Renee Shaffer

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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Virginia, Are these required supplemental assignments that everyone should do? Are they graded? Just curious as they sound like really good ideas. Renee Shaffer
What are two fun critical thinking assignments that you learned about in this module?
What would be your first plan of action in making a critical thinking assignment?
Discuss an active learning strategy you use and note whether it is a reading, reflective writing, displaying or doing strategy.
Discuss three low-risk active learning techniques which could easily be utilized in your course(s).
As an online instructor, what free technology tools do you have available to incorporate active learning in your classes?
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What existing online technologies are available to you, to incorporate active learning strategies into your online course?
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In your opinion, what is the biggest institutional obstacle when it comes to supporting active learning in the online environment?
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What can online instructors do to help students embrace active learning in the online environment?
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What could online instructors do to reduce their negative attitudes about active learning in the online environment?

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