by Michael S. Overholt | Dec 15, 2018 | Faculty Showcase, Innovative Instruction, instructional technology, OAKS, Productivity
During the 2018 Fall Semester, the College of Charleston canceled five days worth of classes on account of hurricanes. It would be nice to think this semester was a fluke, that experiencing two separate hurricanes in one semester is a once-every-fifty-years...
by Mendi Benigni | Sep 14, 2018 | Assessment, OAKS, OAKS Tips
Students can now post a link or text directly into the Assignment/Dropbox submission area! In the past, if your assignment required students to submit a link to something they created, they would have to put the link in a Word document and upload it. Now there is a...
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...
by Chris Meshanko | Nov 28, 2016 | Dear TLT, OAKS
Dear TLT, This is my first semester at CofC, and a few of my students have told me that they cannot see their final grades in OAKS. How do I release their final grades? Thank you for your help. Sincerely, “The Professor” Roy Hinkley Botany Dear Professor...
by Mendi Benigni | Nov 11, 2016 | Assessment, Collaboration, Google, Google Apps, OAKS
Hurricane Matthew forced TLT to cancel our session on “Easier Paper Grading with Google Classroom.” We had several people ask if we could reschedule, so to meet the needs of more faculty we decided to do a recorded version of the class. Check out the...
by Chris Meshanko | Oct 21, 2016 | Dear TLT, OAKS
Dear TLT, Two weeks ago, a student dropped one of my courses, and as expected, she was removed from my OAKS course–including all of her Dropbox submissions. Yesterday, I was notified that she would be re-enrolling in my course. Were her work and grades...