Emerging Trends Conversations about teaching and learning in a networked world
A partnership of the Office of the Provost and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
02.08// Alternative Textbook Incentive Program: Faculty Insights
10:00am-11:00am
Location: Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 210
Presenters: Ariana Santiago, Agnes DeFranco, Arlene Ramirez, Nathan Shepley
The cost of textbooks is a significant burden to the success of many UH students. The Alternative Textbook Incentive Program (ATIP) offers incentives for instructors to replace traditional textbooks with open or alternative textbooks in their courses. This presentation will share ATIP application information and insights from faculty who participated in the 2018-19 ATIP cohort.
03.29// Limited hearing, limited vision: help students succeed in your class
10:00am-11:00am
Location: Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 210
Presenters: Dr. Sammy Hwang, Jingyuan Fu, Fang Fang, and Anjana Singhal
In this interactive presentation, we will "see" and "hear" specific challenges faced by students with limited vision or limited hearing. The instructional design team from CLASS will demonstrate strategies faculty can use to help them succeed. We will explore the theoretical framework, simulations, guidelines, practical cheatsheets, and best practices. You will leave with a solid foundation on how to create a more accessible learning environment for all users.
05.03// Data visualization project-Resilient Houston: Documenting Hurricane Harvey
10:00am-11:00am
Location: Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 210
Presenters: Dr. Debbie Harwell, Dr. Todd Romero and Dr. Sammy Hwang
This presentation will introduce a storytelling platform called Story Map by ArcGIS. It is one of the free and open source tools available to UH through ArcGIS, a well-known story mapping application. Dr. Debbie Harwell will talk about her class project, “Resilient Houston: Documenting Hurricane Harvey,” an ongoing project of the Center for Public History. Harwell’s “Voices from the Storm” Honors College students conducted oral histories about Harvey experiences and used the ArcGIS storytelling tool to report their findings. She will also introduce a second mapping project in the beginning stages. You will leave with at least one interesting idea to engage students through project-based learning along with one free tool.
09.13// Are Your Course Materials Accessible?
10:00am-11:00am
Location: Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 210
Presenters: UH Instructional Designers
Accessibility of course materials has become increasingly important in higher education for legal and pedagogical reasons. To help our faculty remediate documents, videos, and other instructional materials, the university has purchased the accessibility application, Ally for Blackboard.
10.11// Open Educational Resources
10:00am-11:00am
Location: Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 210
Presenter: Ariana Santiago, Dr. Mary Henderson, Dr. Melissa Markofski
Due to the high costs of commercial textbooks, 37% of UH students don’t purchase required textbooks; they also report earning poor grades, taking fewer courses, and not registering for specific courses due to textbook costs. This presentation will discuss open educational resources (OER), freely available learning materials which can be legally used, shared, and adapted. When OER are used in place of traditional textbooks, students show up prepared on the first day of class, do better on assignments, and stay enrolled because they have free and immediate access to course materials. In this session, UH faculty will share their experiences and lessons learned from implementing OER in their courses. You will leave with an understanding of the benefits of OER for students and instructors, and information about the UH Alternative Textbook Incentive Program.
11.08// Applying the Pedagogy of Online Teaching and Learning to Design a New Pop Culture Course
10:00am-11:00am
Location: Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 210
Presenters: Dr. Melody Yunzi Li, Thanh Tran, and Fang Fang
Last spring the CLASS Instructional Design team launched a new program for faculty preparing to teach in the online environment. The focus of this Online Teaching Program is on the pedagogy of online teaching and learning. Our mission was to assist faculty in developing quality and effective online courses based on best practices. We would like to introduce you to our course and our first certified faculty member, Dr. Melody Li.
Dr. Li will discuss her experience in the Online Teaching Program , share the new design of her Pop Culture course, and discuss how the training has altered her online teaching.
At the conclusion, we will share tips for applying quality design and improving accessibility.
We welcome you to check out our Online Teaching Program.