Pedagogy Pointer – Student Motivation
Motivation is defined as the “general desire or willingness of someone to do something” and it’s what we are all after – Motivated Students Motivation can be divided into three types: Amotivation – lack of any motivation; going through the motions....
60 Seconds to Student Success
This 60 Seconds to Success! is about PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER. We are at the beginning of the semester and students should planning how they are going to run their semester to be sure they are successful Partnering with the CofC Center for Student Learning,...
Pedagogy Pointer – Academic Rigor
As college professors and educators you know that rigor is important. But do we really know what that word means in relationship to our teaching? I couldn’t find a definition on the CofC website so I decided to do some digging. Merriam-Webster defines rigor...
Create a Class Policy to Set Expectations
Many faculty are experiencing difficulties with students not being engaged in their online classes. Regardless of how many activities they incorporate into their teaching, students are not listening and won’t turn on their cameras. In asynchronous classes,...
CREATE AN ORGANIZED AND EASY TO NAVIGATE SYLLABUS IN ONENOTE
Microsoft’s OneNote is available as part of our Office 365 and is available to all Faculty, Staff and Students. This newsletter will show you how you can use it to create and organize your syllabus into something that is more easily digestible by students. Below...
Pecha Kucha to Promote Focused and Concise Presentations
Pecha Kucha is a presentation style that consists of only 20 slides with only 20 seconds to discuss each slide. This results in a total presentation of exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The slides are set to automatically advance requiring the speaker to prepare and...
Student Remediation Made Easier with LinkedIn Learning
I know that, for many of you, certain proficiencies are critical skills for your students. However, I’m almost sure that most of your students don’t even have the basics of the Microsoft Office programs before they come to you. So for example, in a class...
Make Your VoiceThreads Play Like a Video
Did you know that you can configure your VoiceThreads to auto-advance so they play more like a video than a slide show?Here’s How:Go into VoiceThread (VT) and mouse over one of your VTs and click EDIT.In the upper right corner, click on the OPTIONS gear icon and...
Use Quick Eval to See All Submissions in All Classes in OAKS
Now that all of our assessments are online, and usually in OAKS, I wanted to share a way to see all the gradeable items in all of your classes at one time, hopefully making grading a bit more convenient. Introducing, QuickEval in OAKS Quick Eval gives you a way to see...Stay In The Loop!
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