I recently did an informal review of three popular learning science texts (see references below). From these three books, I compared information to see what types of topics surfaced regarding important points for instructors to follow in order to support their students’ learning. I found that the four following points received extensive treatment by all
What is Poll Everywhere? Poll Everywhere is a real-time polling assessment, clicker-free student response system. Polls can presented through Poll Everywhere’s website, Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Keynote. The audience can respond by visiting a webpage, texting or through the app. Can present through: website, Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Keynote. Audience response by: website, apps, or
For a more complete explanation on this topic, I recommend reading this Educause article, “The Section 508 Refresh and What It Means for Higher Education.” In a nutshell, an accommodation is a specific change that is made to allow a student to participate in a course. For example, an accommodation could be providing audio files
I’ve mentioned Spark before, but it definitely bears mentioning again, due to its usefulness for the classroom. For example, here is a Spark Page put together by Professor Matthew Gartner, to explain how to use the One Button Studio for capturing lecture based content: https://spark.adobe.com/page/QSnuBD251p4jK/
This post has notes and links for my talk at the IETL Teaching Academy: First of all, is a link to the blogpost that inspired this session My favorite alternatives to PPT presentations: PREZI ADOBE SPARK PAGE Here are two examples of each: Prezi talk: Into to DH Master Class Adobe Spark Page: Digital Scholarship
This article about timekeeping as a feminist practice is perhaps one of the most influential pieces that I’ve read about pedagogy this year. Prior to reading this piece I hadn’t considered how I could user a timer to ensure that all students in my class have space for contribution. Although I have used a timer
Last week’s soapbox blog asked everyone to upgrade their use of technology. Now let’s get to the more practical advice–how to upgrade. There are several ways to improve educational technology skills. Take a look at the following list for ideas. YouTube Of course YouTube tops the list as the go-to place for how-to videos. Sometimes
I’ve written before about the benefits of using blogs in the classroom. We provide a free-for-Chapman-users platform for course blogging and for faculty websites on EduBlogs. In the past, users had to submit a form to request an EduBlogs site. However now users can simply go to sites.chapman.edu and Sign In (in the upper left
In a previous post I’ve written about the powerful experience of bringing students into the Center for American War Letters Archive (CAWLA), which is located in the lower level of the Leatherby Libraries. In order to extend the reach of the archive experience further than the walls of my classroom, I’m collaborating with librarian Doug
Yesterday I was talking about final grades with my students. It’s that time in the semester that I tend to lose the interest of my seniors and others who are feeling more enthusiastic about their summer plans than about finishing out their coursework, so I was giving them some advice about seeing it through to