Teaching & Learning Innovation
The Latest News from Online Learning at UTK

April 2023
The office of Online Learning & Academic Programs (OLAP) is a team of experienced online learning professionals, including instructional and multimedia designers and developers, who are proud to eradicate barriers that prevent our communities from accessing quality higher education.  

News
Jumpstart  
Do you need to build or redesign a fully online course for the upcoming academic year? OLAP is accepting requests to join our Summer 2023 or Fall 2023 cohort for Jumpstart. In your cohort, the OLAP team will guide you in your efforts, providing research-based course design, professional video and other multimedia, and training to support future online course development projects. The Summer cohort will kick off on May 22 and run for 12 weeks, wrapping up by Aug 14 before fall classes begin.  

To learn more, check out our faculty testimonial video. The deadline to request a spot for the Summer cohort is May 5, 2023.
Congratulations, Graduate Students & Postdocs!
Please join us in congratulating the 2023 cohort of graduate students and postdocs who have successfully completed the Graduate Students Introduction to Online Teaching Seminar.

Upcoming Events

Online Learning Consultations
Our Online Learning Consultants Are Ready to Help! 
Do you have questions about teaching online or need help with development?  Schedule an online consultation with our team of instructional designers and multimedia specialists to help you have a strong start!  

Drop-In Consultation Wednesdays
In April, we will have Drop-in consultations on Wednesdays, 11:00am – 1:00pm EST. Check out our calendar and tweets for specific dates. No appointment necessary! 
Zoom link: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/93993270565
(You must sign in with your UTK SSO login to enter) 
Consultation Form

Online Learning & Leadership (OLL) Series:
Our Online Learning & Leadership (OLL) series provides new opportunities to engage with each other on best practices that enhance online learning and online programs. 
Brown Bag Fridays
In April, please join us via Zoom as UT faculty share their best practices in the delivery of
online courses. 
  • Regular & Substantive Interaction: Writing Effective Exam Questions, Lee Murphy:
    APR 14: 12:00 – 1:00pm EST | Register

  • Enhancing Student-Student & Student-Instructor in Large Asynchronous Gen-Ed Science Classes, Dr. Marianne Breinig:
    APR 28: 12:00 – 1:00pm EST |     Register

Interested in Leading a Brown Bag Session?

Contact us at cakpovo@utk.edu with your ideas, and we will meet with you to discuss potential session topics. 

Online Community of Practice (OLCoP) Series
Join us via Zoom for a 45-minute interactive session, bringing together UT faculty and OLAP staff into a learning community of practice. 
  • How to Engage Students to Build a Strong Sense of Community, Dr. Christina Goode:
    APR 4: 12:00 – 12:45pm EST | Register

  • Enhancing Instructor Presence in Online Courses,
    Dr. Igor Akpovo:     APR 18: 12:00 – 12:45pm EST | Register
Online Program Management Network (OPMN) Series
This month’s session will focus on best practices in onboarding and orienting online graduate students to support their success. We will review literature and research, as well as open a discussion about current practices across the university. 
  • Onboarding Online Graduate Students, Josh Steele, Associate Vice Dean Online Learning:
    APR 25: 2:00 – 3:00pm EST | Register

Helpful Tips:
Bite-Sized & Right-Sized Content 
Breaking up long lectures into short and topical micro-lectures (5-7 minutes each) helps the online learner. The university’s streaming platform, Panopto, is ideal for creating these micro lectures! Additionally, Panopto’s Playlist feature allows instructors to assemble their overall lecture content in any way they choose.  
The Online Learning Media Studio team is here to help instructors create video lecture content. Whether it’s using our customized lecture recording rooms or consulting on self-recording areas in an office or elsewhere, we can be reached via our consultation form or by phone at 865-974-9450. 

AI in Education Resources
As higher education pivots to understand and leverage new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT, UT is gathering and developing resources to help instructors. Here are a few so far: 
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