Stories

Reflections on her own experience as a learner for the first time in online graduate courses as part of the Advanced Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching – as shared at a past UR Symposium on Online Learning (organized by Dr. Eric Fredericksen). At the time of this presentation, Linh Dang was a full-time Ph.D. Student in Education at the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester; she previously worked as an elementary teacher. [5:15 minute video]

Reflections on her own experience as a learner in a great variety of online courses – from graduate courses to MOOC – as shared at a past UR Symposium on Online Learning (organized by Dr. Eric Fredericksen). At the time of this presentation, Sofia Tokar was a web writer and communication officer at the University of Rochester, as well as a master’s student in the M.S. in Online Teaching & Learning at the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester. [11:15 minute video]

First experience of designing and teaching a hybrid-online course for K-12 teachers across specializations to better prepare them to serve the needs of English as a new language (ENL) students in their content classrooms, as part of the Warner School program preparing online teachers – as shared at a past UR Symposium on Online Learning (organized by Dr. Eric Fredericksen). At the time of this presentation, Dr. Alicia vanBorssum was a university instructor and professional development provider in the area of TESOL, where she brought her experience as a former veteran K-12 teacher. [11:30 minute video]

First experience of designing and teaching a fully online course for medical students as part of the Warner School program preparing online teachers – as shared at a past UR Symposium on Online Learning (organized by Dr. Eric Fredericksen). At the time of this presentation, Dr. Ahmed Ghazi was a surgeon and faculty member in the Department of Urology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, who had just completed an Advanced Certificate in Online Teaching at the Warner School of Education. [7:45 minute video]

First experience of designing and teaching a hybrid-online course for educators working with students with disabilities, EDE453: Post-Secondary Transition for Youth with Significant Disabilities – as shared at a past UR Symposium on Online Learning (organized by Dr. Eric Fredericksen). At the time of this presentation, Dr. Martha Mock was teaching courses on disability and seminars supporting doctoral students’ dissertation projects, and served as the Director of the Center for Disability and Education (formerly the Institute for Innovative Transition) [11:10 minute video]

First experience of designing and teaching a hybrid-online course for educators preparing to be school leaders, ED469: Leadership & Organizational Dynamics – as shared at a past UR Symposium on Online Learning (organized by Dr. Eric Fredericksen). At the time of this presentation, Dr. Andrea Cutt teaches courses in educational leadership, and is the director of the K-12 School Leadership Preparation program at the Warner School of Education, University of Rochester. [11:40 minute video]

First experience of designing and teaching an online course for residents in neonatology – as shared at a past UR Symposium on Online Learning (organized by Dr. Eric Fredericksen) as part of the Warner School program preparing online teachers. Dr. Patricia Chess is a Professor of Pediatrics and vice Chair of Education Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, who also completed an Advanced Certificate in Online Teaching at the Warner School of Education. [9:30 minute video]