In this era of virtual meetings, endless emails, and digital teaching and learning, it’s often just easier to show something on your computer screen than to try to type out an explanation. In these cases, a basic screen recorder is an invaluable asset, and Screencastify is one of the best. This free Google Chrome extension…
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2022 Tool Update Series
As we enter another semester that calls for flexibility in the classroom, the Instructional Technology team continues to support and promote a number of digital tools that increase student engagement in different learning modalities. These tools are always updating and changing access to their features, and so we will be posting a series of tool…
Zoom Smarter: All the Latest on Zoom Security
As the new semester begins (virtually!), we’d like to provide a quick round-up of all the latest Zoom security settings and features that are available for you to use in your classes, meetings or events. Enable Automatic Updates: Updating your Zoom software is important for keeping your security settings up-to-date, and will also provide you…
New Hypothesis Workshops
Hypothesis is a social annotation tool that is fully integrated with Moodle. Using Hypothesis, instructors can make PDFs and websites annotatable. Students can annotate course readings collaboratively, sharing comments and replying to peer’s comments. Join us for one or more of the following workshops to learn more about using Hypothesis to increase student engagement and create community…
We know you’re busy, but don’t forget to submit your OER grant proposal!
The Connecticut College OER Grant provides funding and staff support to faculty who wish to create or integrate OER into a course. Applications are due December 15. See the Call for Proposals for all details, and don’t hesitate to contact us (Jessica or Ariela) with questions or for a consultation. Adoption and Revision of Existing…
Hypothesis Workshops for November
Are you curious about collaborative annotation and want to learn more about Hypothesis? You may be new to using the tool for social annotation in Moodle, or maybe you’re looking for fresh ways to make it a part of your teaching and learning. Wherever you are on your social annotation journey, check out the upcoming…
Tools & Strategies for Engaging Remote Students in Your Physical Class (A Webinar Recording)
If you didn’t catch one of our synchronous workshops on including remote students in your physical class, we’ve got you covered! You can find a recording of the webinar below. During this session, we discussed: Definitions and principles for teaching remote and in-person students Concrete strategies for creating more equitable learning spaces for these types…
Open Education Week 2021
Happy Open Education Week! An annual celebration, Open Education Week (OE Week) is an opportunity for actively sharing and learning about the latest achievements in Open Education worldwide. Here at Connecticut College, faculty members saved students thousands of dollars by moving to open educational resources for their courses. Read about the latest round of OER…
Happy Open Access Week 2020!
The theme for Open Access Week, October 19-25, is “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.” Open Access allows for the unrestricted sharing of scholarly research and offers an alternative to a traditional subscription model that is costly and hidden behind a paywall. It has the potential to greatly accelerate the…
Writing and Publishing an Open Textbook
Are you considering creating an open textbook for a course? Ideal for online and traditional learning environments, open educational resources allow for faculty innovation while increasing student access and cost savings. There are many online tools available to guide the process and research support and curricular technology staff can assist in all steps of the…
