Through this activity, you'll consider the differences between onsite, blended, and online learning, visualize your course’s existing modalities, explore what modalities are – and aren’t – working, and experiment with different modalities to see what makes sense for your specific teaching context. This can feel overwhelming; re-design is a time and energy consuming prospect. We all know how many tools there are out there and no one has idle minutes.
In this activity, you'll consider the differences between onsite, blended, and online learning, visualize your course’s existing modalities, explore what modalities are – and aren’t – working, and experiment with different modalities to see what makes sense for your specific teaching context. This can feel overwhelming; re-design is a time and energy consuming prospect. We all know how many tools there are out there and no one has idle minutes.
When Inga saw that Collision was offering discounted 2-for-1 tickets for Women in Tech, the ETO team jumped on the chance to attend a world-famous conference (you can read about the conferences we attended last year, too).
At the ETO, we love a good project retrospective. We’re just finishing content development for an online course and are about to begin the process for a second course (with a few repeat subject matter experts (SMEs). The course is part of a new online graduate program and is being developed by 9 subject matter experts (1 lead instructor; 8 instructors). Each subject matter expert (SME) led the development of one or two modules.
We’ve spent some time thinking about who we are – as a team, working in the “post-pandemic” world, with a community of instructors who are at very different places for so many different reasons. Some are ready to add more digital experiences to their teaching, some want to take a step back. Some are raring to go, while others seek some space to recover before taking on new (or different) projects. Internally at the ETO, we also fall at different places on the spectrum, and are also taking the time to prioritize the work we can feasibly accomplish.
Summer is a time for reflection and learning at the ETO. Here is what our team is reading, taking on, and learning as we get ready to support you with your courses and projects in Fall 2022.
We each pulled out memorable moments from the conferences (some were so "lightbulb-y" that they led to their own extended blogs, coming in June!) to share. Below, expand the accordion items to see each ETO staff member's key takeaway.
When Inga saw that Collision was offering discounted 2-for-1 tickets for Women in Tech, the ETO team jumped on the chance to attend a world-famous conference (you can 
