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Tech Tip Tues… Wednesday! Yeah, Tech Tip Wednesday!

by tilleyc | Feb 26, 2020 | TLT

This week’s Tech Tip is so big, so huge, and so massive, that we actually had to wait 24 hours to post it! Are you ready?? Here it is: Say hello to Akindi because after this semester, the College of Charleston will no longer support Scantron. Don’t worry!...

Tech Tip Tuesday: Communicate in a New Way in OAKS

by Mendi Benigni | Feb 11, 2020 | Collaboration, discussion

In our OAKS (D2L/Brightspace) classes there are often two types of communication: detailed and thoughtful discussions and class questions and answers. While the Discussion tool is great for the first type of communication, it’s less effective for the Q&A...

Strengths in 60! Service Learning

by Mendi Benigni | Dec 3, 2019 | Clifton Strengths

Tips and Tools for Teaching and Student Success with Clifton Strengths. This is a 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...

Writing Student Learning Outcomes

by Mendi Benigni | Nov 21, 2019 | Assessment, Best Practices, Pedagogy

What is the purpose of Student Learning Outcomes? SLOs help us, faculty/program/ department/school, to determine and define what we want the learners to be able to DO, KNOW, & VALUE as a result of taking the course AND helps us design, evaluate and redesign the...

3 Ways to Reduce Your Holiday Stress

by Jessica Smith | Nov 13, 2019 | TLT HD

The holiday season is right around the corner and, for many of us, that means heightened stress levels. Errands, chores, travel, family tension, and paying for gifts can all contribute to our stress and anxiety. But have no fear! Try these tips to have a calmer and...

Role Play as a Learning Tool

by Mendi Benigni | Nov 12, 2019 | Assessment, Collaboration, Faculty Focus, Pedagogy, Teaching Advice

I was inspired by a Faculty Focus article when creating this newsletter. This article spoke about adding role playing activities to your teaching to act as practicum experience but I think you can take it further. The article states, “Role play can be...

Strengths in 60! Assignment Alignment

by Mendi Benigni | Nov 5, 2019 | Clifton Strengths

Tips and Tools for Teaching and Student Success with Clifton Strengths. This is a 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...

Cool OAKS Tip to Find At Risk Students

by Mendi Benigni | Oct 24, 2019 | Assessment

OAKS contains data that will help you know which students may be in trouble. NOTE: this will only work if you have released the Final Calculated Grade. In OAKS, go to Communication > Classlist From the dropdown arrow next to your first student choose View Progress...

TECH TOOL: Augmenting and Customizing Your Textbooks!

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...

Small Teaching Tip #21: It’s Time for a Syllabus Redesign

by Jessica Smith | Oct 18, 2019 | Best Practices, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice, Web 2.0

If you’re like most faculty, you receive an inordinate number of questions from students that they could have easily answered themselves if they only consulted the syllabus. For years, I’ve pondered the question: why don’t students read the...