Theme: Managing the LfA Experience Part 2

The Lightning Talks speaker event is a reflection and learning forum where Boston University faculty and invited guests identify areas of challenge and opportunity and share strategies for engaging educational experiences in the in-person environment. The speaker series, co-hosted by Digital Learning & Innovation and The Center for Teaching & Learning, is open to BU faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars.

Teaching and learning in LfA modalities bring new challenges for faculty and students, with many faculty needing to re-imagine their approaches to class activities and assignments. During this fall 2020, late semester review, faculty presenters share experiences and highlight ways they adjusted their teaching for hybrid and remote classes.

Video Topics

Watch the individual, five-minute video presentations:

• Remote Immersive Lab Experiences in First-year Advanced Chemistry
• Game-based Learning (GBL) and Gamification in eLearning
• Building Connection and Community through the LfA Experience
• Applying LfA with the Students’ Needs in Mind
• Using Peer-to-Peer Assessments to Engage All LfA Categories of Students

It was really nice to have a wide range of presenters from different schools and campuses–it was a great mix! – Managing the LfA Experience Part 2 Lightning Talk Attendee

About the Moderator: Karen Jacobs, Associate Dean, Digital Learning and Innovation at the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College; Clinical Professor, Program Director, On-line post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) program, Department of Occupational Therapy

Dr. Jacobs is the founding editor of the interdisciplinary, international journal Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation. She has published and presented widely on the topics of ergonomics and marketing. She is the author of Ergonomics for Therapists and Occupational Therapy: Work-Related Programs and Assessments; and coeditor of Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence, and AOTA’s OT Manager (5^th edition); Dr. Jacobs is the past-president and vice-president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)and a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE). Read more.