Listed below are links to some of my presentations and other media (all links open in a new window):
- How Speedbumps Can Accelerate Student Learning (link to blog) for the Pedagogy Corner in the Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Summer 2020 quarterly newsletter The Academic Author (August 2020)
- Transitioning to Teaching Online (Roundtable Co-Facilitator, with Rachel Headley) presented at the Earth Educators’ Rendezvous Online Conference (July 17, 2020)
- Time Management and Setting Boundaries for Online Instruction (Roundtable Facilitator) presented at the Earth Educators’ Rendezvous Online Conference (July 14, 2020)
- Seven Things I’ve Learned about Converting Instruction from Face-to-Face to Online (pdf) presented as a Zoom meeting via Palomar College Academic Technology Training (April 14, 2020)
- The Basics of Active Learning: A Smörgåsbord of Techniques (pdf) presented at the Active Learning Leaders (ALL) Teaching Conference at Palomar College in Rancho Bernardo, California (January 2020)
- A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Using Station-to-Station to Cover Your Syllabus (pdf) presented at the Active Learning Leaders (ALL) Teaching Conference at Palomar College in Rancho Bernardo, California (January 2020) (NOTE: includes stations)
- What’s New in Essentials of Oceanography 13th Edition (pdf) presented as a Webinar for Pearson Education (February 2019)
- An Introduction to On Course: Strategies for Creating Student Success (pdf) presented at the Active Learning Leaders (ALL) Teaching Conference at Palomar College in Rancho Bernardo, California (January 2019)
- A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Using Station-to-Station to Cover Your Syllabus (pdf) (brief version) presented at the Active Learning Leaders (ALL) Teaching Conference at Palomar College in Rancho Bernardo, California (January 2019) (includes stations)
- Textbook and Academic Authors Association Member Spotlight (link to Blog): Interview by Eric Schmieder (January 11, 2018)
- Creating an On Course-Inspired Online Discussion Board Forum (pdf) published online in the On Course Newsletter: Best Practices for Improving Student Learning & Retention (April 10, 2017)
- Active Learning: Tips, Tricks, and Ways to Build Student Engagement (link to Blog); interview by Caroline Miller, Managing Editor, Pearson Education (September 2016)
- A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Using Station-to-Station to Cover Your Syllabus (pdf) presented at Palomar College’s Fall Plenary in San Marcos, California (August 2016) (includes stations)
- Teaching about Productivity (pdf) presented at an OOI oceanography instructor’s workshop at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey (May 2016)
- A Cooperative Learning Group Exam Using the IF-AT Assessment Tool (pdf) presented at the On Course National Conference in Anaheim, California (April 2016)
- Tips, Tricks, and an Active Learning Technique for Teaching about the Two Troublesome Toddlers: El Niño and La Niña (YouTube) presented as a Webinar for Pearson Education (March 2016)
- I’m Listening: Encouraging Student Feedback and Incorporating Student Comments into Your Textbook (pdf) presented at the Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada (June 2015) (see also the document showing the results of the session’s small group brainstorming activity (pdf) about encouraging student feedback)
- Accepting the On Course National Conference Ambassador of the Year Award (YouTube video) with Kelly Falcone for creating Palomar College’s annual Active Learning Leaders Teaching Conference (April 2015)
- El Niño & La Niña (pdf) presented at the Water Dogs Dive Club meeting in Carlsbad, California (March 2015)
- Writing and Revising: The 20-Year Evolution of an Oceanography Textbook (pdf) presented as a Webinar for the Textbook and Academic Authors Association (January 2014)
- Developing Interactive Lectures Using Active Learning Techniques (pdf) presented as a Professional Development Workshop at Palomar College (September 2013)
- Best Practices for Teaching Oceanography 100 Online (pdf) presented at the ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana (February 2013) and at a Pearson Education Workshop in Newport Beach, California (March 2013)
- The Oceans and Climate Change (pdf) (ongoing Professional Development Workshop at Palomar College, based on information in Essentials of Oceanography, Chapter 16)
- Podcast: Al Trujillo talks about some current issues in oceanography with Alan Stahler of KVMR radio, Nevada City (November 2010)