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February 2024
We are 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. 

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New Digital Learning Community for UTK Instructors!
We’re excited to introduce a new Digital Learning Community, designed for UTK instructors and administrators! In partnership with Inscribe, this community provides a space for interaction and collaboration on topics related to online instruction. 
 
The Digital Learning Community is the perfect place for collaborating, networking, and sharing insights. Have a question? An answer might already be posted! If not, ask your question! Have a success story? Share it! You can start a discussion and post helpful resources. The Digital Learning Community is available 24/7. You can even download the mobile app.  
 
To join, click the link provided and sign in using your UT NetID and password. No additional sign-up steps are required. You can start with the “Welcome to the Community Resource.” We look forward to connecting with you!  
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Upcoming Brown Bag
If you want to see how another institution has used Inscribe to promote asynchronous connection, join us this Friday, February 9 at 12:00 pm EDT for a session on Tiger-2-Tiger: Building Belonging for Online Students Through Virtual Communities, led by Dr. Andrew Feldstein, Assistant Provost for Teaching Innovation and Learning Technologies at Fort Hays State University. In this session, Dr. Feldstein will share how his institution implemented a virtual community with Inscribe that successfully replicates the spontaneous interactions and genuine conversations of traditional campus life. 
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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 
Join UT instructional faculty as they share strategies and recommendations for successful teaching, learning, and assessment online.
  • Tiger-2-Tiger: Building Belonging for Online Students Through Virtual Communities, 
    Dr. Andrew Feldstein: FEB 9, 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST | Register
  • Empowering Adult Undergraduate Learners: Strategies for Support and Motivation,
    Dr. Bob DuBois: FEB 23, 12:00 – 1:00 pm 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 Learning Community of Practice (OLCoP) Series 
Join us via Zoom for a 45-minute interactive session, bringing together UT faculty and Online Learning staff into a learning community of practice.
Using AI as a Tool to Support Writing Projects and Assignments,
Dr. David Des Armier: FEB 20, 12:00 – 12:45 pm EST | Register

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

One Thing Video Shorts
The One Thing Video Shorts aim to create concise and informative videos that provide instructors with valuable tips and best practices to enhance their online teaching and learning experiences.      
These videos explore a wide range of topics related to online teaching and learning. This month’s video is titled, “A Best Practice for Online Course Design: The "Getting Started" Module.” Look for a new video each month!     
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Online Learning & Leadership Resources 
Have you heard of Online Learning in the Second Half: The Online Learning Podcast? In this episode, join our own Dr. Jason Johnston and a colleague from the University of Kentucky, Dr. John Nash, as they close off the 2023 Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Online Teaching Symposium with a live podcast recording. In the podcast, they summarize the day’s sessions and interact with the audience around 6 Pillars of Humanizing Online Learning: 
  1. Be human to your students and yourself. 
  2. Encourage students to be human to one another. 
  3. Create content that is human-centric.  
  4. Treat humans as individuals.  
  5. Make space for humans.  
  6. Recognize that not all humans are present. 
Find the podcast here or search Online Learning in the Second Half wherever you listen.
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