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Cross-training and Learning

by overholtm | Oct 29, 2018 | Make It Stick Monday, TLT, TLTCon

Nota bene: The following post considers “Mix Up Your Practice,” the third chapter of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel. Dr. Roediger will be the keynote speaker at the College of Charleston during TLTCon, which will be...

#OneNewThing: Secret Google Drive Sharing Tips!

by Mendi Benigni | Oct 22, 2018 | Best Practices, Google, Google Apps, TLT

Google Drive makes it easy to share any file with someone as either VIEW ONLY or EDIT via the SHARE button in any Docs, Sheets or Slides file. But did you know that there are other methods to share? Preview Mode: Preview mode is a cleaner look for sharing on websites...

How TLT Spent Their Summer Vacation

by Jessica Smith | Sep 3, 2018 | Faculty Technology Center, TLT

TLT is excited to welcome faculty and students back to campus! While you’ve been away, we’ve been hard at work making plans for an exciting new school year. Check out what TLT has been up to: Meet the Newbie! We first want to make sure you’ve had...

Adding a Public Service Announcement assignment for student choice and authenticity

by Mendi Benigni | Aug 13, 2018 | TLT

A public service announcement is a short 30-60 second video that makes an announcement for the good of the public. It’s normally persuasive where the creator takes a side on a issue and attempts to enlighten or educate the public to win them over. “PSAs can create...

Create and Upload a Custom Course Banner in OAKS (D2L)

by Chris Meshanko | Feb 23, 2018 | OAKS, OAKS Tips, Teaching Advice, TLT

Our recent OAKS (user interface) upgrade, Daylight, introduced several new features, including course banners. And while course banners can be a great way to generate (initial) interest in your course, they can also confuse students if the system-generated images are...

Flashcards? Yes!

by Laura Plotts | Feb 6, 2018 | TLT

Here are two flashcard creation tools as well as information supporting the use of flashcards and their effectiveness. Recommendation 1: Quizlet Quizlet offers both free and paid version of its web-based tools and is also available on the App Store and Google Play. To...