TOPkit | Beth Nettles | Friends Activity https://topkit.org/members/beth/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Beth Nettles's friends. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:43:37 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5435ee971aa322384598b5e861b36391 Amanda Major started the topic Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Adaptiveness and Instructional Tech in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/4725/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:31:40 -0400 [i]Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Adaptiveness and Instructional Technology[/i] presented by Charles “Chuck” Dziuban, University of Central Florida and Patsy Moskal, University of Central Florida

]]> 0 bfa07868a77a14908644e61fa0482d95 Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2021 Excitement in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/4700/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:27:27 -0500 We are so excited about TOPkit Workshop 2021 and the networking events!

]]> 0 cb61fc691af954a653940a0d84665c7e Amanda Major changed their profile picture https://topkit.org/activity/p/4565/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:47:26 -0500 0 0f7b58b35133a45dd22db108befaa888 Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2021 in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/4477/ Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:55:42 -0500 On behalf of the TOPkit Team, we want to invite you to our oh-so-fab TOPkit Workshop 2021 on March 25-26 to occur in a live, virtual format. We have an amazing keynote, Ellen Wagner, top-notch featured speakers, networking, trivia, and a line-up of interactive presentations to inspire your efforts around faculty development.

You may be interested…[Read more]

]]> 0 cdaa43f21041029ad985b64f73c63bbd Amanda Major started the topic Adapting to Pandemic Realities and Virtual Work in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/4476/ Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:13:05 -0500 COVID-19 global pandemic has thrust many faculty development teams into the world of virtual work. The way teams members worked with each other had to change. Each person reacts differently as they adapt to not only the new style of working with virtual teams but also the realities and demands of the pandemic. Results of a poll about the situation…[Read more]

]]> 0 dcf7c2a9eac93e2537453f11dd7c0c54 Amanda Major and Beth Nettles are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/3655/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:42:34 -0400 0 da8c95b2d1097cb5f2308284ec6409b9 Amanda Major started the topic Teaching Faculty Mentoring Community Coordinated by Michelle Pacansky-Brock in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3538/ Wed, 13 May 2020 17:22:46 -0400 Michelle Pacansky-Brock announced

[blockquote]Like you, I am supporting faculty who are new to online teaching. Many are reluctant and skeptical. Often, we find that it would be helpful to be able to refer a faculty to a peer within their own discipline who has online teaching experience. I have created a form in an effort to create a list of…[Read more]

]]> 0 4b704d4059b49f2d5a83774e0830c8e0 Amanda Major started the topic Online Strategy to Decrease Transactional Distance Using a Student Location Map in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3269/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:37:54 -0400 Terence Cavanaugh with UNF-COEHS was asked to send this fabulous example of an online strategy during the TOPkit Workshop 2020. Its aim is to decrease transactional distance using a student location map.

“This is an introduction strategy I use with my online students, it allows them to participate as a group while sharing information about…[Read more]

]]> 0 d753e6f1da1019bc1012f2d1347b48eb Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2020 -- Networking Hour Photos in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3221/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 21:13:48 -0400 The memories we made at the TOPkit Workshop 2020 Networking Hour will be cherished for years to come: [url]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e2Oy0Gs9epk8R5ycGx6sDuvXLljeAiQq/view?usp=sharing[/url]

]]> 0 6ebe1482da3cdcad1f7957b7534ff818 Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2020 -- Michelle Pacansky-Brock's Keynote Presentation in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3220/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:51:07 -0400 What a fantastic keynote! We were all extraordinarily impressed with Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s passion for humanizing online learning. She graciously offered a copy of her keynote presentation slides [url]https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yiPZfCeLwZ0AVA2zHbXT7OEmBml4LGyq[/url] to the TOPkit community.

