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New Way To Introduce Course Content In Your Classes

by Mendi Benigni | Jan 23, 2017 | Assessment, discussion, Innovative Instruction, instructional technology, Pedagogy

Everyone who has ever tried Kahoot loves it. We love it because it is fun, exciting, and a great way to review material. However, have you ever tried to use it to introduce new material? If you haven’t, you may want to take a look at Blind Kahooting. A Biology...

DE 2.0 Workshop: Humanizing Your Online Course

by Amy Ostrom | Dec 20, 2016 | Assessment, Best Practices, Collaboration, Distance Ed, Events, Innovative Instruction, Pedagogy, Teaching Advice

“I miss getting to really know my students. It’s just not the same.” “There’s no way of knowing who is on the other side of the screen.” Sound familiar? If so then you aren’t alone. Not only do some instructors feel this way about online learning, but students do as...

Easier Paper Grading with Google Classroom

by Mendi Benigni | Nov 11, 2016 | Assessment, Collaboration, Google, Google Apps, OAKS

Hurricane Matthew forced TLT to cancel our session on “Easier Paper Grading with Google Classroom.” We had several people ask if we could reschedule, so to meet the needs of more faculty we decided to do a recorded version of the class. Check out the...

Small Teaching Tip #6: The Benefits of Frequent Quizzing

by Jessica Smith | Oct 18, 2016 | Assessment, Best Practices, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice

In a previous post, I discussed the important role memory retrieval plays in learning. To briefly review: each time we recall a piece of information, we strengthen the neural pathways that move the information from our long-term memories to our working memories. So...

DID YOU KNOW…YOU CAN BLIND-GRADE QUIZ ESSAYS IN OAKS?

by Mendi Benigni | Oct 14, 2016 | Assessment, OAKS

I just learned that the OAKS Quizzes tool allows you to grade short answer, essay, or long answer questions without knowing which student wrote them. This blind grading feature is something that has evidently been around for awhile but is so nicely hidden most users...

Can I grade one OAKS Dropbox Assignment using two rubrics?

by Mendi Benigni | Sep 16, 2016 | Assessment, Dear TLT, OAKS, OAKS Tips, TLT

Dear TLT, I have an assignment that has two components but produces one grade. I’d like to use a different OAKS rubric to evaluate each component. Is it possible to do this within one OAKS Dropbox so that there is only one grade in the grade book? I really...