Collaboration

Madeleine Redlick
Observers will see a semi-asynchronous class, where once per week, students view a pre-recorded lecture filmed by their main instructor. An additional video of a "guest" lecturer is seen once a week, and then once a week we meet on Zoom. The course makes heavy use of Canvas, and its main distinguishing feature is the use of written communication (announcements, assignment descriptions) to evoke a conversational tone, similar to one that would be found in the classroom. Additionally, the course takes aim at creating a strong sense of instructor presence. [Large 51-100]
CSU/Department: Cockrell School of Engineering/Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Course Day and Time: Thursday 9:00-11:00am
Course Delivery Method: Asynchronous
Keywords: Communication, Collaboration, Community

Gautami Shah
In Spring 2020, transitioning from traditional face-to-face instruction to a completely online mode of instruction posed a challenge for HIN 507 in terms of both, teaching with a non-Roman script, as well as ensuring that students were engaged and participated actively during class Zoom sessions. To be successful, language courses require both, effective communication about and in the language from the teacher, and active student participation and involvement. The unexpected transition to a solely online mode of instruction required a rapid re-assessment, re-thinking and re-tooling of teaching style, course materials, projects, assignments and assessment. By sharing and discussing specific examples of actual projects and class activities, I shall demonstrate how approaching the transition to online teaching as an opportunity to tap on previously unavailable resources, and effectively employ previously untapped on but user-friendly technology and software like Panopto, Zoom and Google docs, to name a few, resulted in a productive and fulfilling experience for both, the teacher and the students. [Small 1-20]
CSU/Department: COLA/Asian Studies
Course Day and Time: Wednesday 2:00-4:00pm
Course Delivery Method: Synchronous
Keywords: Content, Community, Communication, Closing the Loop, Collaboration

Jocelly Meiners
In this project-based course, students research their field of interest and potential line of work by interviewing professionals in that field. They also prepare to enter that field by creating a CV and cover letter, and participating in a mock interview for a particular job. We will look at how halfway through the Spring semester we transitioned to doing all of this work online, using tools such as Canvas for peer reviews and Zoom for conducting interviews. [Medium 21-50]
CSU/Department: COLA/Spanish and Portuguese
Course Day and Time: Thursday 12:30-2:30pm
Course Delivery Method: Hybrid
Keywords: Closing the Loop, Communication, Community, Collaboration

Alice Andrews
This course, Leading Teams for Health Care Excellence, was designed for a team-taught, hybrid program: the MS in Health Care Transformation. It is designed to help students better understand their own strengths and weaknesses as leaders; build high-functioning teams; communicate more effectively; and lead to create organizational change. The online portion of the course follows a standard weekly rhythm that includes group and individual assignments, asynchronous work, and synchronous “roundtable” discussions. Roundtables include breakout groups, case analyses, polls, role play exercises, and full class discussions. The teaching team includes Erin Donovan, Alice Andrews, Victoria Davis, and Kasey Ford. [Medium 21-50]
CSU/Department: McCombs School of Business/Value Institute for Health and Care
Course Day and Time: Thursday 2:00-4:00pm
Course Delivery Method: Hybrid
Keywords: Content, Collaboration

Joshua Barbour
CMS 313M, Introduction to Organizational Communication, is the foundational course for the Communication Studies’ Corporate Communication track. The course introduces students to a range of communication theory and research useful in managing organizations and solving recurring problems of collective action. The online class has three main components: (1) screencasts and readings with engagement activities and quizzes to promote foundational learning, (2) application discussions moderated in Slack, and (3) a team project that asks students to do an assessment of organizational culture. Observers will be able to review the course design and structure, screencasts (https://www.macromorphic.com/cms-313m-wb password "speedy"), content-based asynchronous activities, and student engagement through Slack. [Large 51-100]
CSU/Department: Moody College of Communication/Communication Studies
Course Day and Time: Wednesday 4:00-6:00pm
Course Delivery Method: Self-paced
Keywords: Community, Collaboration, Content