by Dr. Kelly Jackson Charles (University of West Indies) and Dr. Nicole Arrighi (Tennessee State University)
Dr. Kelly Jackson Charles is a fulltime lecturer at the University of the West Indies-Five Islands Campus on the twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda. She teaches in the School of Humanities and Education, with a focus on teaching exceptional children, media and technology in education and the social context of education. Dr. Jackson Charles has over 15 years of higher education experience as a faculty member and administrator.
Dr. Nicole Arrighi is the Assistant Dean of Teacher Education and Education Technology program coordinator at Tennessee State University. She is a full professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning with various instructional technology credentials such as an Apple Distinguished Educator, curriculum specialist for the National Center of Smart Technology, and ACUE certified online facilitator. Dr. Arrighi has over 20 years of education experience working with K-12, community college, and university scholars.
Do traditional teaching methods often seem to you to be difficult to apply when it comes to online and blended learning? For example, did you discard the Socratic method, group games, and learning stations unless your students were sitting in your classroom?
With a little tweaking, we can transform some familiar techniques from the in-person environment into our digital classrooms. In this session we will give you the “Sam’s Club” approach by showcasing a few of the strategies that with a little adjusting, can be taken from the brick-and-mortar classroom straight into the virtual environment.
You can expect to be asked about methods you have used in brick-and-mortar classrooms and actively participate in a sampling of these strategies and take away a list of others you can customize to your online teaching needs.