Padlet Preview

July 15, 2014

Do most of your students bring their computers to class already? Perfect; keep your students engaged in class by creating Padlet.com discussion boards! Create a virtual sticky note / cork board brainstorm, and hear more students' voices in larger classes! First, sign up for a free account on Padlet.com. Then,...

Â鶹ÒùÔº Nominate Ed Rivers for ASSETT Teaching with Technology Award

July 8, 2014

CU Boulder English Professor Dr. Ed Rivers says that he has not assigned his students to purchase textbooks in 15 years. Instead, Rivers is doing all he can to teach with technology. "I think they appreciate that," he remarks. Indeed, students nominated Rivers for a 2013 ASSETT Teaching with Technology...

Â鶹ÒùÔº Nominated Allison Rowland for an ASSETT Teaching with Technology Award

July 3, 2014

".. the art of speaking and writing well ..." CU Boulder PhD Candidate Allison Rowland has given some thought to teaching effective rhetoric. Â鶹ÒùÔº nominated Rowland for an ASSETT Teaching with Technology Award last year for her teaching of an upper division writing class with the topic of the War...

Professor Greg Tucker Used ASSETT Development Award Funding To Create an Animation about River Evolution

July 1, 2014

The state and national borders that had been historically dictated by a river's path may come into question when that river changes direction. CU Boulder Geology Professor Dr. Greg Tucker understands this issue all too well. Tucker explains that, "Rivers and streams often appear to be fixed and more or...

Hearing Â鶹ÒùÔº' Voices Through Twitter and Voicethread in Josh LePree's Sociology Courses

June 25, 2014

Josh LePree has a vision for teaching that transcends the classroom: "[I want] to create a seamless environment for class [so that] ... it seems like there's no break between [class and homework]," says LePree. He is a Sociology PhD student at CU Boulder and has been teaching at the...

Guy and Heidi Burgess Make a Difference with ASSETT Development Award Funding

June 25, 2014

Imagine that you could just reach over and open a 'how to' reference guide for making the world a better place. That's what Dr.s Guy and Heidi Burgess had in mind when they requested ASSETT Development Award funding for their Make a Difference Guide for their Peace and Conflict Studies...

Dr. George Rivera's Â鶹ÒùÔº' Art Crossed Borders with ASSETT Development Award Funding

June 19, 2014

Does art belong in a combat zone? Dr. George Rivera of the CU Boulder Art Department believes it does. With only a portable printer, Rivera collaborated with university students in Boulder and in Bethlehem, Palestine to create an international art exhibit. He received an ASSETT Development Award last year to...

Vanessa Schatz's Writing Class is "Bigger Than the Classroom"

June 13, 2014

Vanessa Schatz strongly believes that college coursework should directly prepare students for the work place. Schatz, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Communication at CU Boulder, recognizes how important it is for students to build transferable skills in college so that they will become competitive job applicants after graduation. Last...

Miriam Kingsberg Incorporates Shared Class Notes into Lecture Course

June 10, 2014

Watch Dr. Miriam Kingsberg's video podcast about how she incorporated shared notes into her lecture course, as inspired through her experience in the 2014 ASSETT Teaching with Technology Seminar. Teaching and Learning Challenge This semester (Spring 2014), I taught a large (approximately 90 students) introductory survey of Japanese history (HIST...

Michela Ardizzoni Encourages Â鶹ÒùÔº to Create Websites Instead of Research Papers

June 10, 2014

Dr. Michela Ardizzoni of the Department of French and Italian encouraged her students to create websites to share information with local schools. See her padlet of her students' work here . Teaching and Learning Challenge In the Spring of 2014, I taught a new course on documentary and social change...

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