In this blog post I’ll discuss how to set up a Google Doc, as well as relate some classroom best practices for this type of collaborative online exercise, including how to get students started, how to constructively guide the editing session, and how to ready the finished rubric for use. (NOTE: You will need to […]
Read More »There is a wide consensus among educators that rubrics can be very useful tools. For instructors, rubrics often enable rapid student assessment and standards-based grading as well as reinforcing learning objectives and helping to standardize a course curriculum. For students, rubrics can be a useful tool for providing formative guidelines for assignments while—ideally—spurring reflection and […]
Read More »IMPORTANT! Please read the following message VERY carefully! Educational Technology (EdTech) will be purging ALL course sessions stored in Tegrity at close of business on Friday, May 30, 2013. Missouri S&T’s usage agreement with Tegrity limits us to only 500 hours of recordings per semester. This means we MUST remove all recordings from Tegrity at […]
Read More »As a result of a proposal that was submitted and approved by the Faculty Senate to renumber course offering at Missouri S&T, the Registrar and academic departments are converting courses to a new 4-digit numbering system for Fall Semester 2014. What does this mean for you and your Blackboard courses? Please read the following information […]
Read More »University of Missouri-System is providing funding to encourage faculty members to share their expertise with other UM campuses. Grants will be awarded to faculty interested in developing and offering “shared courses” to be made available on at least two UM campuses. The RFP linked below provides the full details of the Inter-Campus Course Sharing grant […]
Read More »EdTech and IT have recently become aware of some important issues regarding the compatibility between Blackboard and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 11. Users have reported that IE 11 will unexpectedly crash when attempting to login to Blackboard. Information Technology and EdTech are working to resolve these issues in a timely manner. In the meantime, if you […]
Read More »Clemson University in South Carolina is offering several research opportunities for undergraduate students involved with data-intensive computing projects. All students participating in the REU program will take part in tutorials on tools and techniques that are widely used in data-intensive computing research, as well as on useful professional development topics (e.g., applying to graduate school, […]
Read More »Louisiana State University (LSU) is offering TWO research opportunities for undergraduate students involved with computational (CCT) or materials sciences (LA-SiGMA). Students will spend the summer (10 weeks) at the LSU campus working on research projects in very diverse fields, so any student in a STEM field is encouraged to apply. Students will receive a stipend, […]
Read More »Student Response Device The use of clickers is much more than as an attendance device. Students frantically enter the classroom to find a clicker slide on the screen waiting for them to respond to the question. The slide may have a relevant question pertaining to material or concepts covered in prior lectures, but after answering […]
Read More »Congratulations to Dr. Lian Duan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, for winning a Kindle Fire HD for attending EdTech U in Fall 2013! Dr. Duan is one of our newest faculty on campus, only arriving here in August 2013. EdTech U will continue in Spring 2014, but the hours will be changing slightly. […]
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