Public Health Snippets

Dulce Ruelas & Danielle Henderson

Through reviewing this presentation, faculty can learn how to take video utilization in the online classroom to the next level. Dr. Dulce Ruelas and Professor Danielle Henderson have created “Public Health Snippets”, a YouTube Channel with short videos (in 15 min snippets or less) that are used as an instructional strategy to increase public health student engagement and further critical thinking and student learning. The goal of the channel is to highlight different public health issues, grad student life, and learning on an online platform. As co-hosts, the faculty created a safe space to challenge the status quo, reflect and have lively discussions.

To date, the co-hosts have created 45 views, and the channel has 2,177 views and 142 subscribers. The most watched video titled “Our experiences searching for jobs in public health” has 215 views.  Written comments from students in the classroom, as well as mention of the videos in End of Course surveys provide evidence the strategy is effective. 

Instructional Strategies

Chin-Hun Yi

Online instructors have a unique duty of engaging students in the online class environment. Unlike ground classes, online classes have limited opportunity for students and instructors to interact between them. Though not required, as an online instructor, I do my best to engage with students personally as well to establish a connection. This presentation presents some of my practices to stay engaged with students, even with ones who are not as responsive and bringing back them by encouraging with God’s words.

Lights, Camera, Action: Video Guided Debriefing

Denise Matus