TRU EDDL | Michael Fischer | Activity https://eddl.tru.ca/members/mfischer/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Fischer. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:49:58 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.2.0 en-CA 30 hourly 2 7069b3479e3e8e42226ad95fd60cfd9e Michael Fischer commented on 8 Reflections in the group Abbi Easton’s Portfolio https://abbi-easton-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/2021/04/02/8-reflections/#comment-21 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:37:22 -0400 Hey Abbi,

I really enjoyed your write up, and the hexagonal structure of your infographic is nice and eye-catching. I agree with your point on the role of the online instructor being different and yet similar […]

]]> e28e48812698c0990ce09329a4020027 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Facilitation Reflection (FLIF) - Week 11 in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=183 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:33:05 -0400 F — How did you feel while you were preparing for and delivering your mini-lesson?

With two people, the preparations were stressful, but we were still able to get together and discuss what we wanted to do m […]

]]> 886c762318be428190a9f4e0cfa8841f Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post 8 Things I Learned from EDDL 5141 - Week 12 in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=190 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:27:04 -0400

]]> 3f02367cc9d5e3bcba424e6a94529a58 Michael Fischer commented on Online Discussion Activity EDDL 5141 Week 11 in the group Aaron Knight's Portfolio https://aknight-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/online-discussion-activity-eddl-5141-week-11/#comment-13 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 02:21:01 -0400 Hey Aaron,

Thank you for such a thorough and thoughtful post.

I really enjoyed the debate question, which allows the students to learn how to analyze a character and their actions to find conflicting […]

]]> bbd63cf7bb51612a23c2496451bba5c3 Michael Fischer commented on Online Discussion Activity in the group Abbi Easton’s Portfolio https://abbi-easton-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/2021/03/23/online-discussion-activity/#comment-18 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:40:17 -0400 Hey Abbi,

I agree that there is too much clicking back and forth between discussion posts. There have been so many times where I lose a post that I wanted to comment on or forget which ones I have already read. […]

]]> e69fa7ac1b2ef628af36f2f3f8f5b7d3 Michael Fischer commented on Engaging and Motivating Online Students - Blog Post (Week 10) in the group Aaron Knight's Portfolio http://aknight-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/engaging-and-motivating-online-students-blog-post-week-10/#comment-9 Sat, 20 Mar 2021 01:04:29 -0400 Hey Aaron,

Nice write-up for your gamification course. Completely agree with the modeling point. It is so nice to witness the achievements of others who attended the class in the previous years. It helps me […]

]]> 4b4dcd39e9f5cfc4e6f295857b97c223 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Learning Activity 2: Blog Post – Week 10 in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=176 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 03:35:28 -0400 I am auditing an online course from Acumen Academy called Introduction to Human-centered Design, and it does not have a facilitator. When I ran this online course through the old Keller’s ARCS model, it p […]

]]> a7fd19dd9eeb26d7a5fe5058383fb2ce Michael Fischer commented on Scribbl! Online Pictionary! - Week 9 in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio https://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/2021/03/09/scribbl-online-pictionary-week-9/#comment-10 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 01:57:03 -0500 YES! Thank you for BreakoutEDU! Pictionary is great and always a solid choice, but I love escape rooms! I can’t wait to try this.

Cheers,
Michael

]]> 089b91b5db99b0f6578fdcb6d2efec86 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Scribbl! Online Pictionary! - Week 9 in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=169 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:48:41 -0500 For community building, I do not enjoy the typical introduce yourself or two truths and a lie icebreakers that would be present in normal classes, so I wanted to bring something fun to the table.

Virtual […]

]]> 4c9a64adbbdc4c537b42dc319602d860 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Foundations of Online Facilitation – Week 7  in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=165 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:55:23 -0500 Foundations of Online Facilitation – Week 7 

Learning Activity 1 – Community of Inquiry Framework

Teaching Presence

Even though this course does not have a teacher present or available for feedback, the […]

]]> aa1627ba4d8c33d2b0860b114f168b8b Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Online Design Plan Rough Draft - Week 6 in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=162 Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:31:42 -0500 Assignment 3 – EDDL 5141: Rough Draft Online Design Plan for Creating and Presenting English Speeches
Note: This is a rough draft of my online design plan. There are some areas that definitely need to be f […]

]]> 701532ab9ee5fcf36f3513041ba1cc41 Michael Fischer commented on Learning Activity 2 – Situational Factors in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio https://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/2021/02/14/learning-activity-2-situational-factors/#comment-6 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 05:02:29 -0500 They are definitely trickier. I have yet to find a way to get honest feedback out of them. I tried to get feedback during our morning conversations, but it was always positive. I think they were just biased […]

]]> c47a46ce8e49da69108ebcebc1566f52 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Learning Activity 2 – Situational Factors in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=159 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 08:30:05 -0500 Specific Context of the Teaching/Learning Situation

How many students are in the class? Is the course lower division, upper division, or graduate level? How long and frequent are the class meetings? How […]

]]> eeaa69aad6a7e5219a0b8c382ccb27d7 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post *Insert Critique Here* – The ADDIE Favoured Human-Centered Design Course – Week 3 in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=153 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:52:54 -0500 Introduction to Human-Centered Design seems like it is mainly using the ADDIE model (analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating) to create and develop a course for a large group (Bates, […]

]]> 566c814a1eecd82c617e38c82c189f86 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Learning Activity 6: Online Teaching and Learning in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=150 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:02:08 -0500 I am familiar with teaching English as a second language from my experience in Japan. I would like to build an online experience for high school students (grades 9-11) who are writing and presenting English […]

]]> 62334c68836d14ed0b23e7edd79b149c Michael Fischer commented on Philosophy and Reflections on the Role of the Online Teacher in the group Abbi Easton’s Portfolio http://abbi-easton-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/2021/01/21/philosophy-and-reflections-on-the-role-of-the-online-teacher/#comment-2 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:27:42 -0500 Hey Abbi,

I agree that a teacher’s main roles do not change with online, but their methods of how to create a suitable learning environment definitely do. Based on my experience as an online student and t […]

]]> f3f55dcf74b59aa2659359caf7bf1ded Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Philosophy and Reflections on the Role of the Online Teacher (EDDL 5141 – Week 2) in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=145 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:35:38 -0500 Online Philosophy

As an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan, I thrived on having infectious energy and passion to make my lessons as fun as possible for my students. Their reactions and energy in turn […]

]]> 41f4f0ec22b71a19cc23b6499f5065cb Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post EDDL 5141 - Introduction in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=142 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:19:22 -0500 d22aadf203594e2eb0637bb6e2f60343 Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Introduction to Human-Centered Design (Audit Course) in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=133 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:56:11 -0500 Hello everyone,

I enrolled in the Introduction to Human-Centered Design course at Acumen Academy. Which seems like a perfect fit for what I want to analyze in online education. This course is about exploring […]

]]> 10000835c9c33d36c4e342428e27bdab Michael Fischer wrote a new blog post Vision of Online Teaching and Learning in the group Michael Fischer's Portfolio http://mfischer-portfolio.eddl.tru.ca/?p=124 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:51:17 -0500 Self-paced and flexible immediately came to mind when I thought about online teaching and learning.

Online teaching and learning are self-paced and flexible education that utilizes media and technology for the […]

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