During our move to remote learning during COVID, many instructors are struggling with how to assess students online while maintaining academic integrity. For many instructors, that has led to the use of online proctoring tools like Respondus Monitor or Examity. These technologies, however, rely on a surveillance model that presents a variety of challenges for… Read more »
Part 3. Back Channels for Informal Communication For many instructors, teaching during the pandemic has meant holding classes in Zoom. The “chat” feature in Zoom provides a way for students to communicate informally with instructors, using text as well as emojis. This “back channel” communication can give instructors immediate feedback on the clarity of course… Read more »
Part 2. Undergraduate Teaching Assistants Many instructors who have taught online for the past year have relied on undergraduate teaching assistants, or UTAs, to help with various aspects of teaching and learning, including supporting students working in breakout rooms, holding virtual office hours, monitoring the chat in synchronous class sessions, and helping students with technology… Read more »
Part 1. Collaborative Tools for Student Interaction When returning to in-person teaching after the pandemic, one feature of online teaching to keep is collaborative online tools such as collaborative documents (e.g., Google docs or slides), discussion boards, and interactive whiteboards such as Jamboards or Miro boards. Students can use these tools to solve problems collaboratively… Read more »
Hypothes.is promotes active reading and social engagement with a text. Essentially, it is a digital overlay on a PDF for students to annotate and discuss a reading. Use it to help students comprehend their reading, prepare for class discussion, think critically about the reading, become better collaborators, and much more. Hypothes.is at IU is integrated… Read more »
This post is by Lisa Kurz, Cassie Coble, Allen Davis, J Duncan, Olga Kalentzidou, Cody Kirkpatrick, Margaret Lion, and Katie Metz In January the CITL offered a series of webinars (facilitated by the co-authors of this blog post) on career development for teaching faculty, covering topics such as writing a teaching statement, summarizing student evaluation… Read more »
