by Melissa Diegnau
This session offers you insight on how one had to pivot with nearly 300 students during COVID and come out shining. The goal is to see how technology can be used to offer successful virtual events for large section courses and do so better than the traditional in-person offering because of increased industry participation and preparation for the post-COVID work-world. I will walk you through why the change happened, why we kept it virtual post-COVID, and how you can offer a virtual mock interview to nearly 300 students in 2.5 hours and have both students and industry raving about the experience.
I’ve been teaching in higher education for over 20 years. I started teaching on-line in the early 2000’s and have delivered on-line, hybrid, flex-sync, and on-campus courses and have many courses QM certified. My heart is to serve students while preparing them for the work-world beyond traditional textbooks. My focus in on improving pedagogy through adding technologies to courses of all delivery methods, and integrating industry to both lighten the workload of faculty, especially in large section courses, and offer experiential learning opportunities.