Online Teaching Days: Summer 2020 Course List

Kavita Radhakrishnan
This course uses multidisciplinary approaches to informatics by incorporating nursing, computer, and information science. The course examines resources and methods required to apply informatics and technology to implement clinical guidelines, support communication systems and enhance health care delivery. This course integrates opportunities to analyze information requirements, design system alternatives, and consider the management of resources. On observation day visitors can expect to learn about our weekly assignment scaffolding into a larger final paper. [Medium 21-50]
CSU/Department: Nursing
Course Day and Time: Wednesday 8:30-10:30am
Course Delivery Method: Asynchronous
Keywords: Closing the Loop, Content, Communication

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

Michael Sanders
This will be a ZOOM Lecture
1. Factors That Affect Human Performance
2. Effects of core-stability training on performance of
competitive athletes and assessment of muscle-skeletal deficiencies. [Medium 21-50]
CSU/Department: Education/Kinesiology and Health Education Department
Course Day and Time: Wednesday 10:30am-12:30pm
Course Delivery Method: Synchronous
Keywords: Content

Danica Sumpter
This course is full.
This offering is a mock class designed to give in-coming freshman an idea of what online instruction can look like at UT. This will be an interactive session utilizing Slido for real time polling. Polling will be used to assess prior knowledge to inform content delivery and facilitate formative assessment. [Small 1-20]
CSU/Department: Nursing
Course Day and Time: Thursday 4:00-6:00pm
Course Delivery Method: Synchronous
Keywords: Closing the Loop, Communication

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

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

Rachel González-Martin
This course will feature Latinx legends and Testimonio narrative genres to discuss how supernatural tales impact community socialization. Focusing on female protagonists, narrators, and tellers, students will construct their own “legend” texts in reverse, recasting the female/femme victim/villain in a new light, for a new generation. Students will theorize the “best” form their narrative will take—literary, visual, auditory etc.—to best reach the audience of their choosing. [Medium 21-50]
CSU/Department: COLA/Women and Gender Studies
Course Day and Time: Wednesday 11:30am-2:00pm
Course Delivery Method: Hybrid
Keywords: Community, Closing the Loop, Communication

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, Erin Donovan, Kasey Ford, and Victoria Davis
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

Nico Osier
This course is asynchronous and fully web-based; content is designed with the principle of Multiple Means of Representation in mind, to engage students with different learning styles. The content this week focuses on applying an understanding of key genetic concepts to the contexts of human reproduction and infertility. Students will review two lectures (each of which has audio files for each individual slide and closed captions below the slide in the speaker notes), read relevant articles, and answer practice questions to assess their learning.
CSU/Department: Nursing
Course Day and Time: Thursday 11am-1:00pm
Course Delivery Method: Asynchronous
Keywords:

Amanda Hager
Core curriculum course for non STEM majors. A broad overview of current areas of math research with a focus on critical thinking and problem solving skills. Class will be delivered asynchronously in a flipped format. Student watch short videos, attempt weekly homework assignments, use several options to get live assistance, and take open book online exams. Strengths of the course are in web design, organization, and multiple means of instructor access. [Very Large Over 100]
CSU/Department: CNS/Mathematics
Course Day and Time: Wednesday 9:30-11:30am
Course Delivery Method: Asynchronous
Keywords: Communication, Content

Julie Schell
This course covers theory and research related to the pedagogy of design. Explores creation of design learning experiences. The course is brand new and has been designed for a 100% online experience. Because the course does not launch until Fall 2020, participants in this Eyes on Teaching Event will see the structure of one module that is meant to help students explore and apply their learning of an established e-learning framework called the Community of Inquiry Framework. Participants will observe how I set up readings, asynchronous assignments, lecture, and videos to ensure students are able to retain what they learn and transfer their learning to new contexts. [Small 1-20]
CSU/Department: COFA/Design
Course Day and Time: Thursday 3:00pm-5:00pm
Course Delivery Method: Self-Paced
Keywords: Community