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This semester, 10 faculty from across the college of Arts and Sciences participated in a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Encouraging and Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills. From readings and discussions, to student personas, to
Did you know you can embed quizzes in video content and track student interactions with your videos?PlayPosit is an interactive video tool that allows you to customize the student experience by laying your own custom lesson (quiz questions, text
Whether you teach large lectures with 200+ students or classes of less than ten, this tip is for you. “Anti-Sets” and “Closures” require very little investment of time to create (Can you spare five minutes?) and ensure students are
October 20th, 2016Dear colleagues in Arts & Sciences,ASSETT is finding its way into the professional lives of many faculty with positive effects on professional development and promoting community across diverse departments within the College.
How might we encourage students’ to engage in course materials? Well, if your goal is to guide students in thinking more critically and reading online texts more deeply (PDF or web article), than Hypothesi.is might be right up your alley. It’s a- “How to: Increase Accessibility in your course”There are several options and resources available for making your course accessible and user-friendly for all learners! Learn more about OIT’s Universal Design service and check out the calendar of
How might we help our students communicate in teams even when they are out of the classroom?The phrase, ‘my students are slacking,’ doesn’t usually roll of an instructor’s tongue with a positive connotation. However, for instructors using the
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
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
Want to try something new in your course? ASSETT is offering a 1 day workshop on techniques that can help you if you find yourself running out of lecture time, covering more remedial material than you’d prefer, or wanting to try a different approach