For my last session for the Wyoming Innovations in Learning conference, I attended Patricia Pulliam’s presentation on Practices for a Synchronous Classroom. In this presentation, Pulliam led a discussion around the lessons she learned delivering instruction in a web meeting format. Continue reading
Conferences
#WYInnovations2017 Presentation: Engage All Learners with Virtual Reality
During one of the sessions at the Wyoming Innovations in Learning conference, Rebecca Velikaneye of Wheatland Middle School explained how she was using virtual reality (VR) with her students. VR is a technology that is on the rise in education.
#WYInnovations2017 Presentation: Active Learning Strategies for Online Courses
While attending the Wyoming Innovations in Learning conference, I sat in on a presentation focusing on active learning strategies for online courses given by Tim Kochery, a Senior Instructional Designer at Laramie County Community College. He began his presentation by defining active learning. Continue reading
#WYInnovations2017 Presentation: Virtual Field Trips: Bringing the World Into Your Classroom
Nathan Doerr, the Curator of Education for the Wyoming State Museum led a discussion about conducting virtual field trips. This is an opportunity to expose students to experiences and opportunities they may not otherwise get. Continue reading
#WYInnovations2017 Presentation: Go Paperless with Google Classroom
While we do not primarily use Google Classroom at Jamestown Community College, we do have some faculty experimenting with it. Since, I do not use Google Classroom that often, I decided to sit in on this session. Rebecca Velikaneye from Wheatland Middle School provided a thorough review of Google Classroom. She highlighted a number of the paperless benefits of this application. Continue reading