Michael S. Overholt, PhD

Episode 19 – Leading a Video Essay Assignment with Dr. Cara Tovey

I had the recent privilege of speaking with Dr. Cara Tovey of the German and Russian Department about an interesting and more visually...

Course – Leveling Up in Online Testing

Welcome to my introductory course to online learning. My goal is to introduce the concept of “leveling up” in its most basic form so...

Do you make space for yourself to fail?

This question has been echoing about in my mind in one form or another for the past year. Generally, it’s directed at online testing,...

Episode 18 – LinguaMeeting and Culture-focused Language Courses

From what I have gathered, LinguaMeeting is more often than not used to increase one’s secondary language skills by connecting students of foreign...

What Makes Gatsby Great to Me

High school American Literature, 5th period. I’m discussing The Great Gatsby with less-than-impressed eleventh graders when it dawns on me that the conversation...

Interleaved Learning Works Easily in OAKS

There’s lots of evidence demonstrating that combined efforts are stronger efforts. Exercise enthusiasts know that they can lift more with barbells than with dumbbells;...