The following video describes ways that schools can handle having onlnie courses when students do not have internet or computers
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UNCW Esports Certificates Start Fall 2020!
UNCW will start two Esports certificates this fall 2020. One for undergraduates and one for graduates. I am the program coordinator!
Here is a link to our draft website: https://uncw.edu/ed/esports/
And here is a link to our ad video:
Zoom tips!
New to zoom? Check out my tips:
Designing an Online Course: A walkthrough with best practices
How to design an online course. I am asked time and time again how I design my online courses, what do they look like, how do I organize them, etc. Today I will show you! Enjoy!
Free tools educators can use to take their class online!
In wake of the corona virus and any emergency, schools are looking into online options. This video will guide you through some of the best tools available (and are free!) to perform this task quickly and efficiently. This video is for K12, higher education, and anyone looking to teach online.
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Grading professors with Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness
The following video discusses the advantages, disadvantages, ins, and outs of students evals (SETs) and offers some alternatives for higher education.
Do esports belong in schools?
What does the research say? What are the advantages? See the following video
Check it out…
I have created a new website where I can share some of my interests outside of instructional design, esports, and education. This new site will focus on tech tips, health, fitness, finance, lifestyle, etc. I wanted to keep all of that out of my personal site (this one you are reading) where I try to keep it professional and focused on things around my career. Anyway, check it out:
Here is the new site – http://professorpractical.com
What do you need to host your first esports tournament?
As you know if you follow me, I am the advisor of the esports club at UNCW. Recently, I have been getting a lot of emails from schools, clubs, or organizations who would like to know how to set up their own esports tournament. The following video goes through the basics you would need, the minimum, when hosting a small tournament. I kept this simple so that it would be easy to follow and there are a lot of details left out (on purpose). The idea here is that you have a guide to work from to put together a plan to host your own tournament.