Resources

• Classroom Conversation Cards
• College of Business Instructor Resources
• College of Business Student Guide

Blog Posts

• Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Finding Zen and De-Stressing Test Prep, Feb. 2019
• Starting the semester with Canvas content visibility and accessibility: What can students see?, Jan. 2019
• Understanding Limitations of Attention, Oct. 2018
• Getting Students to Engage with the Syllabus, Aug. 2018

Presentations

• Moving Forward with Equity (Co-Presented with Amy Ort and Grace Troupe)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2021
• Building Momentum for Fall 2021: Capitalizing on the Transition
  • UNL College of Business, August 2021
• Teaching: A Growth Mindset (Co-Presented with McKinzie Sutter)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, April 2021
• Building Community in Online Discussions: An Exploration of Yellowdig
  • UNL College of Engineering, October 2020
• Leveraging Student Feedback: The Power of Formative Surveys (Co-Presented with Eyde Olson, McKinzie Sutter, and Jeff Kosse)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, September 2020
• Strategies for Faculty Efficiency: Grading and Time Management (Co-Presented with Eric French)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July 2020
• How to Support Engaging and Thoughtful Discussions Online (Co-Presented with Eric French)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July 2020
• Building an Inclusive Classroom (Co-Presented with Amy Ort)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July 2020
• Facilitating Group Work in an Online or Hybrid Classroom (Co-Presented with Amy Ort)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July 2020
• Fostering Inclusivity in Online Classrooms (Co-Presented with Amy Ort)
  • NU Innovation in Pedagogy & Technology Symposium, May 2020
• How to Excel at Teaching in 1,317 Easy Steps (Co-Presented with Eric French)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 2020
• Feedback Culture: Making it Work
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, December 2019
  • NU Innovation in Pedagogy & Technology Symposium, May 2020
• Level Up Your Canvas Designs: HTML and Content-Management Hacks (Co-Presented with Tom Gibbons and Michael Jolley)
  • NU Innovation in Pedagogy & Technology Symposium, May 2019
• Creating and Using Rubrics and Outcomes in Canvas (Co-Presented with Tom Gibbons)
  • University of Nebraska College of Business, September 2018
• Finding Efficiencies in Canvas Grading (Co-Presented with Tom Gibbons)
  • University of Nebraska College of Business, April 2018
  • University of Nebraska, December 2018
• Using Classroom Spaces Effectively: Active Learning in Varied Spaces (Co-Presented with Tawnya Means)
  • University of Nebraska College of Business, October 2017
• Cooperative Learning Through Canvas Peer Review
  • University of Nebraska, June 2017
• Collaborative & Evolutionary Course Design (Co-Presented with Amber Messersmith and Madeline Wiseman)
  • NU Innovation in Pedagogy & Technology Symposium, May 2017

Summer Institute for Online Teaching, Coordinator, 2018-2020

By the end of this course, participants are able to:

• Use principles of instructional design and nationally-recognized quality standards to evaluate, design, or redesign online courses.
• Demonstrate knowledge of legal issues surrounding online courses including academic integrity, course material accessibility, copyright considerations, and other university resources and policies.
• Create authentic assessments of learning that appropriately align with course learning objectives.
• Apply research-based principles of instruction to create learner-centered, interactive, online learning activities that promote student success.
• Establish an effective online instructional persona that is present throughout the course and fosters a sense of collaborative community among learners.
• Develop strategies for managing time, communication, and instructor/student roles in online courses.

Keep Teaching Mini-Course, Spring 2020

This course was rapidly developed to provide guidance and a model of transitioning to remote teaching in response to the pandemic which forced the University to cancel face-to-face courses.