]]> 0 298b5f2e49e38fed27a2bdcb0285486a Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2020 -- Involving IDs in Campus-Wide Affordability Initiatives in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3219/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:37:59 -0400 Thanks to Debra Luken and Jim Paradiso who presented at TOPkit Workshop, we all now have a little more know-how about standing up an affordability initiative on our campuses. Please take a moment to view their slides from their TOPkit Workshop 2020 presentation titled [i]Involving Instructional Designers in Campus-Wide Affordability…[Read more]

]]> 0 d81148a8a3c69867bd1bc1606a8291cc Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2020 -- Vice Provost Tom Cavanagh's Keynote Address in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3217/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:04:47 -0400 TOPkit Workshop 2020 participants received Vice Provost Tom Cavanagh’s Keynote Address very enthusiastically. It was titled [i]Digital Learning, Faculty Development, and Academic Transformation: Breaking the Iron Triangle[/i] [url]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fyOygCJHe8FtPd9Eh2XQIrtmnQ3SzUFf/view?usp=sharing[/url]. Thanks to the Vice Provost…[Read more]

]]> 0 a78e193ee7c29c5b466a673070ce3de0 Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2020 -- Chuck Dzuiban's Keynote "Why Are You So Important?" in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3216/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:00:48 -0400 Chuck Dziuban with the University of Central Florida promised his keynote presentation slides to the TOPkit Workshop 2020 participants. His presentation slides titled Why are You So Important? can be accessed here: [url]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FyBJ3_ovtTs0ETKEhi1lApHAl67JC81T/view?usp=sharing[/url]

]]> 0 5323c8b7c7d33581cc6de0b0d2345082 Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2020 -- UF Center for Teaching Excellence Resources in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3215/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:29:49 -0400 Alex Bitton-Bailey from the University of Florida Center for Teaching Excellence Resources presented an award-winning session [i]Creating More Buzz around UDL [/i]with her colleague Ariel Gunn at TOPkit Workshop 2020. Here is the [i]Resource Library[/i] [url]http://teach.ufl.edu/resource-library/[/url] that links out to their [i]Inspired Teaching…[Read more]

]]> 0 2dba0a3e135af876010664c6e6b342a1 Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Workshop 2020 -- Dancing with Superstars: A Perfect Campus Partnership in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3214/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:08:29 -0400 Lauri Rebar and Judy Somers have made available their fabulous slides that they presented during their fabulous session titled [i]Dancing with Superstars: A Perfect Campus Partnership[/i] [url]https://tinyurl.com/topkit-dancing[/url].

]]> 0 3bde7161a35a8e43c383bb7c9fa1d542 Amanda Major replied to the topic Instructional Design Project Management in Higher Education in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3103/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:05:34 -0400 Those of you following the topic of project management might find interesting this recent , popular panel webinar “Project Management for Instructional Designers”: [url]https://youtu.be/3JxuLtwnlVM[/url]. FLVC Instructional Designer Network, TOPkit, and USF-Sarasota-Manatee co-hosted this panel webinar that demonstrates how various higher edu…[Read more]

]]> 0 91a9cf72195d00f0b5124ade0d61a795 Amanda Major started the topic Project Management Presenter Tips in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/3102/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:07:47 -0400 Take a look and listen to these project management tips from Heidi Schroeder: https://vimeo.com/cdlvideo/review/331858392/9ef79d38a5 !

]]> 0 605db1b171c6551c78ad08cf7556c051 Amanda Major replied to the topic Go with the Flow or Manage the Process in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2950/ Fri, 31 May 2019 13:52:07 -0400 Denise,

Thanks for your question about our implementation of agile. I use it for my course redesign work with faculty members and for our TOPkit Outreach efforts. For my work with faculty members, we plan a course module using the method William described, then we develop a module. This gives us a chance to reflect and change our approach or…[Read more]

]]> 0 28a3c3a0ff918839f7c0e20979b721dc Amanda Major replied to the topic List of Presenters for Conferences, Workshops, or Training Sessions in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2926/ Thu, 23 May 2019 14:30:20 -0400 I often draw from my network in the digital learning profession to uncover excellent speakers with a wealth of knowledge in both research and practice. These professionals have a national reputation and have achieved excellence in their careers.
[ul]Kristen Betts, EdD who is currently a clinical professor at Drexel University and formerly an…[Read more]

]]> 0 e1e18cf23111bde7b01396b541565b86 Amanda Major started the topic List of Presenters for Conferences, Workshops, or Training Sessions in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2905/ Mon, 13 May 2019 21:05:29 -0400 Do you have a conference or workshops to coordinate and need effective speakers? Perhaps you are an excellent presenter in the field of faculty development and would like to be considered for these types of opportunities.

