FALL 2023
Humanizing STEM
Fall 2023 ~Cohort 2
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About Us
Humanizing is a model of online teaching that leverages the opportunities of online education by cultivating welcoming, supportive classes that foster belonging for all students, particularly those from minoritized communities. Faculty blend culturally responsive teaching and psychologically inclusive course design to create affirming and challenging classes that embrace diversity as an asset. Humanizing centers instructor-student relationships as the foundation of community.
Important Links
Instructor-student relationships are the connective tissue
between students, engagement, and learning… face-to-face and online.
Fill out survey to share at upcoming sessions
Use Google sheet to add resources for our Cohort
Upcoming Meeting Agendas
August 25, 2023 Agenda
Housekeeping
- Zoom meeting reminders
- Website
- Resources
- Google Survey for Participant Sharing
Purpose for OL Humanizing Stem
Getting to Know You
What You Would Like for Our Community of Practice
Quick Tip
Reflection
What you hope to try to implement after what was shared today?
September 8, 2023 Agenda
Theme: Warm Demander/Feedback
Housekeeping
- Website
- Updated
Quick Tip & Reflection - keep poll
Team Based Learning ~ Jianmin Zhong
15 minutes
12:25 ~ Quick Tip
12:35 ~ Reflection
What you hope to try to implement after what was shared today?
September 22, 2023 Agenda
Theme: Engaging Group Activities for Online Courses/Teach STEM Students How to Learn
Housekeeping
- Updated Agenda
- Resources Link
- Themes for last two sessions
- Share Opportunities?
11:40 ~ Engaging Group Activities
12:15 ~ Teach STEM Students How to Learn
12:35 ~ Quick Tip
12:40 ~ Reflection
What you hope to try to implement after what was shared today?
October 6, 2023 Agenda
Theme: AI Examples & Scientist Spotlight
Housekeeping
- Themes for last two sessions
- Share Opportunities?
11:40 ~ AI Examples
12:05 ~ Scientist Spotlight - Adriel Cruz
12:25 ~ Quick Tips/Other
12:35 ~ Reflection
What you hope to try to implement after what was shared today?
October 20, 2023 Agenda
Theme: Student Data/Research
Bumper Videos/Adobe Express
Housekeeping
- Themes for last session
- Share Opportunities?
- Nick Schooler Resources Added
- Registration for CCC AI Workshop
11:40 ~ Student Data/Research
12:05 ~ Bumper Videos/Adobe Express
12:25 ~ Quick Tip
12:35 ~ Reflection
What you hope to try to implement after what was shared today?
November 3, 2023 Agenda
Theme: Equitable Drop Policy Language
Housekeeping
- Resources Updated with AI Assignements - Josè Bowen
- Last session will include a survey
- Spring 2024 CoP - interested?
- Address
11:40 ~ Drop Policy
12:15 ~ IFAT Test Technique
12:35 ~ Reflection
What you hope to try to implement after what was shared today?
December 8, 2023 Agenda
Theme: Survey & First Day of Class Activities
- Congratulations to Adriel Cruz
- Survey
- Spring 2023 CoP
- Dates
- Topics
- IFAT ~ Assessment
- First Day of Class/Semester Wrap Up
Get in touch!
Reach out if you need me!
contact Donna
Phone
Email
(916)813-9027
dosmith@sierracollege.edu
From Our Students - coming soon
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Casper Berkley, President of Fib & Joe
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Ingrid Correa,
CEO of Wrya Inc.
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Lillian Pratt,
COO of Hondre Inc.
8 Humanized Online Teaching Elements
- A Liquid Syllabus fosters presence, provides one-way interaction, and is designed with Google Sites* or an alternative website creation tool.
- A Humanized Course Card and Homepage foster presence, provide one-way interaction, and are designed using Canva.
- Voice/Video Feedback fosters empathy, provides one-way interaction, and uses Canvas and a webcam, microphone, or a screencasting tool like ScreenPal*.
- The Getting to Know You Survey fosters awareness, provides two-way interaction and is designed with the Canvas Survey tool.
- An Ice Breaker fosters awareness, provides two-way interaction, and is designed Flip**.
- The Wisdom Wall fosters empathy, provides two-way interaction, and is designed with Flip**.
- A Bumper Video fosters presence, provides fosters one-way interaction, and is made with Adobe Express and YouTube* or an alternative hosting service that supports captioning.
- A Microlecture fosters presence, provides one-way interaction, and is created using a screencasting tool like ScreenPal* and YouTube* or an alternative hosting service that supports captioning.