Renee Shaffer

Location: south carolina

About me

I am a career educator (27+ years) in higher education at the university and career college level. I love helping colleagues put the pieces together to learn how to be the best instructor/educator possible.

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Cognitive Disabilities

Jerri, Giving small doses of content is a good idea not just for those with cognitive disabilities! You are so correct. Renee Shaffer

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Digital Citizens

Jeffrey, Yes, on EVERYTHING. How do you tell them to do that? Renee Shaffer

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Read, Reflect, Display, Do.

Lawrence, Great. I love to use the Socratic technique though sometimes students complain that they "aren't being taught anything". Then I need to explain..... Renee Shaffer

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Jeffrey, So true. I am glad that you are there to teach that to your students! Renee Shaffer

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Online Student Mentality

Erina , It is great to hear that your mixture of students works so well together! Renee Shaffer

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Learning Management Systems

Dr. Christopher, Good points. Remember all of this takes additional time so plan on that. Renee Shaffer

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Course Accessibility

Stephanie, In regards to students just stopping in the middle of the class and never being heard from again, my experience is that they usually have PTSD or depression so bad that they can't function. By making the contact ahead of time and throughout the semester, we may be able to deter their inability to communicate with us when they have an episode. Reach out to them! Renee Shaffer

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Course Accessibility

Dr. Christopher, I have heard about programs that used a template for the design standards so that all of the courses have the same look and feel. Good to see that it works. Renee Shaffer

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Instructorâ€™s Choice

Loretta, This is so true. We really need our institutions to get involved in copyright issues and at the very least have policies and procedures in place. Renee Shaffer

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Digital Citizens

Andrew, I love the statement that instructors need to model proper procedure. This helps students learn and become good stewards of knowledge and become information literate. Renee Shaffer

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