Instructional Continuity: Faculty Colleague Support Network: CSM
Any one of an array of events can disrupt faculty’s ability to teach courses via on-campus, in-class sessions. Cal Poly’s commitment to students includes making sure that we provide students an opportunity to complete courses despite disruptions, whenever possible. The steady advancement of communication and instructional technologies has greatly enhanced faculty’s opportunities to provide quality virtual learning experiences in these situations. With planning, training on selected user-friendly technologies, and available mentoring on effective instruction, faculty can be better prepared to continue instruction through many forms of instructional disruptions.
The Faculty Support Network brings together faculty who have experience with tools and techniques for effective virtual instruction as a resource for colleagues. With support through the provost's office, almost 90 faculty across campus are devoting between 4-8 hours a week through Spring Quarter to coaching and mentoring colleges. It is a complement to the CTLT's faculty support resources, services, and programs at a time of challenge adjusting to virtual instruction in Spring 2020.
Faculty in this network have significant experience, often including but not limited to participation in CTLT workshops, that enhance their virtual teaching skills. Listings are organized by college and each has noted their areas of particular experience so that colleagues can inquire about specific methods and tools of interest.
NOTE: Each faculty member's email address is clickable to send an email inquiry.
College of Science and Math
Alan Kiste
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Akiste@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
Instructional Technology Experience
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- OneDrive
- MS Teams
- iOS screen capture
Joni Roberts
Kinesiology & Public Health
jrober81@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Facilitating online group work
- Effective assignments online
- Using formative online assessments
- Quizzes and tests online
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- OneDrive
- Panopto
- Educreations
- PowerPoint
Erin Pearse
Mathematics
epearse@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Quizzes and tests online
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Slack
Dana Paquin
Mathematics
dpaquin@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Facilitating online group work
- Quizzes and tests online
- Student live presentations online
- NOTE: was previously the Division Head of Mathematics for the Stanford University Online High School, and taught a range of advanced secondary- and university-level Stanford mathematics courses online.
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- Slack
- Google Docs
- Camtasia
- PDFPenPro
- PDFExpert (for annotating slides)
- Scribblar
Andrea Somoza-Norton
School of Education
asomozan@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Facilitating online group work
- Effective assignments online
- Using formative online assessments
- Quizzes and tests online
- Student live presentations online
- Student recorded presentations
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- Screencast-O-Matic
- OneDrive
- Google Docs
Sonia Ramrakhiani
school of education
sramrakh@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
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Effective assignments online
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Using formative online assessments
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Student recorded presentations
Instructional Technology Experience
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PolyLearn
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Zoom (synchronous sessions)
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Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
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OneDrive
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Google Docs
Jay Olenowski
Statistics
jolenows@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Effective assignments online
- Using formative online assessments
- Quizzes and tests online
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- YouTube
- OneDrive
- Google Docs
Beth Chance
Statistics
bchance@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Facilitating online group work
- Effective assignments online
- Using formative online assessments
- Quizzes and tests online
- Guest speakers live visits
- Guest speakers recorded visits
- Student recorded presentations
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- MS Teams
- Google Docs
Samuel Frame
Statistics
sframe@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
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Online office hours
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Recording screencasts
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Recording lectures
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Facilitating live online discussions
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Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
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Facilitating online group work
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Effective assignments online
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Using formative online assessments
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Quizzes and tests online
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Student live presentations online
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Student recorded presentations
Instructional Technology Experience
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PolyLearn
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Screencast-O-Matic
John Hagen
Chemistry
jhagen@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
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Online office hours
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Recording screencasts
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Creating an inclusive course experience
Instructional Technology Experience
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PolyLearn
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Zoom (synchronous sessions)
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MS Teams
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Google Docs
Ashley McDonald
Chemistry & Biochemistry
armcdona@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Online labs
- Quizzes and tests online
- Using chemistry specific software (like WebMO) for lab activities
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Slack
- MS Teams
- Google Docs
Anelise Sabbag
statistics
asabbag@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Facilitating online group work
- Effective assignments online
- Online labs
- Using formative online assessments
- Student recorded presentations
Instructional Technology Experience
- PolyLearn
- Screencast-O-Matic
- Google Docs
Gregory Scott
Chemistry and Biochemistry
gscott02@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Using formative online assessments
Instructional Technology Experience
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Screencast-O-Matic
- MS Teams
- Google Docs
- Other - Write In
- Other - Write In
- Camtasia
- LabPal (my own web-based platform for flexible immediate feedback on algorithmic problem solving)
Ed Himelblau
Biological Sciences
ehimelbl@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Recording screencasts
- Pre-lab videos
- On-line lab manual
Instructional Technology Experience
- PolyLearn
- Google Docs
- Camtasia
- YouTube
Billie-Jo Grant
Statistics
bgrant02@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Effective assignments online
- Using formative online assessments
- Quizzes and tests online
- Creating an inclusive course experience
- Online learning systems
Instructional Technology Experience
- Canvas
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- Screencast-O-Matic
- OneDrive
- Google Docs
- Akindi
Nicole Hagobian
Kinesiology
nhagobia@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Facilitating online group work
- Effective assignments online
- Online labs
- Quizzes and tests online
- Guest speakers live visits
- Guest speakers recorded visits
- Student live presentations online
- Student recorded presentations
Instructional Technology Experience
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- OneDrive
- Slack
- Google Docs
Jean Davidson
Biology
jdavid06@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
- Online office hours
- Recording screencasts
- Recording lectures
- Presenting live lectures
- Facilitating live online discussions
- Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
- Facilitating online group work
- Effective assignments online
- Online labs
- Quizzes and tests online
- Guest speakers live visits
- Guest speakers recorded visits
- Student live presentations online
- Student recorded presentations
Instructional Technology Experience
- PolyLearn
- Zoom (synchronous sessions)
- Zoom (asynchronous/recorded sessions)
- OneDrive
- Slack
- Google Docs
Amy Iscold
public health | psychology and child development
aiscold@calpoly.edu
Virtual Instruction Experience
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Online office hours
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Facilitating asynchronous online discussions
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Facilitating online group work
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Effective assignments online
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Using formative online assessments
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Quizzes and tests online
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Supporting students with disabilities
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Creating an inclusive course experience
Instructional Technology Experience
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Canvas
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Zoom (synchronous sessions)
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Google Docs