This is the place to share information about effective presenters. Please be sure to include as much of the following…[Read more]

]]> 0 798c94cf311654cde41955a03d089ac2 Amanda Major started the topic Ethical Considerations for Extended Reality in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2877/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:12:03 -0400 Dr. Rohan Jowallah and Jacob Bates present “Ethical Issues and Drawbacks in Extended Reality” in this video. Please feel free to like or share their presentation on YouTube

[url]https://youtu.be/_SYBbWvFwys [/url]

]]> 0 4f9298949858258919c0a684f75e437e Amanda Major and are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/2855/ Thu, 07 Mar 2019 19:52:38 -0500 0 0e5f08a4d38bd44873a00f8e8be8fdb7 Amanda Major replied to the topic Go with the Flow or Manage the Process in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2854/ Thu, 07 Mar 2019 19:44:07 -0500 Heidi, thanks for your and Denise’s presentation about project management. The activity during your session helped me assess gaps in my agile process. We’ve already begun to improve the process.

]]> 0 d0904e79e83c9c2ff22aca097f9e07a4 Amanda Major replied to the topic Instructional Design Project Management in Higher Education in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2736/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:24:10 -0500 Heidi, thanks for your comprehensive post about project management and all the fabulous resources you shared. I, too, really enjoyed the article by Phare (2018) [url]https://msudenver.edu/early-bird/2018/03/21-olc-award.shtml[/url]. Their system for allocating instructional designers time for projects makes perfect sense to me. Collaborating with…[Read more]

]]> 0 22eee86bae737eb679636895e9709a9f Amanda Major replied to the topic TOPkit Infographic in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2696/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:10:58 -0400 You may also find the TOPkit Social Media Preference survey informative. [url]https://topkit.org/topkit-social-media-survey-results/[/url]

]]> 0 fa9cd6d71bcd18855ad7d2e404441356 Amanda Major started the topic TOPkit Infographic in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2695/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:04:07 -0400 This infographic provides an excellent overview of the TOPkit interactive community with adoptable adaptable resources for those who prepare faculty to teach online and for those who are responsible for faculty development: TOPkit Infographic [url]https://topkit.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TOPkit-infographic2018-5-web.jpg[/url] and Executive…[Read more]

]]> 0 bded1bf6d1f5828a6a2a9219802291f1 Amanda Major and are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/2682/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 02:36:15 -0400 0 74b2bbf92e9b3d4c947ab26b44b50a81 Amanda Major started the topic New TOPkit Workshop Presenter Tip Videos in the forum TOPkit Workshop 2018 https://topkit.org/activity/p/2663/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:59:19 -0400 Check out the new videos from esteemed presenters. They offer useful advice to those responsible for faculty development and those who prepare faculty members to teach online or hybrid courses. Topics of these brief, practical videos ran the gamut: quality reviews, roles of instructional designers, accessibility, collaboration in professional…[Read more]

]]> 0 295619eb42978d87d44afdb64942d54f Amanda Major replied to the topic QM Alignment Worksheet in the forum TOPkit Workshop 2018 https://topkit.org/activity/p/2662/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:39:10 -0400 Hi Liying,

Thanks for your post some time ago. Here is a link to the latest QM standards [url]https://www.qualitymatters.org/sites/default/files/PDFs/StandardsfromtheQMHigherEducationRubric.pdf[[/url]. Hope this helps! Let us know if this is not what you are looking for. You may want to take a look at the thread about Making Meaning of the State…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa234c9fb84245429c9688dcc5e7491b Amanda Major replied to the topic Instructional Media Tool Exploration in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2658/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:10:09 -0400 At InstructureCarn2018, technology tools were the focus. From what I gather, there were presentations about machine learning, flexible front ends with Canvas back ends, peer review options in Canvas, and so much more! Check it out at [url]https://www.canvaslms.com/instructurecon/video/2018/?video=7wgvkf0aoz[/url]!!

