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Student Fellows Supporting Podcasts in the Classroom

Aug. 31, 2016

Kurtis Hessel contacted ASSETT requesting assistance with guiding his students in creating a collaborative podcast for a major course assignment for ENGL 3164: History and Literature of Georgian Britain. After consulting with a Teaching and Learning Consultant, an ASSETT Student Fellow (SF) was assigned to assist Kurtis. After selecting Audacity...

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Tips & Tricks - August 2016 - Desire2Learn

Aug. 1, 2016

It’s been a long summer and remembering how to use tools in D2L might seem foreign! Fear not, if you need a quick refresher on uploading content, emailing students, setting up your gradebook, or using the dropbox, attend a General D2L Training session listed below. If you’d like assistance on...

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Martin's Online Communities Promote Better In-Class Discussions in International Affairs Courses

May 24, 2016

Contributed by albyantoniazzi at Flickr Creative Commons. Dr. Jessica Martin wants to hear what her students think. Martin, CU Boulder Instructor of International Affairs, creates class Tumblr and Facebook pages for her students to build community and discuss current events relating to their courses--whether post-Cold War politics, the September 11...

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Knapczyk Implements Flipped Classroom in Hindi Course

April 4, 2016

Peter Knapczyk, a visiting Assistant Professor in the Asian Languages and Civilizations Department, completed the Fall 2015 ASSETT Teaching with Technology Seminar. He implemented the use of a flipped classroom by using Urdu video tutorials and online web assignments in order to teach the Urdu script without interrupting in-class time...

Tips & Tricks - March 2016 - 7 Helpful Hints

March 1, 2016

In thinking broadly about integrating technology, sometimes it can be a bit daunting or overwhelming… Where do I start? What technologies are out there? What if something goes wrong? Here are our 7 Helpful Hints to keep in mind as you start to dabble with integrating technologies into your teaching...

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Tech of the Month - March 2016 - Kahoot!

March 1, 2016

How might we boost authentic engagement in class while having a little fun, too? Heading down the stretch to the end of the semester, sometimes calls for a little stress relief. Kahoot can introduce an element of competition and be a fun way to review concepts. With similarities to clickers,...

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Tech of the Month - February 2016 - Clickers

Feb. 21, 2016

How might we integrate academic technologies based on students’ learning needs and validation? The students have spoken! We asked them to comment on the coolest technologies faculty use in our fall Learning with Technology Survey. By far, the most frequently mentioned cool tech was Clickers. Â鶹ÒùÔº described a diversity of...

Tips & Tricks - February 2016 - Collect Feedback

Feb. 1, 2016

Even though it’s only February, now is a good time to start planning to collect some mid-semester student feedback. Try asking students a few open ended questions like what has most helped their learning, what has not helped their learning, and what suggestions do they have going forward. For larger...

Dilling's Use of NB and Padlet to Increase Engagement in Environmental Studies Class

Jan. 20, 2016

Lisa Dilling is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies Program. She plans to use NB along with Padlet in order to improve engagement and active learning opportunities in a medium sized enrollment class. Dilling completed the Fall 2015 ASSETT Teaching with Technology Seminar. Teaching and Learning Challenge The problem...

Using Timeline JS for Self-Directed Learning in Adil's Course

Jan. 20, 2016

Sabahat Adil, an Assistant Professor of Arabic in Asian Languages and Civilizations, plans to implement Timeline JS into her Islamic Culture and the Iberian Peninsula Course. Adil hopes for students to use Timeline JS to be in charge of their own learning and to create their own foundation of knowledge...

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