Not-So-Discussion Boards

Mission Ready Courses

What lessons learned from my time as a military instructor can be applied to the higher education classroom? Objective clarity, empathy and real application of useful skills.

Creating a Course AI Policy

My recommendations for creating an AI policy for your college courses, types of student disclosures and how to leverage detection tools (or not). Quote Source: * Chan, C. K. Y. (2023). A comprehensive AI policy education framework for university teaching and learning. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 20(1), 38-25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00408-3 [https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00408-3]

Not-So-Discussion Boards

Discussion boards were once the latest and greatest that the internet had to offer for bringing technology into the classroom. Today, however, there are glaring issues with these dry and ineffective forums that most of us tend to gloss over or ignore for the sake of tradition. This episode dives into the reasons why these "not-so-discussions" aren't helping and what you can do about it! Brooks, M. (2019, November 1). Discussion Boards are an inconsistent substitute for face-to-face discussions. The Triangle.  https://www.thetriangle.org/opinion/discussion-boards-are-an-inconsistent-substitute-for-face-to-face-discussions/ [https://www.thetriangle.org/opinion/discussion-boards-are-an-inconsistent-substitute-for-face-to-face-discussions/] Lane, L. M. (2022, March 30). Why online discussion boards suck, and what to do about it. Medium. https://lisahistory.medium.com/why-online-discussion-boards-suck-and-what-to-do-about-it-e843a09c16d4 [https://lisahistory.medium.com/why-online-discussion-boards-suck-and-what-to-do-about-it-e843a09c16d4]

Syllabus Day One

Teachers and students alike dread the "Syllabus Day One' on the first day of the school year... but who said we had to follow that beaten path? In this episode, I discuss these challenges and how I flipped the first day of school upside down and got students interacting effortlessly!