Learning and Sharing
We all use apps that organize and enhance our lives in a variety of ways. There are many features in Blackboard that can organize and enhance the delivery of your courses. Here are three Blackboard features that when used, can organize and enhance the academic experience of your students. One: Calendar Blackboard has a real-time … Read more
I read a case study recently about a student who had made a few attempts to pass a required course in her program. She just couldn’t master the basics and was getting frustrated. She is going to attempt the course again. Imagine this student enrolls in your class and tells you she is concerned about … Read more
Active learning methods get students engaged in their own learning. Collaborative learning groups, problem-based learning, and flipped classrooms are just a few examples of active leaning. We all see the benefits of active learning and there is little debate in its effectiveness. But, some have said, “But I love teaching, I love being the instructor … Read more
Narrative Pedagogy, or storytelling, is an educational tool we can offer students who learn in a variety of ways and who enter the classroom with diverse interests and backgrounds. Some instructors are more comfortable using this tool than others. Have you adopted storytelling into your classroom? If so, share an example and its outcome.
The recent Digital Pedagogy Lab emphasized the importance of Digital Literacy. We may think we are savvy in the world of digital literacy on the internet and now have the responsibility to teach this literacy to students. But, how savvy are we? I know a few stories had me fooled. Go through Snopes’ “Hot 50” … Read more
Most instructors have come to the realization that participation wains at a course’s midway point and takes some time to recover. How can we minimize this drop in motivation? A colleague, I won’t mention Carl by name, said that he is motivated by badges (or “achievements” in Blackboard), both in class and online. What are … Read more
Recently I had used Padlet to host a discussion forum. However, I discovered Padlet, being a collaborative PostIt note application, wasn’t an effective tool to use for this activity. Padlet would be a wonderful app to replicate what you see in this picture (a wall of sticky notes created in a brainstorming session). What other … Read more
Thomas Edison once said, “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” What is one technology that you thought you’d never warm up to but have? Have you used it in your classroom? If so, how? If not, why not?
Students have said that although they would like to use a variety of technologies to submit assignments, time constraints have limited their choice to text (Reaching Students in Online Courses Using Alternative Formats, 2017). Describe a submission that has stood out and seemingly overcame time constraints.
We are becoming more accepting of late assignments due to the growing use of technology and subsequent related technical difficulties. In addition, flexibility is a key concept in universal design for learning and can improve learning in the classroom. Share with us your personal stories around flexible learning.