Ustream
Create a free Ustream account to stream live video feed to others. Archive a recording to share later. Eric S’s story of using Ustream. Continue reading Ustream
Using Twitter in Higher Ed Courses
Interested in this topic, but unsure of where to start? Many professors are finding that when students are taught how to use social networking tools to engage in academic thinking, their learning can extend into the day to day moments that are usually lost to waiting in line or drinking coffee. Easily accessed from any mobile device, students can view a twitter feed from a … Continue reading Using Twitter in Higher Ed Courses
Grading with the iPad
Wondering how to grade a bunch of docs with your tablet device? The user linked in this post has shared her process for grading with her iPad. It involves the use of several apps, but all in all, sounds like a manageable process. Download all documents at once from the LMS site (Blackboard or Moodle etc.), use iAnnotate to make comments on the papers and … Continue reading Grading with the iPad
Flipped Higher Ed Instruction
What is it? Does it work? Results are varied but promising. Me2U is a 2 year study conducted at the University of Sussex. Results indicate that students are definitely more engaged in a flipped model, and suggest that their performance is also improved. Click to download the full report. Continue reading Flipped Higher Ed Instruction
The Art of Conversation
In working with faculty members across several different disciplines to design meaningful courses for college learners, a common thread emerges again and again- we teach more than the content. When admissions counselors give tours of our institution to prospective students and their parents, the selling points are- relationships with peers and faculty, social events, food and housing, athletics etc.- more than content. This is the … Continue reading The Art of Conversation
Art in the Era of the Internet
Learn about art communities at work in the digital world- specifically Kickstarter and Creative Commons.
Total Points vs. Weighted Grades
After a lengthy discussion with my husband last night in which he advocated for total points as the ideal higher education grading system while I posited that weighted categories are easier to manage, it became clear that we were both clarifying some misconceptions. It occurred to me that there are probably many instructors who could use some clarification. I am admittedly biased toward weighted categories, … Continue reading Total Points vs. Weighted Grades
Rethinking Education
A terrific post from Presentation Zen on ways to inspire today’s learners. Check it out here. Continue reading Rethinking Education
Music in Instruction
Students of all ages are surprised when their instructors introduce a popular song to the learning environment. Music stimulates areas of the brain that normally snooze along during a standard text or lecture driven lesson. Any music will work- old, new, traditional etc- but it must be used with purpose. Here is a recent Prof Hacker post with some inspiring uses for specific popular music, … Continue reading Music in Instruction
Mapping Tools
Do you ever have students brainstorm or collaborate in your face to face classes? In an online course, the same end results can be achieved by asking students to use a “mind mapping” tool. Online mind mapping involves adding concepts in bubbles or containers that can be connected as needed to synthesize learning and create conceptual frameworks. Many online mapping tools are also collaborative, allowing … Continue reading Mapping Tools
Growing Learners 