The online journal Faculty Focus has a recent article on Good Teaching: Top 10 Requirements. Most of the points Dr. LeBlanc discusses involve strengthening the communication channels between students and instructors. Effective communication is key. But it also helps to be well-versed in the material that you are trying to teach. Dr. LeBlanc points out […]
Read More »DI for On High! Differentiated Instruction for Online Higher Education [Evaluate this presentation] This presentation will review the basics for Differentiated Instruction and describe strategies that can be used to enhance the online experience for college students. Research indicates that student retention increases when students have a personal connection to the learning environment as well as active […]
Read More »Creating a Global Learning Experience: The Role of Multi-Institutional Partnerships in Course Design and Improvement [Evaluate this presentation] Virtual teaming is increasingly important in today’s business environment. Providing real world opportunities that explore collaboration across organizational cultures, time zones, and practice gives students a tremendous competitive advantage and foster experience-based learning. This session discusses lessons […]
Read More »Integrating Wikis into Courses and Collaborations [Evaluate this presentation] Methodist College of Nursing is integrating the use of wikis in courses and cross-campus collaborations using the free collaboration tool from Google called Google Docs. One of our undergraduate courses, Senior Seminar, will be highlighted with examples of how Google Docs is being used and why […]
Read More »In-class Methods meet Online Tools: A Hybrid Class [Evaluate this presentation] This presentation explores class participation, learning outcomes, and the role of communication technologies in language learning and teaching. Driven by sound pedagogical strategies, traditional in-class activities are examined through the prism of Internet-based, multi-user, interactive learning tools. New instructional options (blogs, wikis, Audacity on […]
Read More »Using Clickers in the Arts & Humanities [Evaluate this presentation]This presentation will provide ideas for using clickers in classes in the Arts and Humanities, drawing on examples from the presenter’s experience teaching a large Introduction to Theater course. Attendees will have the chance to try out the clickers and share ideas for their use in similar […]
Read More »Using Evidence to Improve Teaching and Learning (with Technology): Asking the Right Questions [Evaluate this presentation] Too many options, too much information, too little time and too much risk: those are just some of the reasons why we take relatively little advantage of new technology to do new things. Part of the risk is that […]
Read More »Educational Technology will be hosting its second annual Missouri S&T Teaching and Learning Technology Conference in the Havener Center on April 9-10, 2009. All campus faculty and staff are welcome to attend. We believe it is important to our campus community to showcase the many ways in which faculty and staff use technology to […]
Read More »Last week, members of Educational Technology here on campus attended the Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference at UMSL, sponsored by their Center for Teaching and Learning. One of the sessions I attended was on Strategies for Encouraging and Increasing Class Attendance. I thought this would be a good session to attend for someone who […]
Read More »Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, as well as Professor of Biology at the University of Central Florida, gave the second plenary session presentation at UMSL’s Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference. Her topic of choice was Interactive Teaching Techniques With and Without Technology. She has had a long and distinguished […]
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