MSA from the Cloud
Teaching Mycology Online, Lessons Learned
Organizers:
The MSA Eduction Committee:
Emily Cantonwine, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Sara Gremillion, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
Chance Noffsinger, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Michelle Pearson, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
Marc Cubeta, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Moderator: Sara Gremillion, Georgia Southern University
Many of us were asked to transition our undergraduate and graduate courses to online instruction this spring and summer with little preparation or support, and it’s possible that we will be expected to do the same thing this fall. The Mycology Teaching Symposium will include best practices for online teaching, resources for online educators, and advice from mycologists currently overcoming the various challenges encountered when teaching online. We look forward to collaborating with and strengthening our mycological community to best serve our future students.
Symposium Schedule
1:15pm-1:20pm: Introduction to Symposium
Speaker: Sara Gremillion, Georgia Southern University
1:20pm-1:40pm: William H. Weston Excellence in Teaching Awardee Address: “Opportunities and Challenges in Teaching Mycology Online”
Speaker: Meike Piepenbring, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany
1:40pm-1:50pm: Panel Topic 1: “Best Practices for Online Teaching”
Speaker: Sara Gremillion, Georgia Southern University
1:50pm-2:05pm: Panel Topic 2: “A Student’s Perspective and Reflection”
Speaker: Chance Noffsinger, Graduate student, Montana State University
2:05pm-2:55pm: Panel Topic 3: “Online Teaching Methods”
Speakers: Michelle Pearson, Spokane Falls Community College, Julia Kerrigan, Clemson University, Alyssa Koehler, University of Delaware
“Alternative Teaching Methods”
“Assignments, Evaluation, and Testing”
“Teaching Mycology Lab Online”
