PlayPosit https://app.teaching.iu.edu/tools/playposit is an interactive teaching tool/application used to make interactive videos, also known as bulbs. The application can be integrated into the Canvas using your own videos or by extracting videos from other sources, such as YouTube or TED Talks, and convert them into an interactive, topic- and student-focused mini-lessons by adding questions at appropriate time-points… Read more »
Educational Technology
Resource: EDUCAUSE 2023 Horizon Report focusing on Teaching and Learning
EDUCAUSE has released its 2023 Horizon Report focusing on Teaching and Learning: https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2023/4/2023hrteachinglearning.pdf. This report aims to: Identify the trends, and key technologies and practices shaping and significantly impacting postsecondary teaching and learning today. To that end, they provide a focused look at: AI-enabled applications for predictive, personal learning. Generative AI The blurring boundaries between teaching modalities… Read more »
Recording from Mastery Grading Talk and Related Resources | Fellowship for Case Research | AI in Education Resource Directory
In case you missed it: Dr. Martha Oakley, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education http://www.chem.indiana.edu/faculty/martha-oakley/ provided us with great information on why she began using mastery grading in her teaching practice as well as what mastery grading can look like in large enrollment classes. Please see the video and related… Read more »
Quick List of ChatGPT and Related AI Educational Resources
Listed are a few resources related to the educational use of ChatGPT and related AI tools. Introductions/Overviews The following articles encourage the reader to embrace a healthy curiosity with AI educational tools and consider ways that faculty (in collaboration with students) cautiously consider short- and long-term uses of such tools. ChatGPT: Understanding the new landscape… Read more »
Strategies for Course Communications with Teaching Tools
Creating dialogue between your students can be a challenging yet fundamental part of teaching. Effective communication can help to build and foster a safe learning environment where students can thrive, prosper and learn. In addition to the rhetorical moves you may use to structure your speaking style and structure your communication, you can also develop… Read more »
2022 Horizon Report Teaching and Learning with Technology
Each year EDUCAUSE produces a Horizon Report which discusses the trends and key technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning, plus several scenarios and implications on the horizon. This year’s report starts with a look at how COVID has impacted institutions, and the shift from “emergency” to “long-term” planning for new technologies… Read more »
Social Annotation
If you teach a class that requires regular readings, you may find the use of social annotation helpful. What is Social Annotation? If you have ever shared checked out an old math book from the library, you may be familiar with social annotation. The proofs and theorems may have notes near them written by hand. The… Read more »
Coding Strip – Using Comics to Teach Core Computer Concepts
The article Coding Strip: A Pedagogical Tool for Teaching and Learning Programming Concepts through Comics https://sanghosuh.github.io/assets/pdf/codingstrip_vlhcc.pdf describes the design process researchers at the University of Waterloo used to teach many of the core concepts taught in introductory computer science courses. Building on the concept books like Lauren Ipsum https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/15607718 and Secret Coders https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/15934462 which use comics to teach the concepts of coding without any… Read more »
SAMR Model and Bloom’s Taxonomy in Canvas
SAMR is an acronym for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition. This model of technology integration was developed by Ruben R. Puentedura, Ph.D. who began researching this topic because he wanted to ensure that the use of technology enhanced teaching practice. The SAMR model provides a technique for moving through degrees of technology adoption to find more… Read more »
Student Evaluations Part 2
Last week I sent out a quick tip about student evaluations. I was asked a couple of questions about how to collect feedback from students BEFORE the semester ends. One way is to add quick exit ticket at the end of your class. As the Harvard Graduate School notes, these temperature checks can be anything from a “…quick assessments of student… Read more »