Kirsten Butcher

Thank you for a great #UTEdChat, @MsKelCan!

A6. Pick something new (and hard . . . maybe scary!) to learn every year. It helps me empathize with my own learners. Feeling nervous and frustrated is part of growing! #UTEdChat

A6. Sometimes do nothing. We always feel pressure to be constantly productive and taking care of others. Find time to do nothing sometimes. #UTEdChat

A5. Create their own creative materials to teach peers. Instructional comics are a nice option. (Lots of apps and online tools for that. I like StoryboardThat.com). #UTEdChat

A4. Creating organized folder structures and meaningful file names (with version numbers) so it is easy to find your work. #UTEdChat

A2. I love SnagIt (TechSmith screen capture and recording tool). Once you get the hang of it, you can make really good visual instruction and step-by-step guides in a snap! #UTEdChat

A2. I've been upping my instructional video game since the pandemic started. Been learning a lot about how to make videos more quickly, as well as making them modular and reusable! #UTEdChat

A1. I am a big believer in the power of feedback for learning, so I try to test for foundational knowledge using low-stakes Canvas quizzes. Then I focus my grading on rich, conceptual feedback. But I still fall behind easily. #UTEdChat

Kirsten Butcher - professor in the @IDETProgram at the University of Utah. Over 2 decades in education. (Am I that old?!) Favorite time wasters = Wordle, Quordle, and Waffle! (Word game galore!) #UTEdChat

A4. I feel like there is much more awareness of trying to disengage these days. Outlook in Office 365 tells me (constantly) to "consider sending this email during working hours" because I'm doing after-hours catchup. But . . . who has time for that?! #UTEdChat

A4. I think my digital wellness definitely regressed during the pandemic quarantine year. I pretty much LIVED online that year (and I have the hundreds of instructional videos I recorded to prove it). Not sure I've re-emerged from that digital tsunami. #UTEdChat

If you are a pre-service teacher from my class who logged on at 9pm for #UTEdChat ... they changed the time this year! It was at 8pm! But you can still scroll back through tonight's questions from the amazing @DaniKSloan and answer them!

A5. I've recently been making an effort to focus my attention on high-quality screen time. Mindless scrolling = no. Online = engaged. #utedchat

A5. I stopped using my personal Facebook account after watching The Social Dilemma. Eye opening to see all the things I knew and had experienced laid out for me. And it was great to reclaim that time. #UTEdChat

A2. Educational screen time is still screen time, but it's not all created equally. I love reading online and some art/drawing apps can nourish the creative soul! But ... let's go outside too, right? And maybe get our hands dirty with some crafts? Anyone? #UTEdChat

A1: Digital wellness means balance and support. We use digital tools to embrace and enhance things that are important to us. #utedchat

A3. I think a sense of playfulness is essential to learning and to designing instruction. When we have fun, we open up opportunities for creativity and discovery. And play makes us less afraid to fail -- it's just for fun! #utedchat

A6. I think digital wellness helps create balance and calm, which improves our ability to engage in digital citizenship! We can't be wise online if we're on the brink! #UTEdChat

Oh man, #UTEdChat is at 8pm now?! I'm late to the party. I swear it used to be at 9pm. (And that means I mislead all my pre-service teacher students. #ProfessorFail)

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