by Mendi Benigni | Oct 21, 2019 | content, Innovative Instruction
Customizing your Textbooks with AR!Textbooks are awesome. Almost everyone uses them. But sometimes they don’t cover the material in the same way you are or they aren’t as clear, customized or interactive as we wish they were. However, adding augmented...
by Mendi Benigni | Aug 27, 2019 | Best Practices, Clifton Strengths
Tips and Tools for Teaching and Student Success with Clifton Strengths.This is a new series designed to help instructors and departments on campus incorporate a Clifton Strengths activity in 60 seconds or 60 minutes. Each strategy provides an opportunity for you and...
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...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 19, 2017 | Classrooms, Distance Ed, instructional technology, iPad, Mobile, Pedagogy
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that, up until now, could really only be used face-to-face. But great news, it now has an out-of-class feature as well that can be used for homework or for online courses. I know many of you teaching online has wanted to use...
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...