Press Release: Summer 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

New Peer-Reviewed Online Teaching Practices Added to Open Repository

Orlando, Florida, US – July 11, 2022 – The editors of the Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) are pleased to announce 8 peer-reviewed entries accepted for publication from the Spring 2022 Call for Submissions. TOPR is an open platform for online/blended faculty and instructional designers to connect, find inspiration, and collaboratively contribute innovative online teaching strategies.

Entries were received from faculty and designers in multiple disciplines from various institutions. The 8 selected entries represent a diversity of approaches to designing online content, engagement activities, and assessments of learning. Dr. Erika Smith, an editorial board member for TOPR, offers a thoughtful editorial on how these entries contribute to the field of online teaching and learning.

The selected entries published as a result of the Spring 2022 Call for Submissions appear below. The final three entries are entries previously published in TOPR which have recently undergone the peer-reviewed process.

• “Hook” the Students to Prompt Reflection and Discussion in Synchronous Sessions by Angela Danley (University of Central Missouri)
• Incorporate Online Group Assessment through Virtual Posters by Meredith Hinze (University of Melbourne)
• Using Backward Design to Move Online Courses Forward: Laying the Pedagogical Foundation for High Quality Courses by Lydia R. Frass (University of South Carolina) and Karen Edwards (University of South Carolina)
• Incorporate a Holistic Educational Model [Policies-Pedagogy-Dialogue-Caring] to Promote Student Success and Retention by Marguerite Goulet (SUNY Delhi School of Nursing), Jamie Murphy (SUNY Delhi School of Nursing), Rebecca Norman-Eck (SUNY Delhi School of Nursing), and Cheryle G. Levitt (SUNY Delhi School of Nursing)
• Foster Individualized Connections to Build Relational Humanity between Faculty and Student by Danielle M. Eadens (University of Central Florida), Devon Cadwell Bazata (University of Central Florida), and Daniel W. Eadens (University of Central Florida)
• Send a Welcome Message by Baiyun Chen (University of Central Florida), John Raible (University of Central Florida), Sue Bauer (University of Central Florida), and Kelvin Thompson (University of Central Florida)
• Create Discussion Rubrics by Baiyun Chen (University of Central Florida), Aimee deNoyelles (University of Central Florida), Kelvin Thompson (University of Central Florida), Amy Sugar (University of Central Florida), and Jessica Vargas (University of Central Florida)
• Digitalizing Gallery Walks: A Method for Student-Centered Feedback and Engagement by Alex Fegely (Coastal Carolina University) and Todd Cherner (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

Dr. Aimee deNoyelles, Managing Editor
Ms. Sue Bauer and Dr. Shelly Wyatt, Editors
University of Central Florida

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