Teaching has always been a demanding field, requiring intellectual curiosity, creativity, and stamina. The Covid epidemic and all the restrictions and adaptations it required of the educational environment stressed faculty and students in a multitude of ways. Excitement and motivation for teaching and learning is still in recovery mode. This course provides opportunities for reflecting on our experiences, drawing inspiration from our colleagues, exploring habits that promote wellness, and regaining our “spark.” You will come away with fresh perspectives on educator social-emotional support, stress management, motivation, supportive relationships, successful habits, and much more!
- Teacher: Holly Doughty
Well done educational videos communicate much more to a wider audience than a printed handout, but require planning, execution, polish, and posting to a reliable platform—far more than a selfie posted to social media. In this second bootcamp addressing video, teachers will take the giant step of creating and delivering video that will both teach and assess in their subject area. Working in a supportive group atmosphere, participants will practice the techniques of planning, producing, and sharing video that can communicate and evaluate in a way that static text and images cannot. Note: Video production is time-consuming and computer intensive. Participants must commit to 5-7 hours per week, participation in weekly forums, and minimally have a 64-bit multimedia computer running Windows 10 or MacOS10.14, a 
Clearly, today’s students pay attention to video far more than print or even graphics. In this course you’ll get comfortable with the technical issues surrounding videos, including finding, making, and sharing them, and ways to make them a regular part of your teaching toolkit. You will learn to 1) find and use videos relevant to your courses, 2) convert existing presentations to video, and 3) record and embellish your own videos and animated graphics with sophisticated software for use in weekly lessons, demonstrations, explanations, or just “welcome to the class!” It’s time to enhance your own instruction with video! Note: Video production is time-consuming and computer intensive. Participants must commit to 5-7 hours per week, participation in the weekly forums, 
