In this post, Dr. Jerry Johnson, professor in the School of Social Work, was interviewed by Kim Kenward, Hunter Bridwell, and Noah Campbell from the eLearning Team.
Listen in and watch a really fun and very inspiring interview with Dr. Johnson, who talks through his experiences in teaching with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and creating a custom studio environment to promote engaging instruction in his teaching.
As a social work instructor who was convinced back in March that he wasn’t going to be able to teach online, Dr. Johnson, enrolled in a Foundations of Online and Hybrid Course Development course in May and worked with Kim Kenward, to envision how technology could be leveraged in his teaching.
Over the summer, Hunter Bridwell talked with Dr. Johnson about setting up a variety of digital technologies to create a small, but mighty, home studio above his barn, to help engage with his students in synchronous sessions with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Specially, Dr. Johnson uses a remote controlled video camera, a wireless headset, and a good old fashioned whiteboard during his live teaching sessions.
Further, he is also using Panopto to create asynchronous lecture content. Dr. Johnson has also investigated the use of a Swivl device through the Technology Showcase at GVSU.
Watch the full interview below!
eLearning Technologies @GVSU 