Maker Day: Intergenerational Online Learning

In this new series from the Online Education team at the Center for Integrated Professional Development, Maker Days are a space where instructors can work independently and collaboratively to discuss topics related to teaching and develop artifacts that can be used in their courses. Staff will be available throughout to answer questions, brainstorm, and guide the session with brief lectures on specific, timely subjects. Each Maker Day will focus on a chosen theme with three subtopics that guide and focus the artifacts that you may choose to work on. While we encourage you to come for the entire 3 hours, you may also drop in as interested. Bring a laptop and course materials you’d like to work on!

This maker day focuses on different approaches to online learning that can support students of different backgrounds, from Gen-Z to non-traditional students. The first hour will focus on how to best support non-traditional older students who are returning to the classroom after time away. The second hour will focus on how to engage Gen-Z learners in a quickly changing technological environment. The final hour will focus on how Covid has impacted all learners and instructors, and how the shift to online learning can be a space for encouraging intergenerational learning in online spaces. Artifacts that can be drafted during this Maker Day include: assignment sheets, communication plans, plans for

incorporating new technology, module maps, late work policies, etc. Registration is required.