Did you miss our most recent Call for Proposals? In case you did, see both below! Contact Jessica McCullough with questions about either opportunity. Instructional Technology Mini-Grants The Digitally Enhanced Learning Initiative (DELI) Mini–Grant program provides funding for faculty members to explore and experiment with digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning. Faculty members may request up…
Category: Tools
WeSpeke Follow-Up
In my last post I talked about using a social media site for my upper level conversation class as a way to connect to native speakers. The main purpose of this experiment was to have access to native speakers for text/video-chat on some of the topics discussed in class. This exercise would give my students…
How is your class going? Tools for mid-semester feedback
Join Diane Creede and me on Thursday for a new workshop, Tools for Mid-Semester Feedback. In this hour-long workshop, we will discuss the purpose and goals for collecting mid-semester feedback, demonstrate and teach several tools you can use, and help participants select the right tool too meet their goals. Details are below. We look forward to…
Student View: Apps for Accessibility and Productivity (2 of 3)
This post was written by Kristen Szuman, Instructional Technology Student Assistant. The second of three posts exploring productivity apps, this post will explore Bear, a note taking app; and Adobe Scan, a mobile PDF scanner. Bear (Shiny Frog, $Free) / Bear Pro (Shiny Frog, $1.49/month or $14.99/year) What Is It? Bear is a minimalist note…
Student View: Apps for Accessibility and Productivity (1 of 3)
This post is written by Kristen Szuman, Instructional Technology Student Assistant The first of three posts exploring productivity and accessibility apps, this series will focus on apps that have practical application in anyone’s life, but are especially helpful for students with difficulties focusing and learning. This first post focuses on Tide, a Pomodoro timer app,…
Weatherproofing Workshop Recap
*This post was scheduled for later in the day, but we are publishing it now due to the weather! Did you miss the weatherproofing workshop last week? We focused on three types of activities you can do with your students if you are unable to attend class. Here are just a few ideas we shared….
Weatherproofing Your Class
We are excited to offer our Weatherproofing Your Class workshop again for those who have missed it or need a refresher. Join us on Wednesday at 1:30 in the Advanced Technology Lab and learn how to employ technology creatively so you don’t have to cancel class. We will discuss tools and strategies for modifying your class…
In Search of Video Content?
Are you looking for that perfect film that will inspire discussion? One that will serve as introduction or closure to a topic, or perfectly demonstrate a concept? Searching Google and YouTube may not be the most effective way to find great educational films. Here are some free, online video resources that you may not know…
Searching for native speakers for video-chats with students: Free and risky or costly and safe?
Previous posts in this blog have reported on the use of videoconferencing in foreign language classes in order to provide students with authentic experiences that can bring a completely new dimension to the language learning process. See my previous post and Luis Gonzalez’s post for details. When video-conferencing is used with the main purpose of providing…
Virtual Discussion: Take 1
In my last post, I described how, from a hotel room across the world, I was getting ready to launch my “virtual discussion” in class the next day. Students had to complete an assigned reading before class and then spend class time in a Google Hangout (1) addressing a set of initial prompts in an…