St. Lawrence College Connections Response

Created by Johnryl Chu (@Chrono), response for Mapping your PLN Activity

This activity made me appreciate the people in my network and how much they have been helping me in my profession and pedagogy. It also allowed me to see how far I have come since I started teaching. I chose to narrow down my network to connections I have in the current institution I teach more… »

Watering the Plants Response

Created by Johnryl Chu (@Chrono), response for Your Metaphor Activity

Teaching and Learning for me is like watering the plants. Similar to how plants grow, to me, as instructors our role is to nurture the students and help them achieve their goals and dreams. Our job is to teach and help them pass the course, not be roadblocks or judge, jury, and executioner. Furthermore, students more… »

Operant conditioning contingencies Response

Created by S Baker (@sbake3), response for Misunderstood Activity

Identifying operant conditioning contingencies in general can be tricky and negative reinforcement is a concept that is commonly misunderstood. One reason may be that regular usage of the term ‘negative’ often encourages students to think of this as a qualifier meaning ‘bad’ which they naturally will associate with punishment rather than reinforcement. Negative reinforcement refers more… »

Metaphor of Planning a Trip for Learning Outcomes Response

Created by Alexandra Westelaken (@idesigner.communityzone), response for Misunderstood Activity

As an instructional designer, writing good learning outcomes is a big sticking point with clients and faculty. I could compare not having solid and clear learning outcomes to trying to go on a roadtrip with no destination planned. Of course, that has potential to be a really fun, spontaneous trip, but it also could wind more… »

My PLN Response

Created by Erin Gilbart (@egilbart), response for Mapping your PLN Activity

After having worked through the content of this module, I realized that my personal learning network is likely to continue to evolve. I identified some current colleagues that help support me in my faculty role and have included my students as a large group in this regard. I often learn just as much from them more… »

Collaborative Dining Table Response

Created by Erin Gilbart (@egilbart), response for The Collaborative Dining Table Activity

The initial move to remote learning in a short period of time was a project without a lot of opportunity to pre-plan the transition. My representation of the dining table includes the collaborators involved at the outset (administration, teaching & learning consultants, program coordinator, and teaching team faculty members). Some of these collaborators were internal more… »