Getting Started with Learning Objectives
When you begin designing a course, it is a good idea to first establish your course goals. If you start with the end in mind, you will have a clear path to follow!
Microsoft Teams: Group Collaboration
Microsoft Teams is an option for class collaboration.
Finding Free Photos, Images, and Videos for Your Courses
While the internet seems to encourage sharing, most images and photos are protected under copyright law. Copyright gives only the author the exclusive right to use and reproduce their work.
General Education Learning Outcomes: Creating a Column in the Grade Center
As part of the faculty senate approved General Education Learning Outcomes, the faculty at the University of Arkansas expect all undergraduate students to master certain skills prior to graduation. To measure this expectation, instructors can create columns in the grade center to record these learning outcomes on a scale of 0-4.
Capturing your Writing on Camera
Sometimes it might be necessary to include a video of yourself writing or drawing in order to more clearly explain something. This can be especially helpful when doing math equations or drawing a diagram. This article will help you learn how to set up your phone or camera so that you can do it without having to buy any expensive equipment.
Caffeinate Your Course
Want to give your course a little something extra? Learn about different ways to make it a little more exciting with these tips!
Using VoiceThread
VoiceThread is a discussion platform that uses video, audio, or chat, to create threaded conversations for your course.
Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha is a method of creating a slideshow that consists of twenty slides with just an image presented for twenty seconds each. The slides should automatically advance so that you don’t have to keep track of the time. This allows an entire presentation to take place in 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
Learning with Escape Rooms
Escape Rooms can be a fun and exciting way to help your students explore a topic in a more engaging way than traditional methods. Escape Rooms started as a form of entertainment in which you were literally locked in a room with your friends and you had to find the...
Academic Integrity: TIPS for Encouraging Academic Honesty
Academic integrity is an important issue to consider in your courses. It’s important to discuss academic integrity with your students and help them understand everything that it covers. Subjects like plagiarism, cheating on exams, and unauthorized collaboration should be talked about and made clear. There are also things you can do as an instructor to encourage academic integrity.