The Monday Morning Mentor is a virtual PD session delivered each Monday to your email inbox throughout the Academic Year 2019-2020. While you do not need to register for this series as you will receive an automatic email each Monday, at the end of the academic year you will be requested to provide feedback. In addition to the virtual session, you will receive:

1. PowerPoint handouts
2. Facilitator’s guide
3. Transcript
4. Supplemental materials

CUTL 5001

With technology use increasing and attention spans decreasing, interactive video lessons make it easier than ever to get and keep your students’ attention, and increase engagement (Benkada & Moccozet, 2017). Interactive video lessons provide an avenue through which you and your students can engage in more hands-on/active learning, project-based learning, reflective learning, collaborative, and/or self-paced learning, without increasing cognitive load on students (Mayer, 1996; Schwan & Riempp, 2004). With an emphasis on Ted Ed, this workshop will provide you with a hands-on experience in creating interactive video lessons and orient you to the ways in which they can be used to improve student engagement and retention in 21st century teaching and learning.

According to the Glossary of Education Reform, student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education. Blogs are online didactic platforms that allow teaching and student engagement to occur beyond the four walls of the physical classroom. It provides an avenue through which the physical boarders of teaching and learning can be removed. This workshop will orient participants to Blogger, and the many ways it can be used for teaching and engagement beyond the physical classroom.

Link to the virtual workshop will be provided upon registration.