by ratcliffcr | Dec 2, 2016 | Teaching Advice
One of the things that I enjoy most about being an Instructional Technologist is that I am constantly required to stay up to date on the newest learning technologies and instructional strategies. Part of my job involves designing and delivering professional...
by ratcliffcr | Sep 20, 2016 | Best Practices, Pedagogy, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice
Most faculty members have lectured to their students at some point in their careers. In traditional lectures, this means that the instructor speaks while students listen. While some lectures can be dynamic, engaging, and even entertaining, research has shown that...
by ratcliffcr | Mar 28, 2016 | Best Practices, Pedagogy, Teaching Advice
As instructional technologists, we often get questions from faculty members about student motivation. What happens when you plan engaging lessons and your students still are not interested or participating in class? This is an area of concern for many faculty members,...
by ratcliffcr | Dec 11, 2015 | Best Practices, Teaching Advice
As the semester comes to an end, many faculty members are anxious to read their students’ evaluations. As instructors, we can use student feedback in a variety of ways to improve our own teaching. We all know that giving our students timely feedback is...
by ratcliffcr | Oct 6, 2015 | Tech Happens! Un-Grant, TLT
College of Charleston Professor Alvaro Ibarra applied for and received one of TLT’s Ungrant awards in Spring 2015. He requested a Bushnell Range Finder with the funds he was awarded from TLT. He used the range finder over the summer in his work with the Brasov...