MAC Talks - Instructional Design Podcast

In this episode, we talk with Jon Fox, Professor in Music Industry Careers here at McLennan Community College.  Jon tells us a little about his background, and how he went from learning music to teaching music.    We also chat about our favorite concerts and how music shapes the world we live in. In our meaty content section, we talk about how being clear and consistent is very...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Kayla Willis.   Kayla talks about recently completing her doctorate and recent dissertation.   After 2020, students are leaning into online classes more and more, and in many cases it's harder to retain those students.   How can we, as a college, help these students persist through online learning and be successful?   Be...

In this episode of MAC Talks, we chat with Holly Towns, part-time instructor and College Navigator.  Holly talks about her move to Texas, the growth she's experienced while earning two Masters degrees and what she's learning currently as she teaches classes, supports students and works towards her Doctorate.   Phew, I'm tired just writing all of that! The main focus of our talk is taking...

Join us as we welcome Jessica Shelton to the podcast.  Jessica is a counselor, and mental health professor at McLennan Community College.  In this episode we talk about the importance of discussions in the classroom and how we create and foster these discussions online.  We also learn who would play Jessica in the movie of her life and which sitcom dad inspired her to become a menta...

Join us as we welcome our guest, McLennan Community College's Professor of Philosophy, Amy Antoninka.  We talk to Amy about engaging students in person and online through puppetry, cats and just plain silliness.   If you're interested in us covering a topic about course design, or if you'd like to guest star...or both, shoot us an email: online@mclennan.edu Follow us on Instagram, send u...

Welcome to the official podcast for the Instructional Design team at McLennan Community College, MAC TALKS! Building relationships in a classroom is a big factor for student success.  It works great in a face to face classroom, but how do we do that online?  In this episode, we discuss how to build those relationships in your online classes. We also talk about what our walk-out song woul...

Welcome to the official podcast for the Instructional Design team at McLennan Community College, MAC TALKS! In our inaugural episode, we have a short discussion on our best experiences with online courses.   We also talk about our guilty pleasure "splurge" item if we were to win the lottery.   We cut out the part about whistling, you should know most of us can't whistle.    If...