]]> 0 0ffd39d2c6386ba01dd0cf296d6426ad Amanda Major replied to the topic Making Meaning of the State Quality Initiative in the forum TOPkit Workshop 2018 https://topkit.org/activity/p/2656/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 15:59:20 -0400 Aimee deNoyelles offers advice about designing quality courses and conducting quality reviews. See her wonderful video tip: [url]https://vimeo.com/279561054[/url].

]]> 0 3560ffd9db9b1a8157295e082d16e022 Amanda Major and are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/2653/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:15:12 -0400 0 887bdb1fa3b14fb8b77aefcfa11f2982 Amanda Major replied to the topic Sample Course (IDL6543) in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2481/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:39:14 -0400 Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR), call for submissions are open now until Sept. 15, 2018. Selected entries will be announced on Dec. 2018.

Entry submission form: https://lnkd.in/eFg3xur
Previously selected entries: http://bit.ly/topr_fa2015

The Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) is a public resource for faculty and…[Read more]

]]> 0 0fa1383c0ecb5d84ffbc407e13092606 Amanda Major started the topic Faculty Development: The Secret Ingredient for Success in the forum TOPkit Workshop 2018 https://topkit.org/activity/p/2395/ Fri, 30 Mar 2018 21:32:59 -0400 Please see the attached keynote PowerPoint Tom Cavanagh gave at the TOPkit Workshop 2018. It provides an overview of Online Learning at UCF, the importance of faculty development, and the 6 core tenets of faculty development. Tom’s presentation provided an encouraging opening message about the important role of faculty development to quality…[Read more]

]]> 0 7b75551a1531f00cd0ec3e592a8c785b Amanda Major replied to the topic Making Meaning of the State Quality Initiative in the forum TOPkit Workshop 2018 https://topkit.org/activity/p/2371/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:02:25 -0400 It would be nice to have a pool of reviewers available to conduct reviews for the quality state initiative course review effort, as Alex has created with COTE hub. I wonder if starting a Google Sheets and circulating that for sign up would be all that it would take. I am curious to know, too, how many institutions are providing a stipend to…[Read more]

]]> 0 a1a2d8f60ad42fe2dbf5d7d69d67f7d0 Amanda Major replied to the topic Quality Control and Assurance in the forum TOPkit Workshop 2018 https://topkit.org/activity/p/2321/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:09:28 -0400 Please feel free to view the presentation materials attached. We would love to hear your thoughts about moving quality online learning forward at your institution.

]]> 0 e5f2d6be634518d36c68382e7dc372ed Amanda Major changed their profile picture https://topkit.org/activity/p/2239/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:34:15 -0500 0 2b1ab9396e8e5472ae65c6642a91b388 Amanda Major changed their profile picture https://topkit.org/activity/p/2104/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:53:41 -0400 0 cf91f9fa20f4e18de3e3fbb7b28ae29b Amanda Major replied to the topic Seeing Student Work for Online Math & Science Tests in the forum Topical Discussions https://topkit.org/activity/p/1819/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:53:53 -0400 I have encountered a similar request from a faculty member interested in viewing his students’ work on construction management (CM) math problems during proctored examinations with ProctorU. We derived a few of options. The CM faculty member could require that students complete their work electronically on an Excel, Word, or Paint document (or,…[Read more]

]]> 0 44f96e4bafffad9b0413a6e02eed9415 Amanda Major replied to the topic Checklists and Rubrics in the forum Topical Discussions https://topkit.org/activity/p/1776/ Thu, 11 May 2017 17:57:24 -0400 Good question. Rubrics to review classroom courses and programs are few and far between. I found two.

