Camille Freeman

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How Much Does it Cost to Start a Nutrition Practice

Setting the StageAs some of you know, I am getting ready to re-launch my private practice after a multi-year break. If you can call years spent raising very small children a break, which in my opinion you cannot :). In any case, I’m excited to jump back in. What’s less exciting is re-starting from scratch. No pieces […]

Episode 16 | When a Student Objects to “Teaching Myself”

It’s very common for students to say that they feel like they’re teaching themselves in an online course. As a faculty member, it’s easy to get defensive when you hear a phrase like this. You’re there! You’re helping! Don’t they know about all of the work that goes into designing an online course, selecting the perfect resources, […]

Episode 15 | Ideas for Working with Non-Native English Speakers

Today’s question has to do with how to kindly and effectively give feedback to students who are not native English speakers and are having some difficulty communicating clearly. I’ll share my (non-expert!) ideas for how I address this in my online courses, and I’d love to hear your ideas as well. If you know of any […]

Episode 14 | How to Handle Negative Course Evaluations

This robot received some very negative course evals.Receiving a batch of negative course evals can be a true bummer. If this happened to you, hang in there. I’ve been there before, and I know how discouraging it can be. In this episode, I’m here to remind you that it’s important to read the evaluations for things […]

How to Use FlipGrid in your Canvas course

What is Flipgrid?Flipgrid is a free video discussion tool that you can use in place of or in addition to traditional discussion boards. Instead of leaving written comments for each other, students post short video responses to the posted prompt and/or to each other. It sounds complicated. Good news. It’s incredibly easy to use. When you use […]

Iron Deficiency and Obesity in Menstruating Adolescents: A Webinar

I’m giving a free webinar on an obscure topic for no good reason . The topic? Iron deficiency and obesity in menstruating adolescents. I recently completed a project on this topic for my doctoral program, so I thought I might as well share what I learned with the small handful of other folks who might be interested. Want […]

Episode 13 | How to Stay on Top of Grading

Buried beneath a pile of assignments waiting for your feedback? You may find yourself distracting yourself by dusting your bookshelves or vacuuming the lint from your dryer vents*. In this podcast episode, I go over a straightforward way to anticipate how much time you have to spend on each assignment. Once you’ve figured this out, […]

Episode 12 | Ideas for “Getting to Know You” in Week 1

If you have an online course, you probably have some kind of “Getting to Know You” activity in week 1. If you’re feeling a little bit bored by yours, it may be time to spice it up – especially if the students are in a cohort program and you’re the only one who doesn’t already […]

Episode 11 | What To Do About Academic Integrity Violations

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Episode 10 | How to Handle Letter of Recommendation Requests

Image by DarkWorkX on PixabayI recently implemented a system for handling letter of recommendation requests, which I outline in this episode. It’s dramatically cut down the amount of time I spend on the administrative work associated with letter-writing. If you spend a few hours setting up a similar system, you’ll save yourself a lot of […]

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