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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: January 14, 2021)
As a follow up to recent discussions about addressing difficult topics and current events in your classroom, I’m sharing a short list of additional resources. This is by no means c […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: January 14, 2021)
Hope you are well! I urge you to be understanding and flexible with students and colleagues over this week, as many have been “disconnected” as a result of the recent storms. Not […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: January 5, 2021)
Welcome back and Happy 2021!
I hope you had a relaxing and rejuvenating winter break. With vaccines surfacing there is some hope for being on campus again by sometime in […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: January 5, 2021)
First, I want to congratulate those who recently gained Lecturer promotions. Thank you for your service to our students. Your hard work and efforts, and that of all adjunct faculty, […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: November 24, 2020)
As fall quarter winds down, we want to again make sure that you have the basic technology needed to effectively teach online during COVID. We put together a simple form for you to us […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: December 17, 2020 and January 5, 2021)
Jody Laflen, the Dean of IBIT, has recently shared that she will be leaving BC to take on other pursuits as of December 18th. I want to thank Jody for h […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: December 11, 2020)
As finals draw to a close, I just wanted to send out a short note to wish you all a restful and peaceful break. May your holidays, whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 3 months ago
(Email: December 8, 2020)
As you contemplate the new decade and the eventual end of COVID-quarantine …. I wanted to send a quick reminder that Sabbatical Leave applications for academic year 2021-22 are due on […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 5 months ago
(Email: 18 November)
Based on recent faculty feedback, I asked our counseling faculty if they could put together some mental health resources for their colleagues to use when working with students during these […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 5 months ago
(Email: 18 November 23)
Hope you are doing well!
During the summer, a team got together to start the process of reexamining our student evaluations – with a focus on redesigning a system that works to elim […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 6 months ago
(Email: Sept 25)
Just a quick thank you all for your work in helping students off to a successful start of Fall quarter! I know there were some bumps and room for improvement, but overall it went well, and I […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
(Email: Sept 18)
Just a quick reminder that part time promotion applications (for Lecturer I or II) are due by Monday, October 5. You can find the forms here: Lecture I application , Lecture II application, T […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
(Email: Sept 10)As we prepare for the new academic year, I’d like to share with you some new guidelines about class staffing and scheduling that I shared with the program chairs last month, so that everyone is a […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
(Email: Sept 9)A few notes about the start of Fall Quarter:
Calendar Reminders and Updates – Opening Day, Sept 17; Division Retreats, Sept 18; Classes Start, Sept 21; Sept 28 is a non-instructional da […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
(Email: Sept. 1)Remote learning is a challenge for many of us, and our students are also struggling with learning socializing and succeeding in this new COVID world.
What would you like your students to […]
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Rob, this is such a wonderful idea to support our students!
Suggestion: I believe a very easy alternative for folks could be to make the video using Zoom, Teams, or even your phone. I believe all of these options gives a mp4 video file that can be used/edited by the College and requires very little knowledge if you already use these tools.
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
(Email: August 31)While we have learned a lot in the last 6 months, I know that all of us are still learning new strategies and practices for teaching remotely. I encourage you to continue to take advantage of p […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
(Email: August 25) Hope your summer break is going well!
In an effort to assure that you have the basic technology needed to effectively teach online during COVID we put together a simple form for you to us […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
(Email: August 20)I’d like to invite anyone who is interested to attend the SBCTC’s Fall Faculty Institute (Sept 9-10) which is focused on “Preparing Faculty to Lead with Racial Equity Teaching Online During CO […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 years, 7 months ago
As we began another year, I’ve set up this blog to help create additional ways to communicate and share information from the Office of Academic Affairs and the many facets of instruction (including Library M […]
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Robert Viens wrote a new post on the site Designing Our Future 7 years, 2 months ago
At the first meeting of the Strategic Plan Update Task Force we asked the members to share their experience with a “plan that worked”. Members shared a lot of examples of personal plans that they had made and wha […]
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Put steps in place to reach the goal. Proper documentation is needed. For example, if a department speaks with a student, that interaction should be documented in the student’s comments, so then when that student visits with a new person, that team player has the info to be the most effective for the student. This creates trust and saves time because the student doesn’t have to re-explain their situation.
Transition steps should be provided and tailored to each student, this seems to be the hardest part for students, and providing transition steps for which department will provide what, will make it easier for that student to follow through with the processes to get there goal met.
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As registration for fall 2020 term has proceeded, I have noticed a clear trend in student preference for asynchronous courses in the Social Science division. Synchronous courses that designate specific meeting times have lower enrollments. Some are in jeopardy of being cancelled. I suspect that students not only prefer the flexibility, but also have less difficulty competing with siblings and parents for computer/internet time with everyone working from home. Has any other division noticed this trend?
Chris
I noticed a similar pattern within the Earth and Space Sciences program – the synchronous courses were the slowest to fill. It was noticeable for sections being offered in parallel with asynchronous sections; the asynchronous choices filled faster. In our case, our courses are natural science electives taken mostly by non-majors. Have required courses experienced something different? Are there areas where students are asking for synchronous times?
Dana