Dr. Dale Hale and the CDI team analyze the definition of “hybrid” as applied to courses in higher education. Dale and the team go on to discuss the elements that make a good hybrid course and show that some of these elements mesh well with Lasallian values.
Christian Brothers University
Dr. Dale Hale and Kyle Purpura from Christian Brothers University’s Center for Digital Instruction (CDI) discuss the Hyflex model and how the model can address core Lasallian principles.
In a continuing discussion about academic integrity and what it means for a Lasallian institution to approach cheating and plagiarism online, the three instructional designers on the Center for Digital Instruction team – Shontale Bryant, Tyler Isbell, and Kyle Purpura – discuss strategies that online faculty can pursue in order to promote a greater sense of academic integrity. The CDI team has produced a companion resource, Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity Online. Click “Listen Here” below and then access the document link in the podcast description.
In a continuing discussion about academic integrity and what it means for a Lasallian institution to approach cheating and plagiarism online, Dale Hale and the team at the CBU Center for Digital Instruction explore whether cheating is worse online as compared to in-person. Their guest for the discussion is Kelvin Thompson, Ed.D., the Executive Director of the Center for Distributed Learning at the University of Central Florida. As a world-recognized expert on blended learning, Kelvin is a popular speaker and facilitator, and he is the co-host of “TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast.” We are thrilled to have Kelvin join us for this episode!
Academic integrity is a subject that has received a great deal of attention, especially during the Pandemic as so many higher education classes were moved online. In this episode, Dr. Dale Hale leads the Center for Digital Instruction (CDI) team in a discussion about academic integrity and what it means for a Lasallian institution to approach cheating and plagiarism in online courses. Joining the team for the discussion is Dr. Paul Haught, Christian Brothers University’s Vice President of Academics and professor of philosophy.
Respecting all persons, committing to quality education, and endeavoring to achieve an inclusive community are core Lasallian principals. Respecting all persons, committing to quality education, and endeavoring for an inclusive community are core Lasallian principles. But what role does reflection play in promoting these principals? In this episode, Dr. Dale Hale leads the entire Center for Digital Instruction (CDI) team in a discussion about the importance of reflection as it pertains to our Lasallian online courses and to ourselves.
PBL is a student-centered teaching strategy where students formulate content-relevant questions and then design and implement personally meaningful and authentic “projects” to answer the questions they have raised. PBL can be a dynamic way to drive student engagement in online and face-to-face courses and to promote meaningful dialogue between students and faculty. CDI Director, Dr. Dale Hale, and CDI Instructional Designer, Kyle Purpura, join their colleague, Instructional Designer Tyler Isbell, in an exploration of PBL as a viable Lasallian approach to online higher education classes.
Providing students with a clear pathway to learning is a hallmark of Lasallian, student-centered teaching. A well-designed online course can do exactly that. But as we become more experienced online educators, it means our courses can become littered with pages and assignments from the past — making it challenging to navigate from the student side and frustrating to pick through for instructors. Dr. Dale Hale leads the team from CBU’s Center for Digital Instruction (CDI) in a discussion about ‘cleaning’ an online course. The team discusses why occasional course cleaning is important while touching on how to go about doing it.
Dr. Dale Hale and Dr. Lurene Kelley from Christian Brothers University’s Center for Digital Instruction (CDI) discuss how Lasallian core principles can be addressed in online courses. Their guests are Dr. Emily Holmes and Dr. Anthony Trimboli, both from Christian Brothers University.
