ODLI on Air Teaching and Learning Center

Eryn Travis, Assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media, utilizes generative AI to engage with students and construct communications. In this two-part series, she shares her perspective on this new tool as a communication expert, details the statistics behind how it will impact the workplace, and recalls her students’ reactions and feelings towards generative AI. 

Cohosts: Dr. Tom Pantazes & Jes Drass

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Theory Connection:

Mollick, E., & Mollick, L. (2023). Assigning AI: Seven Approaches for Students, with Prompts. arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.10052.

Show Notes:

Dr. Eryn Travis' Substack- Aristotle to AI

Dr. Christopher Roemmele, an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at WCU and Dr. Tom Pantazes, Instructional Designer in the Teaching and Learning Center discuss their collaboration in bringing students across the world through the creation of VR video field trips in Dr. Roemmele's intro to geology courses.

Hosted by Jes Drass and Madison Steinbrenner

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Research Connection:

Roemmele, C., Pantazes, T. (2023, December). Supporting Student Learning and Understanding of Geoscience Using Virtual Reality and Video Demonstration. In International Research in Higher Education V. 1 (pp. 25-38). https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v8n2p25

Show Notes:

Yosemite Geology VR Video and Crater Lake VR Video

While doing research on the history of medicine, Aaron Stoyack and Samuel Romeiser learned of Samuel Christian Schmucker’s promotion of eugenics. Dr. Ruswick encouraged Aaron to take action, leading to the formation of the student organization Students Against Schmucker (SAS). SAS wrote a letter to the WCU community and collected student and faculty signatures, leading to the renaming of Schmucker Science Center to The Science Complex. 

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Theory Connection:

What is in a name?

WCU Namesake Committee Memorandum

Burch‐Brown, J. (2022). Should slavery’s statues be preserved? On transitional justice and contested heritage. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 39(5), 807-824. 

Show Notes:

WCU Quad Article

WCU 150th Anniversary Virtual Exhibit

Pennhurst Asylum

Biology professor and amateur streamer, Dr. Michael Rosario shares how he experimented with teaching a large lecture course via YouTube live streaming.

Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes and Jes Drass

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Research Connection:

Pirker, J., Steinmaurer, A., & Karakas, A. (2021, June). Beyond
gaming: the potential of twitch for online learning and teaching. In Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1 (pp. 74-80). https://doi.org/10.1145/3430665.3456324 

Show Notes:

OBS

Getting Things Done

Notion

Evernote

Obsidian

Ark Nova

Three librarians describe how they took an idea to help students critically evaluate online sources and worked collaboratively to create an online training module successfully supporting students across campus.

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Theory Connection:

Beware online "filter bubbles" by Eli Parsier

Rethinking thinking - Trevor Maber

Fresh off their first semester as new tenure-track faculty, Dr. Jenny Uehling and Dr. Brittany Severino reflect on their initial surprises, challenges, supports, and accomplishments.

Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes and Madison Steinbrenner

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Research Connection:

Larson, L. R., Duffy, L. N., Fernandez, M., Sturts, J., Gray, J., & Powell, G. M. (2019). Getting started on the tenure track: Challenges and strategies for success. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 34(1), 36-51. 

Gosling, D. R., Chae, N. M., & Goshorn, J. R. (2020). The tenure-track life: Experiences of new faculty in tenure-track positions. The William & Mary Educational Review, 7(1), 4. 

Show Notes:

Faculty Learning Communities

Birds of the World

Faculty Mentoring

OneHE via the Pathways to Teaching Excellence

Course Source