Our goal for the Innovative Teaching Podcast is to introduce new ideas and encourage you to think outside the box when it comes to teaching and learning. Your hosts are Jeannette Shaffer, Patricia Herrera at South Mountain Community College in the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Jeannette Shaffer and Patricia Herrera
The summer is over and we are back to teaching! How are you leveraging social media to increase enrollment and grow your programs? I share what we are thinking and working on in this area. How neat would it be if all your students authored and published a book that can be sold for profit when they complete your course? I discuss how you can make this possible for your students. I also provide an update on my summer projects since I had a very robust plan. How did your summer projects go? Show Note/Links: Social media demographics to inform your brand's strategy in 2022 (thank you to Patricia Guillen for this resource) 100 Most Important Social Media Demographics for 2022 (thank you to Patricia Guillen for this resource) Canva - to graphically design a book and export as a PDF file Blurb - create, print, and sell books --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
The sabbatical project comes to an end, but not really so I provide an update on the virtual character development. I share what I am doing with the Keepster app and how you might want to use it for teaching and finishing up with summer project ideas. Please share what projects you plan to take on this summer. Links mentioned in the podcast: Dialogflow for conversation design of chatbots - https://dialogflow.cloud.google.com/ Cocohub for virtual character and chatbot technology - https://cocohub.ai/ Keepster for collecting text and making a book - https://keepster.co/ Presearch search engine - https://presearch.org/ FamilySearch can be used to create a family tree for free - https://www.familysearch.org/ Board Game Arena - https://boardgamearena.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
The felt app is great for creating customized thank you cards on your mobile device. Learn about Cocohub's three levels of the chat bot for virtual characters. What Are your creative solutions to overcome budget cuts? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
I have been in the "zone" working on my sabbatical project but I took time out today to create a podcast of updates. I share the tools I have been using to build the virtual character and some other fun information. Enjoy the show and feel free to share jokes that I can add to the conversation flow of the character. Article mentioned in the podcast: 40 Small Talk Questions Your Chatbot Needs to Know (And Why It Matters): https://medium.com/twyla-ai/40-small-talk-questions-your-chatboamat-needs-to-know-and-why-it-matters-63caf03347f6 Amazon Lex: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/ Cocohub: https://about.cocohub.ai Save the Cat Software - The Language of Storytelling: https://savethecat.com Book - What Would Dolly Do? How to be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World by Lauren Marino: https://www.amazon.com/What-Would-Dolly-Do-Rhinestone/dp/1538713004/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644601332&sr=8-3 One of the Amazon Wigs I ordered: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M83KJPF?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details Go interact with a chatbot and let me know if you have any funny jokes I should add to my virtual character. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
North American Simulation and Game Association (NASAGA) Conference share out and a Sabbatical Project update. Below is a list of the links and resources I share in this week's podcast. Thank you for listening! NASAGA links and resources: 1985 Murder Mystery Party: https://www.mymysteryparty.com/murder-in-1985-a-virtual-murder-mystery/ Escape Room using Google Forms example: https://www.bespokeclassroom.com/blog/2019/10/4/how-to-build-a-digital-escape-room-using-google-forms Twine: http://twinery.org Two Truths and a Lie: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rc8yUoWhQ8Y2tTm11EpJVT8EPUVs8x-S3omNNb3rMf4/copy?usp=sharing World Game: https://worldpeacegame.org Padlet: https://padlet.com Example from the NASAGA workshop: https://padlet.com/elyssebeth_leigh/ep20dxud755td71p Miro: https://miro.com - Example from the NASAGA workshop: https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lmr99rc=/ My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannetteshaffer/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
This week I share the tools and steps I am taking to conduct a Oral History Analysis and build an augmented reality mobile application. Do you have questions or would you like to share your own experience? Please share using this voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message. If you ask a question, please let me know if it would be okay to use your voice asking the question in my podcast. Have an awesome week everyone! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
Microlearning, Sabbatical Update, and Mapping the College Student Journey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
The search for a search engine that will return different results than the popular search engines. I then share the tools I am learning and hope to use for designing a digital character. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
I first share the idea of Forest Pedagogy and to consider different ways of teaching so students can get a break from masks and get outside. I then share my beginnings of creating a digital human. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
It has been awhile since a podcast but I am beginning a sabbatical research project. I will share a quick overview of the project and share the workflow tools I will be using. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
The faculty at South Mountain Community College are doing amazing work and this podcast showcases 5 ways they are writing digitally in the live online teaching format.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions about the content discussed in the show. Thank you for listening and innovating with us!
