THATCamp Community College 2017: Flipped Classroom and Technology

Our second session was moderated by Michelle Iden.

• Time management is huge issue in flipped classroom
• Make student notes the topic of classroom discussion
• Some discussion of how to teach hypertext fiction in the classroom
• could “flip” only one class per week…ask students what they want to “flip”
• How can flipped classrooms help to “unlearn”?

THATCamp Community College 2017: Using Twine & Other Games In The Classroom

This session was moderated by Jennifer Dellner

• During this session, a number of games were discussed including…
  • Twine
  • Grand Theft Persephone
  • Depression Quest
  • Some discussion of how to build a world within a game.
  • Some discussion of sandbox video games like Dragon Quest Builders
  • DHSI 2018
  • Infinite Ulysses

What I Am Up To In Fall 2016

• I took most of August off from the internet. Nothing in particular prompted this, but I needed a break. Regular posting and correspondence should resume starting today.
• This semester I am teaching my normal assortment of composition courses, but new this semester will be our first ever honors section of ENG102. I am really excited about this after having been on a community to create it for the past few years. I will post a syllabus in a few days.
• I am also teaching American Cinema again and, for the first time in a few years, Masterpieces of World Literature II.
• My office hours for the fall are...
  • Monday/Wednesday 1230-1330
  • Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 1100-1200
• News about the 2017 edition of THATCamp Community College will be coming soon. 
• I will be attending THATCamp Philly next month at UPenn.
• I will also be presenting a paper at Rowan University a week later. My paper is entitled “Peasants and Barbarians: How Valkyria Chronicles Uses The Tropes Of War To Reexamine The Past And Present.”

THATCamp Community College 2016 Session #4: Possibilities For Electronic Resources To Enhance Reading Comprehension

This session was moderated by Sara Revello and Brianna Cardinale…

• How does ADA compliance effect electronic resources?
• Librivox/Audible/Youtube/iTunesU possible solutions.
• Grants could help with budget issues.
• Could maker spaces at colleges have psychical students that students can go to for venting/brainstorming.
• Could work electronically in a chat session too.

THATCamp Community College 2016 Session #3: Increasing Digital/Virtual Presence In Writing Labs

This session was moderated by Sara Revello and Brianna Cardinale…

• How is feedback in distance ed classes different from face to face?
• Create video modules centered with targeted content.
• Cultural differences in what is and is not considered paraphrasing.
• Could writing centers have student mentors to work with lower performing students?
• Conversation partner programs being implemented at OCC…we have done them here at RCBC too.

THATCamp Community College 2016 Session #2: Connecting The Humanities To The Liberal Arts And Beyond

Session moderated by Donna Vandergrift…

Dean Vandergrift moderating the session.

• How can connect the humanities disciplines better?
• Discussion of connecting English/History classes together.
• How can we make connections between geography and literature?
• Connections between astronomy and literature.
• Unfortunately science is often pushed out of this conversation.
• How do we create an informed citizenry beyond a grade?
• A lot of discussion of competency based learning.
• How do we make ideas worthwhile for students?

THATCamp Community College 2016 Session #1: Possibilities Of Interactive Student Handbooks

Session one was run by student president Christina Cover…

Christina moderating the session. I am so excited to have students involved with our THATCamp.

• A big theme for this session is “campus connectivity.”
• Discussion of print handbooks. Lots of frank comments from students in attendance from them.
• Are handbooks written at too high a level? Who is the audience for them?
• If an interactive handbook was made, a glossary would be useful.
  • Example: Students still use the phrase “guidance counselor” in college
• A digital handbook needs to be heavily hyperlinked.
• A call for digital handbooks to come originally from a group of students and then go “up the ladder.”
• Digital handbooks could be “focus grouped” through different student communities.
• Could there be a video instead of a student handbook or even a series of podcasts?