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Liz Wool, Chief Learning Strategist for Virtual Training Whiz, a Division of the Wool Consulting Group, shares six quick steps for designing and delivering outstanding online training. The techniques Liz shares will help anyone who teaches and presents online to engage their participants and advance participants' learning. Virtual Training Whiz, a Division of the Wool Consulting Group, trains individuals to design and deliver exceptional virtual learning experiences. Find out more here: www.virtualtrainingwhiz.com.

NCU doctoral student, Tiffany Pringle, shares her experience delivering engaging online training through her company, Inspire Consulting & Management Group: www.inspirecmg.com. In this episode, she offers strategies for using built-in Zoom tools and Poll Everywhere in exciting new ways. Tiffany will be presenting a behind-the-scenes look at these tools during VESC’s upcoming conference on April 28.  You can register for Tiffany’s session on VESC’s conference page: https://www.ncu.edu/virtual-education-support-center/conferences

In this episode, NCU alumna, Dr. Ebony Cole, shares her expertise in higher education and the findings of her research on the experiences of Black women working in predominately White colleges and universities. Dr. Cole offers excellent advice for completing the dissertation process successfully. Read more about Dr. Cole's dissertation advice in her blog! https://www.ncu.edu/blog/phinished-how-i-broke-cycle-attending-northcentral-university

When his middle school went virtual during the pandemic, student Seth Raphael created LinkJoin to help people manage meeting invites and arrive on time to class. Join us as we talk with Seth who went from student to entrepreneur when he designed and patented LinkJoin. Learn more about LinkJoin: https://youtu.be/36kdMjY--tU

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NCU doctoral students, Dawn Irons and Susan Pinson share their experience developing and implementing the Oklahoma State Department of Education's new online coaching program for teachers. This innovative program brings together experienced and first-year teachers from across the state. New teachers are matched with a coach, record and discuss their practice, and engage in an essential process of reflection for advancing their instructional skills.  For more information: https://sde.ok.gov/

NCU alumna, Reverand Jacqui Hood Martin, Ph.D., discusses her work with helping individuals and teams establish balance through online training and coaching. Dr. Hood Martin helps people stay open to learning in the face of technology challenges and draws on tools like the DISC assessment for advancing learning and relationships in online education. You can read her blog, Recalibrating!, on the VESC website. Dr. Hood Martin is the owner of a boutique Life Management Firm, J. Hood & Associates, a professional development 501(c)3 public charity. Learn more at www.jhoodandassociates.org. 

This episode brings you Sam Kary, educator and founder of The New EdTech Classroom. Sam describes an inspiring shift in approach for teacher professional development. After serving as a teacher and experiencing the challenges with implementing technology, Sam launched a business to help schools advance the use of EdTech through improved professional development for teachers. The New EdTech Classroom supports teachers to utilize technology more effectively and with greater purpose and confidence. Although this podcast focuses on K12 education, The New EdTech Classroom works with organizations and colleges beyond K12. For more information about this innovative new teacher training platform: www.newedtechclassroom.com/21stcenturyteacher 

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To reach The New EdTech Classroom: contact@newedtechclassroom.com 

Join our NCU guests, Shaina Philpot, Sm'neexł / Jerome Jainga, and Dr. Linda Collins, along with educator, film-maker, and author of A Place of Belonging: Community Based Research Documentaries (2021), Dr. Eddie Webb, as they continue their discussion of online learning in higher education.

Join our NCU guests, Shaina Philpot, Sm'neexł / Jerome Jainga, and Dr. Linda Collins, along with educator, film-maker, and author of A Place of Belonging: Community Based Research Documentaries (2021), Dr. Eddie Webb, in this discussion of online learning in higher education.

NCU Alumna, Dr. Abby Helbling describes her experience creating a trauma-sensitive online community for elementary students. Dr. Helbling’s research focuses on the transition to kindergarten for children who have experienced trauma. In her work as a teacher, she continues to explore how to create learning environments that can prepare students for their future careers.  

The Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School is a public school in Massachusetts that any K-12 student can choose to attend. In this school's model, a student's at-home learning coach (e.g., parent, grandparent) is an integral partner in the education process. Director of Special Education, Darlene Thorpe, describes the school's approach to online learning for students with diverse learning needs. GCVS initiated three innovative improvements this year; a new K-5 model with focused areas of support, a 9th-grade academy, and expansion of the school's hybrid approach with a new in-person support center for students and staff.

Is successful online teaching determined by which technology tools you're using? Three award-winning educators, Cindy Green, Jason Wells, and Paula McDougald from Virtual Arkansas, talk about effective strategies for teaching online. Drawing from their experience before and during the pandemic, these expert educators offer recommendations for using an LMS, integrating a flipped-classroom approach, facilitating a Socratic seminar, and other high-quality instructional strategies. Ideas for using tech tools like Canva, Padlet, and Cahoot are also discussed. For more on Padlet, watch VESC's webinar, Padlet Possibilities in the "Tools and Tips" section for K-12 educators, or listen to the VESC podcast, Episode 1: Using Padlet in the Online Classroom and Beyond.

This episode features NCU alumna Dr. Charlotte Immenshuh, and NCU faculty member Dr. Maggie Broderick discussing their book chapter from the Handbook on Research for Transforming Teachers' Online Pedagogical Reasoning for Engaging K-12 Students in Virtual Learning. Crystalizing moments are those remarkable times when students make significant connections with their learning. Drawing on their experiences homeschooling and teaching online, Dr Immenshuh and Dr. Broderick share ideas and hope for creating valuable virtual education experiences for primary aged students. Dr. Immenshuh is the owner of Kumon Math and Reading Centers of San Antonio - Alamo Heights, https://www.kumon.com/san-antonio-alamo-heights/instructor  

Climb up mountains that impede life plans. - Dr. Alethea Henry. In this episode, Dr. Barnhart interviews alumna Dr. Alethea Henry, founder of Motivate to Climb Up. Dr. Henry talks about healing from trauma through positive relationships and pursuing education. She describes her powerful life story as a woman of Color and how she earned her doctorate online. Dr. Henry is a motivational life coach, available at http://www.aletheahenry.com or by email: dr.aletheahenry@gmail.com, or phone: 646-441-7594.

Cynthia Hamblin, Director of the Virtual Learning and Leadership Alliance (VLLA) and John Ashworth, Executive Director of Virtual Arkansas share about the history and continual improvement of the National Standards for Quality Online Learning. Released in 2019, these revised standards for quality have been downloaded over 20K times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical application of the standards by online educators, synchronous and asynchronous learning, and professional development opportunities are discussed. Visit the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching portal powered by 2gnoMe to access free professional development resources aligned to the online teaching standards. Blog: A University Professors Perspective on Online Teaching

In this interview, NCU's Associate of Director of Faculty Support and Development, Dr. Bloomberg, describes key ideas in her new book, Designing and Delivering Online Instruction: Engaging Adult Learners. Dr. Bloomberg's book was nominated for the 2021 Distance Learning Division Book Award by the Association of Educational Communications and Technology. Hear Dr. Bloomberg talk about how to engage learners through empowerment and how to empower them through engagement.

Join Dr. Barnhart as he interviews Dr. Mickey Fitch-Collins about her experiences as an online doctoral student and career in higher education. Dr. Fitch-Collins is the Interim Executive Director of Student Success at the University of Wisconsin Superior. Her research looks at how higher education institutions can impact and support the self-efficacy of nonacademic middle managers through supervision and professional development.

Dr. Barnhart interviews 2021 NCU graduate Dr. Pascale Koayess. Dr. Koayess is the Academic Specialist for the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC).  She discusses her research on self-efficacy and its impact on burn-out and teacher retention. Dr. Pascale also shares insights into educator evaluations, cognitive load, and experiences with online teaching and learning.

NCU Alumna, Dr. Allison Moore is a Learning Disability Teacher Consultant and an adjunct faculty member at Grand Canyon University. In this episode, she discusses the importance of presence and offers strategies for supporting online students in higher education and in K-12 virtual settings. 

Joining VESC on this episode is Kevin Crouch, Director of EdTech at Western Academy in Beijing. With over 16 years of experience in IT and educational technology, Kevin describes strategies for using technology to personalize learning in the K-12 setting.