This show provides you an overview of the information being delivered to our South Mountain Community College faculty every day this week. We want to get all the information and resources we can in advance so you are ready to start the semester.Let Your Scream Out: https://lookslikeyouneediceland.com/FligGrid for Sharing Ideas and Comments With Us: https://flipgrid.com/78df14e0Your host Jeannette Shaffer and Patricia Herrera from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
Teachers and faculty around the world are returning from summer to a different type of teaching and learning environment this year. With that comes a bit of uncertainty and the need to scream. We will share how you can release that scream and get on with the work at hand.I will share several resources for Live Online Instruction and general information for my amazing South Mountain Community College faculty. I am sending positive vibes to all teachers and parents as we embark on a new kind of journey this academic year.Looks Like Iceland Needs You - let your scream out into the wild. Live Online Instruction Planning TemplateYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. Today, we have a special guest, Steven Crawford, discussing online interactivity.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. Today, we have a special guest, Steven Crawford, discussing online interactivity.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
Happy Monday!South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
Happy Friday!South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ. Email me at jeannette.shaffer@southmountaincc.edu if you are interested in being a guest on our show or have questions.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ.
South Mountain Community College has been impacted by the COVID-19 and a plan has been implemented to continue instruction online with remote teaching. Innovative solutions are a must and happening across our district. In the next few weeks, the Innovative Teaching Podcast will be producing daily updates for our faculty but other instructors may also benefit from our solutions and resources. If you do, feel free to tune in and listen.Today's Daily Update GuideYour host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, AZ.
Here are two tools that can help you be more productive. Pocket is a tool that makes it easy to consume website content offline and Focusmate will have you scheduling time for those very important goals and project.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
I recently attended the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Conference in Newport Beach, CA and I share the resources and ideas I took away from the conference. The resources and ideas include:Theory of GOYA, Gordon Hester: https://gordonhester.com/Videoscribe application: videoscribe.co (not .com)Keller Influencer Indicator: https://www.karen-keller.com/The IP Advantage: https://michelsonip.com/Amazon Alexa Flash BriefsThe Daily Undoing Flash Brief: https://www.amazon.ca/Undoing-The-Daily/dp/B07G5GLVG3Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.Transcription is available at: http://www.buzzsprout.com/201240
Sit back and enjoy an episode of South Mountain's Teaching Test Kitchen, Having Your Cheeseburger and Eat It Too! You will first learn how I am using the Teaching Test Kitchen concept in the Center for Teaching and Learning for professional development. Then, you will hear our guest chef (faculty presenter), Leo Valverde leading the Teaching Test Kitchen session for this week.Get Your Students to Consume Content: Have Your Cheeseburger and Eat It Too. Leo Valverde leads us with an entertaining discussion about ways to get your students to consume the content for your course. You will also discover how a food theme might engage your students in learning something new.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.Resources:Where I first learned about the Technology Test Kitchen idea: https://www.trainingconference.com/2019/tech_test_kitchen.cfmTeaching Recipe Template for faculty
Jeannette Shaffer shares how she created and used a debate in her online course for CIS 105. The debate was created in the Canvas learning management system and included several steps that engaged students using discussion boards, wiki pages, audio, and a video reflection using FlipGrid.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Chelsea McIntosh and Jeannette Shaffer share how they used the gaming app, Goosechase, to engage students and encourage team building on the first day of class. Chelsea teaches chemistry and Jeannette teaches computer information system. The Goosechase game app is free for teachers to use in the classroom so listen for ideas of how you might use Goosechase with your students.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
We hosted a Camp Teach 2019 in the South Mountain Community College Center for Teaching and Learning this past week. Three of the faculty sat with us to share and reflect on their week of learning and experimenting.