[u][b]Course Review Rubric for F2F Courses with Elements of E-learning[/b][/u]
New Mexico State University’s “Online Course Design Rubric” was modified from an earlier version of Quality Matters. It contains categories essential to quality design…[Read more]

]]> 0 df7fa4af19de7fd22a610d56327814bb Amanda Major replied to the topic Checklists and Rubrics in the forum Topical Discussions https://topkit.org/activity/p/1775/ Thu, 11 May 2017 17:57:24 -0400 Good question. Rubrics to review classroom courses and programs are few and far between. I found two.

[u][b]Course Review Rubric for F2F Courses with Elements of E-learning[/b][/u]
New Mexico State University’s “Online Course Design Rubric” [url]http://hpdr.education.nmsu.edu/files/2013/07/on-line-course-design-rubric-.pdf[/url] was modified from…[Read more]

]]> 0 1b17a541fe1edadb7c69f8f6ca8c27d6 Amanda Major replied to the topic Checklists and Rubrics in the forum Topical Discussions https://topkit.org/activity/p/1773/ Thu, 11 May 2017 17:57:24 -0400 Good question. Rubrics to review classroom courses and programs are few and far between. I found two.

[b][u]Course Review Rubric for F2F Courses with Elements of E-learning[/u][/b]
New Mexico State University’s “Online Course Design Rubric” [url]http://hpdr.education.nmsu.edu/files/2013/07/on-line-course-design-rubric-.pdf[/url] was modified from…[Read more]

]]> 0 6993f776c3f67c3a7403716ccda20cb6 Amanda Major replied to the topic ADA in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/2259/ Fri, 05 May 2017 14:03:43 -0400 Your question about students submitting inaccessible group work and how to prevent it is definitely worth considering. I would suggest describing in the instructions of the assignment that a student could submit their group work in a format accessible to all students and provide some instructions about how to achieve that format, for instance, by…[Read more]

]]> 0 d38cf4fb492e551217ab56b48922b5bc Amanda Major replied to the topic ADA in the forum Topical Discussions https://topkit.org/activity/p/1755/ Fri, 05 May 2017 14:03:43 -0400 Your question about students submitting inaccessible group work and how to prevent it is definitely worth considering. If there is not a student in the class who has accessibility needs, then I would suggest describing in the instructions of the assignment that a student could submit their group work in a format accessible to all students and…[Read more]

]]> 0 af45f8b464af49555cca89767563d01c Amanda Major and are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/1483/ Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:26:44 -0400 0 11fdde5792ad02a0e2f05fa5d4239f02 Amanda Major replied to the topic ADA in the forum Topical Discussions https://topkit.org/activity/p/1480/ Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:11:06 -0400 Hello,

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]]> 0 fbcca23ffe2f45b40b9e664b9553afea Amanda Major replied to the topic Instructional Media Tool Exploration in the forum Share an Effective Practice https://topkit.org/activity/p/1478/ Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:36:01 -0400 I really like the idea of creating a course enabling faculty to explore new tools. Providing faculty information about accessibility, pricing, and trial period of each tool, as well as some ideas for how to use the tools to achieve pedagogical goals could prove very beneficial. Not only would this resource make it easier for faculty to make…[Read more]

]]> 0 e202b5c84f9457a267e4778c9e65ff8d Amanda Major and Kathleen Bastedo are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/1456/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:33:44 -0400 0 6ef61c107b301c8f1ad831f451d4e766 Amanda Major and are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/1455/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:27:40 -0400 0 85ee6eaeacfad94d30277f58028405a1 Amanda Major and Aimee Denoyelles are now friends https://topkit.org/activity/p/1454/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:38:54 -0400 0