trubox.ca/topic/instructor-strategies/) Brief description of the activity: Logistical information about course activities is critical in online learning because even a small error can cause long delays. When faculty are not …

OTL 201 Post 3.2 – Learning Activity 2 (Guide on the Side Case Method)

Learning Activity 2 – “Guide on the Side” Case Method Source of the activity: Action Learning Workshop, Weber University, Utah (May 2019) Brief description of the activity: In most case analysis sessions the instructor leads the class towards the outcomes intended by the case and the instructor. In this format …

OTL 201 Post 3.1: Learning Activity 1 (Start with an Exercise)

Learning Activity 1 – Start with an Exercise Source of the activity: Action Learning Workshop, Weber University, Utah (May 2019) Brief description of the activity: At the start of a face-to-face course, I like to start with an exercise, not the course outline. Supply chain courses are a mystery to …

OTL 101 Post 4: Feedback

You know, feedback is a funny topic. Like everyone, I’ve received a lot of feedback on various things and activities in my life. Generally, I’ve been fortunate to receive good feedback however, when I’ve received feedback that indicates that my work is deficient in some way it has been just …

OTL 101 Post 5: Reflections

If I’m honest, I like my first post the best. It’s so rare that I get to just write in a non-field specific way that I enjoyed the freedom that just writing about myself gave me. It stretched a muscle that hasn’t been used for awhile. πŸ™‚ It also gave …

OTL 101 Post 3: Course Objective-Assessment Alignment

I’m exploring my Selected Topics in Supply Chain Management course outline because it is a course that I was the first to teach it and developed my concept of the course from scratch. The course Objectives are as follows: This course will be engaging and memorable.Β  Supply chain management is …