Sian Proctor has been awarded 3 sabbaticals in Maricopa Community Colleges. Today we discuss how she has been so successful and why sabbaticals are important to teaching and learning.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jeannette attended the Orientation and Orienteering Session at the Training Conference in Orlando, Florida. The orienteering activity used an app called GeoTeaming and is a team building great for students or other training activity. Listen in as Jeannette talks about her gaming experience at the conference and why you might want to consider using the game with students.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
I get many ideas and inspirations for teaching and learning from other business fields so this week I am attending the Training Conference. This conference is the industry's leading train-the-trainer event so I hope to walk away with ideas from companies like Best Buy, IBM, Walmart, etc.Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
The role of faculty might be changing. Are you ready?Your host Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jeannette Shaffer shares a quick game design idea for your classroom. She shares what was successful with her students and supplies needed for the activity.Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
What do you think about in the middle of the night when you can't sleep? Me? Innovative grant opportunities and what idea I should submit. Join me as I share what I am thinking at 3:00 am in the morning for possibilities. What are you ideas? Want to collaborate on an idea?Your host are Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Every semester South Mountain Community College faculty have a celebration luncheon. In this episode we share several faculty successes and hope you can take an idea to adapt for your teaching. Happy holidays from our campus to yours!Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
We sit down with Sian Proctor to have a conversation about augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). What is she exploring? What has she discovered and what are her plans to learn more about AR and VR?Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Do you ever find yourself taking a photo of a whiteboard with your cell phone after team brainstorming session? If so, you may want to try out the Google Jamboard. Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.Resources:5 Clever ways to use Google Jamboard tablet apps even without a JamboardiTunes - JamboardGoogle Play - Jamboard
I finally tried an Escape Room with my students! With the help of a team we created an Escape Room in the South Mountain CTL over a year ago for staff but this year I adapted for my classroom. Listen as we share our successes, failures and tips for you to get started.Escape Room trailer: https://youtu.be/_NXKfaB4SOE Breakout EDU if you want a scripted process for creating your first Escape Room https://www.breakoutedu.com/digital/
Today Patricia shares with us 3 basic steps for Universal Design for Learning that will make your Word Documents friendlier for screen readers. Technology is making it convenient for all students to use screen readers to consume information on mobile devices. Get started now making your content accessible and easier for students to consume on their mobile devices.Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
What is UDOIT?The Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT (pronounced, “You Do It”) enables faculty to identify accessibility issues in their Canvas course content. It will scan a course, generate a report, and provide resources on how to address common accessibility issues. https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-6504
Matthew Bloom talks with us about Open Educational Resources (OER). Matthew currently leads the Maricopa Millions Project and has been leading the charge of OER adoption in our district for many years. He describes OER and shares with us what he believe is next for OER. In part 2 of this podcast Matthew will also share recommendations for faculty that would like to get started with OER. Maricopa Millions https://www.maricopa.edu/why-maricopa/maricopa-millions Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Have you ever considered students producing a podcast as an assignment in your course? I thought about it and took action on the idea. I share how I used Soundtrap and list several reasons why to use podcast assignments in your course.Your host Jeannette Shaffer is from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Matthew Bloom talks with us about Open Educational Resources (OER). Matthew currently leads the Maricopa Millions Project and has been leading the charge of OER adoption in our district for many years. He describes OER and shares with us what he believe is next for OER. In part 2 of this podcast Matthew will also share recommendations for faculty that would like to get started with OER. Maricopa Millions https://www.maricopa.edu/why-maricopa/maricopa-millions CARE Framework https://careframework.org/ Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Matthew currently leads the Maricopa Millions Project and has been leading the charge of OER adoption in our district for many years. In this episode he shares how you can search for OERs on the Internet. Oasis https://oasis.geneseo.edu/ Maricopa Millions https://www.maricopa.edu/why-maricopa/maricopa-millions Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
We have been trying to better understand how influencers market and drive traffic to their content rather it be a blog or YouTube Channel. In doing so we realized there are many strategies that we should be using as faculty to increase student engagement with the content we create for our classes. Join us as we share what we are thinking and trying. Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
Padlet is a virtual bulletin board that can be used in many ways with ease, while also producing reports of the information shared. Join us to learn more about how we are using Padlet for teaching and learning. Your hosts are Patricia Herrera and Jeannette Shaffer from South Mountain Community College, Center for Teaching and Learning in Phoenix, Arizona.
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