In this episode of Do Tell Virtually, Acacia Duncan talks with Liv Gjestvang, Associate Vice President, Learning Technology, from the Office of Distance Education and eLearning at The Ohio State University. They discuss pivoting to learning online within two weeks during the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis: what went wrong, what went right, other lessons learned, and how they’re preparing for the fall semester.
00:08 – Chapter 1: Pre-Covid Duties
02:55 – Chapter 2: Pivot during the extended spring break
05:56 – Chapter 3: Triage for teaching: Standing up a suite of four websites
07:46 – Chapter 4: Learning from the front lines
09:15 – Chapter 5: Synchronous vs Asynchronous Learning
11:57 – Chapter 6: Fostering connections using Zoom
14:15 – Chapter 6: Creating empathy in virtual world
18:20 – Chapter 7: Preparing for the future of virtual learning
22:06 – Chapter 8: Thoughts on designing a successful on-line experience
25:57 – Chapter 9: The Wrap
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