CoTL 2020 Flipped Forums & Interactive Workshops | Series 05 | 2:10pm -3:45pm

2:10pm - 2:55pm | Workshop

Bridging the Feedback Gap: Starting the Conversation with Multimodal Feedback
Michelle Loo | University of South Alabama
ml602@jagmail.southalabama.edu
Yolany Lagos Ortiz | University of South Alabama
yll1721@jagmail.southalabama.edu
Effective feedback that is responsive to the student results in better learning outcomes than compared to direct instruction (Brookhart, 2017). With multimodal feedback, instructors provide students a short (2-5 minute) unscripted, unedited video speaking directly to each student via video, audio or screencasting, and interacting with that student’s assignment. This feedback can be provided after summative assessments like reports, exams, or term papers, and can be embedded in objective assessments through the Learning Management System’s (LMS) tools. Students find multimodal feedback to be clearer, more detailed, dialogic, and personalized (Ossenberg, Henderson, & Mitchell, 2018). Additionally, they find multimodal feedback to be more useful and actionable as it is a way for instructors to ensure feedback is received with 100% fidelity of the meaning and tone of the observations. Furthermore, students can also refer back to the instructors’ feedback at their own discretion (Carr, 2020). This interactive workshop will allow attendees to apply best practices to improve the feedback given to their students. Participants will engage in discussions and hands-on activities on how to improve feedback on a variety of assessments.

3:00pm - 3:20pm | Flipped Forum

Use of the Community of Inquiry Model as a Framework for Examining Implicit Bias in an Online Course
Leigh Minchew | University of South Alabama
lminchew@southalabama.edu
Becky Spencer | Texas Woman’s University
bspencer@twu.edu
The design and facilitation of asynchronous discussion framed by the Community of Inquiry (CoI) model were noted effective for relating required course readings to a concept of interest in online doctoral education. The CoI model, a universal pedagogical framework, is comprised of three essential elements: teaching, cognitive, and social presence. Each element is applicable to building communities within online courses while facilitating critical thinking. An innovative pedagogy will be presented with examples of how teaching presence was used to design the discussion space; cognitive presence was encouraged to promote sustained communication, and social presence was exhibited by students to reflect real-life experiences related to a philosophical concept. Asynchronous discussion boards may be thoughtfully and theoretically designed to become the heart of an online learning community. The CoI model provided the scaffolding for social and affective interactions among students in online discussion where rich and reflective dialog led to deeper understanding.

CoTL 2020 Schedule - Program at a Glance