Tech is Good - Relationships are better: The importance of building student-teacher rapport in online teaching

Video Conference

Join us for these monthly Online Education workshops, presented via Zoom.

In this OnEd presentation, Martin Gaal will be introducing talking points on a common blind spot in online teaching, the student-teacher relationship. He will discuss the evolution of his online-teaching, introducing some of the techniques he has used to build a rapport with students–including those that have worked and the many that have not.

Delivered by Zoom (Meeting ID: 992 6531 7624 | Password: 554327). 

PRESENTED BY DR. MARTIN GAAL

Dr. Martin Gaal has lectured at the University of Saskatchewan in Political Studies and International Studies since 2012. Prior to moving to Saskatoon, he lived and worked in South Korea, China, Taiwan, Belgium and the United Kingdom. In Belgium, Martin read for his PhD in International Relations at the University of Kent Brussels. While undertaking his studies, he had the opportunity to work at the European Parliament and Copura, a European Security and Defence consultancy. Since 2016, he has been deeply involved in the development of the Global Studies Certificate and the formalization and teaching of the Political Studies online programming, working with the DEU to create six courses. He has also been working on the piloting and implementing of the First Year Research Experience across the departments 100 level courses. In 2018-19, Martin received the USSU Teaching Excellence Awardand in 2019-20 he was the recipient of the College of Arts and Science New Teacher Award in BA, BFA, and BMus Programs.

About the OnEd Network

The Online Education (OnEd) Network is a group of experts—and aspiring experts—working towards creating top-notch online courses for the university community. New technologies, approaches, and methods for online learning are continually changing how courses and programs can be taught. This OnEd monthly workshop series is part of a network at the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, and beyond. Our mission is to build capacity for online course development and create a network of faculty, instructional designers, and support staff that foster a collegial environment of motivated experts that develops excellence, best practices, and strategies in online programming and teaching. 

For more information or the be added to the OnEd mailing list, please contact Martin (martin.boucher@usask.ca) or Emmy (emmy.neuls@usask.ca).

Event Details

When:
Time:
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST
Location:
Delivered by Zoom
File:
Download the OnEd workshop poster

Contact

Emmy Neuls