In this podcast episode, Kory and Theresa are joined by Sabina Simon, a PhD student in the School of Education, who is in the midst of collecting and analyzing interview data with students in hybrid writing courses at UC Davis.

After we share a little about the history of hybrid writing courses in the program, Sabina walks us through some of the more interesting and surprising themes to emerge out of student interviews and focus groups so far. 

Stay tuned (er, subscribed) for more exciting developments on this project!

UC Davis' Center for Educational Effectiveness is now offering their ACCELERATE program asynchronously, meaning that it's a self-paced learning experience. I've done the synchronous version, and can say that it's well worth the time investment. As you prepare to teach remotely in the fall, consider spending some time working through the program. 

While presenting ourselves as caring instructors is important in any types of class and times, it has become even more crucial during the Covid-19 pandemic, the social and political protests, and the upcoming election.

With the move online, discussion boards have become a go-to for class participation and having students connect with each other. Here are some strategies to make them more effective (a lot of these strategies come from this article)

There are a lot of different ways to teach hybrid courses, and the terminology can become confusing, so this article will go through the terms for the different models, give you some examples of different ways to teach a hybrid course, and finish with best practices and resources to start designing your hybrid course. 

Of course, there are way more resources on OWI than we could ever get through, and there is another page on this website showing you some of them. What I’m listing here are a few practical resources that have been helpful to me during the pandemic, going from just getting a few ideas for a course to the whole redesign of a class.

Academic Technology Services is putting on a series of live webinars this week:

Please register using the links below to attend a live webinar on the noted topic:

AATC has posted information and instructions about how students can access their services during Spring quarter. See here for the most recent update. 

Perhaps you've heard the stories of local city council meetings being disrupted by "zoombombing," or having uninvited guests show up to Zoom meetings. The link below contains useful tips for keeping your Zoom meetings secure.

Article from Forbes outlining various measures you can take to prevent "Zoom-bombing" and secure your meetings.

As we adjust to life on screens, it might help to look for tips from videographers and vloggers who have had lots of experience with figuring out how make videos at home. In these videos, Hank Green ( Vlogbrothers) and Chris Nichols (DPReview) explain some easy tips for better video and Zoom sessions.