The Case Files: Why all the Extra Assignments?
How content creation in Brightspace LMS can go right or wrong depending upon workflows.
Image and Screen Capture Tools
Need to capture an image? Record a video of your screen?
Check out these Image and Screen Capture Tools.
Using Google Calendar Appointment Slots
Meredith College faculty and staff have the ability to create appointment slots on any of their Google Calendars which allows them to set a block of available time for appointments and have others automatically reserve slots within that time block. This works perfectly for allowing students to make advising appointments, reserve time during faculty office …
Faculty Spotlight: Garry Walton
In this video, Garry Walton, Ph.D., Mary Lynch Johnson Professor of English, talks about the challenges and opportunities of teaching Shakespeare in a 21st century classroom. Transcript One of the fundamental questions for any teacher, regardless of the grade level or the subject matter, is how to make the students fall in love with the …
Stories Worth Telling: Bringing Documentary Filmmaking into the College Classroom
By Paul Keys, M.Ed., Instructional Designer & Kris Macomber, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology Colleges and universities are charged with preparing students to meet the new challenges and demands they will regularly face throughout their lives. In keeping with this charge, we see the ability to communicate effectively in our audio-visual, multimedia world as an …
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Show Overall Grade to Learners
Depending on how your Grade Book was set up, the final letter grade and/or score may or may not be already visible to your learners. This short video explains how to check for and release/unrelease the final grades to your learners. You must choose either Adjusted or Calculated to be the item that learners will see when released. If using the Weighted Grading System, …
Gamifying Higher Ed Learning
Gamification doesn’t have to be hard. Learn how to use it to engage students and promote learning in the classroom.
Building a Classroom Community Online
Many instructors feel online learning does not offer the same opportunities or benefits as a traditional classroom. With the right tools, however, instructors can build online classroom communities that rival those of traditional, in-person courses.