Online Teaching Professional Learning Community
The Office of Online Learning (OOL) invites you to join your online teaching colleagues at Loyola in the Online Teaching Professional Learning Community (PLC). Led by instructors and hosted by OOL, the Online Teaching PLC provides all Loyola educators with a dedicated space to share their experiences with online teaching, connect with colleagues about best practices and teaching strategies, and learn new methods for strengthening their online courses. Please note that all Loyola instructors who teach online are welcome to join, including faculty instructors (tenure-track, NTT, and adjunct), graduate students (TAs and instructors) and staff educators.
You can engage with the Online Teaching PLC in two ways: through an always-on, asynchronous community in Microsoft Teams or by way of bi-monthly synchronous meetings. Of course, we’d love to see you in both, too!
Microsoft Teams PLC space
To join the community, request access to the Microsoft Teams Online Teaching PLC. Once we receive your request, we'll add you to the team and provide some guidance for using the space.
Synchronous meetings via Zoom
To join us in our synchronous meetings, use the following links to register for the date you would like to attend; you will be sent the link to the meeting automatically. We accept registrations up to 24 hours before the meeting start time.
| Date & Time | Description | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2023, 11:30 - 12:30 | The state of AI in your Fall courses. How are you thinking about ChatGPT and other generative AI programs in your classes this fall? Are you talking to students about it? Creating policies about its use? Have you incorporated it into any assignments and activities? Come and share your ideas, plans, concerns, and anything else on your mind about AI in your online classroom. | Use this link to pre-register or to join at the time of the meeting. |
| October 4, 2023, 11:30-12:30 | Midterm motivation. Now that midterms are here, how is student motivation in your classes going? Has it slackened off? What seems to be motivating and demotivating for students? What ideas and plans do you have about boosting motivation after the midterm break? We'll share some ideas from research and hear from each other about strategies and plans. | Use this link to pre-register or to join at the time of the meeting. |
| November 8, 2023, 11:30-12:30 | Creating a sense of belonging among students. What makes students feel like they belong to an institution, especially when they take online classes? What helps students from diverse backgrounds feel like they belong? What have you done in your own classes to encourage a sense of belonging? Bring your own questions, strategies, and examples, and we'll also look at what they research has to day. | Use this link to pre-register or to join at the time of the meeting. |
The Office of Online Learning (OOL) invites you to join your online teaching colleagues at Loyola in the Online Teaching Professional Learning Community (PLC). Led by instructors and hosted by OOL, the Online Teaching PLC provides all Loyola educators with a dedicated space to share their experiences with online teaching, connect with colleagues about best practices and teaching strategies, and learn new methods for strengthening their online courses. Please note that all Loyola instructors who teach online are welcome to join, including faculty instructors (tenure-track, NTT, and adjunct), graduate students (TAs and instructors) and staff educators.
You can engage with the Online Teaching PLC in two ways: through an always-on, asynchronous community in Microsoft Teams or by way of bi-monthly synchronous meetings. Of course, we’d love to see you in both, too!
Microsoft Teams PLC space
To join the community, request access to the Microsoft Teams Online Teaching PLC. Once we receive your request, we'll add you to the team and provide some guidance for using the space.
Synchronous meetings via Zoom
To join us in our synchronous meetings, use the following links to register for the date you would like to attend; you will be sent the link to the meeting automatically. We accept registrations up to 24 hours before the meeting start time.
| Date & Time | Description | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2023, 11:30 - 12:30 | The state of AI in your Fall courses. How are you thinking about ChatGPT and other generative AI programs in your classes this fall? Are you talking to students about it? Creating policies about its use? Have you incorporated it into any assignments and activities? Come and share your ideas, plans, concerns, and anything else on your mind about AI in your online classroom. | Use this link to pre-register or to join at the time of the meeting. |
| October 4, 2023, 11:30-12:30 | Midterm motivation. Now that midterms are here, how is student motivation in your classes going? Has it slackened off? What seems to be motivating and demotivating for students? What ideas and plans do you have about boosting motivation after the midterm break? We'll share some ideas from research and hear from each other about strategies and plans. | Use this link to pre-register or to join at the time of the meeting. |
| November 8, 2023, 11:30-12:30 | Creating a sense of belonging among students. What makes students feel like they belong to an institution, especially when they take online classes? What helps students from diverse backgrounds feel like they belong? What have you done in your own classes to encourage a sense of belonging? Bring your own questions, strategies, and examples, and we'll also look at what they research has to day. | Use this link to pre-register or to join at the time of the meeting. |