Are you preparing to teach this summer? If so, this checklist can help to you as you finalizing your course setup. Add or create your syllabus We recommend integrating your syllabus into Canvas by linking to an accessible Word document. Following the proper guidelines for creating an accessible Word document, this file can be read… Read more »
Thanks to Umida Khikmatillaeva for creating this post. The end of the semester is very close, and it is almost time to submit final grades. This list will help you make sure that Canvas can calculate your final grades accurately. Select your grading scheme The grading scheme lets Canvas know which letter grade your percentages… Read more »
What do you do when your students come to class unprepared to work? How much valuable class time do you spend covering what they didn’t do or don’t know? Holding students accountable for assigned work is an important strategy in student-centered learning. When students prepare for class, in-class lecture segments will be more meaningful and… Read more »
If you are teaching a face-to-face class, you can easily find out whether your students are understanding course concepts. At minimum, you can ask students to self-report their comprehension by raising their hands or by using a classroom assessment technique that asks them to write down the muddiest points of the lecture. Alternatively, you can… Read more »
In this post we look at video conferencing, focusing on Zoom, IU’s web conferencing and collaboration tool. Some reasons to use video conferencing in your class include: Participate in a class while you are out of town Hold office hours online Set up peer tutoring sessions so that students can help one another Hold online review sessions…. Read more »
The CITL Blog Year in Review: 45 blog posts to date have been read over 6800 times this past year by more than 2400 unique readers from across the world. We are beyond pleased the CITL Blog has become a part of your professional reading and hope you will continue to read and grow with us. When we started this… Read more »