CoTL 2020 Flipped Forums & Workshops | Series 02 | 10:35am - 12:05pm

10:35am - 11:15am | Workshop

Integrated Online—Team-Based Learning: Combining Synchronous & Asynchronous Approaches to Foster Student Engagement
Christopher W. Parrish | University of South Alabama
parrish@southalabama.edu
David S. Williams | University of South Alabama
dwilliams@southalabama.edu
Julie M. Estis | University of South Alabama
jestis@southalabama.edu

The Integrated Online Team-Based Learning (IO-TBL) model of course design utilizes asynchronous and synchronous modes of engagement to foster active learning. Participants will experience the IO-TBL model and will consider how it might be implemented within their own course contexts. Research findings from several semesters of implementation will be presented.

11:20am - 11:40am | Flipped Forum

Using Systemic Teaching Reflections to Improve Implementation of TBL in General Education Course
Philip Carr | University of South Alabama
pcarr@southalabama.edu
Amanda Rees | Columbus State University
rees_amanda@columbusstate.edu
Julie M. Estis | University of South Alabama
jestis@southalabama.edu

Team-Based Learning (TBL) has not been widely implemented in General Education courses. Faculty teaching these courses have reported feeling isolated in their practice of TBL. Systematic teaching reflections were implemented with two General Education faculty at different regionally-serving public institutions to continuously improve quality of instruction and the instructor experience. Several benefits of this approach emerged: shaped a beneficial discipline of reflective teaching practice; provided an opportunity to reflect/make adjustments prior to the subsequent class meeting; and led to long-term improvement of TBL course materials, course structure, and facilitation. Systematic teaching reflections also created an opportunity for collaboration and shared practice. This falls under Innovative Pedagogies and we intend to engage the audience in a flipped forum by providing our data and results, guiding questions, in order to lead an engaging discussion. It will be of interest to anyone who teaches in General Education and/or uses/is considering using TBL.

11:45am - 12:05pm | Flipped Forum

Teaching Self-Efficacy: Shifting Pedagogical Practices in Building Online Communities for Learning
Jo Ann Otts | University of South Alabama
jotts@southalabama.edu
Sharon Fruh | University of South Alabama
sfruh@southalabama.edu

The expansion of online education resulted in faculty transitioning from traditional to online classrooms, and synchronous to asynchronous teaching strategies. Teaching self-efficacy is an antecedent of confidence in teaching and contributes to faculty persistence and student success. Online education requires additional teaching competencies in technology, student engagement, instructional strategies, and practices (Hampton et al., 2020). This presentation will discuss the findings of a descriptive cross-sectional survey of 100 online faculty across multiple institutions, learning management systems, and teaching strategies to measure self-efficacy (Hampton et al., 2020) and explore shifting pedagogical practices and strategies.

CoTL 2020 Schedule - Program at a Glance