Episode 079 - Rodolfo Rego

Rodolfo Rego is a senior instructor in the department of earth and environment at Florida International University. You may remember Rodolfo from Episode 59 of Leading Lines, about a year ago, when he shared some of his approaches for teaching earth and environmental science courses online. His courses are ones that one might think are entirely bound by place— his courses often feature field trips or mineral labs. But he makes them work, and work well, as fully online courses, leveraging the fact that his students aren’t all in the same place at the same time to help them learn about the Earth and the environment. Rodolfo spoke with Derek Bruff in early June and was asked about the so-called pivot to online teaching this spring and how it affected him. He also talks about his plans for the fall, with all its uncertainties, and he shared his advice for faculty new to online teaching. For all those faculty who are new to teaching online and worried about making their fall courses work well, you’ll find Rodolfo’s advice both practical and reassuring. Links • Multimedia resources from Rodolfo’s courses, https://case.fiu.edu/earth-environment/resources/multimedia-resources/index.html • Leading Lines Ep. 59 f. Rodolfo Rego, http://leadinglinespod.com/episodes/episode-59rodolfo-rego/ • Active Learning in Hybrid and Physically Distanced Classrooms, Derek Bruff, https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/2020/06/active-learning-in-hybrid-and-socially-distanced-classrooms/ • Structures for Flex Classrooms: Pros, Cons, and Pedagogical Choices, Cynthia Brame, https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/2020/06/structures-for-flex-classrooms-pros-cons-and-pedagogical-choices/