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Steel Wagstaff (LSS) talks with Takako Nakakubo (East Asian Languages & Literature) about a very successful active learning assignment she has used in a Japanese language course that she teaches. They discuss instructional design, what students learned from the assignment, and the insights that these student projects gave her into the benefits of using active learning in her teaching. This podcast was initially produced for the Special Topics in Teaching with Technology course.
Steel Wagstaff (LSS) continues his conversation about active learning in blended and online courses with Greg Downey (Journalism and Mass Communication, Library and Information Studies) and Brad Hughes (UW-Madison Writing Center). Brad and Greg detail several practical ideas for incorporating active learning into blended and online courses, with a special emphasis on writing and reflection activities. This podcast was initially produced for the Special Topics in Teaching with Technology course.
Steel Wagstaff (LSS) talks with Greg Downey (Journalism and Mass Communication, Library and Information Studies) and Brad Hughes (UW-Madison Writing Center) about how their experiences with blended and online courses have impacted their views of student engagement, the importance of active learning, and the power of connection. This podcast was initially produced for the Special Topics in Teaching with Technology course.