Let’s face it, every semester has disruption. A student gets sick, you get sick, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, a pandemic – big or small, disruptions occur. While you can plan on disruption you rarely can plan on when or for how long. After more than a year of disruption, most faculty…
Below are tips and recommendations that TLi often shares with faculty during consultations, impromptu chats, and emails. Canvas Settings When copying courses between semesters: use the “Select Specific Content” option, if you have previously used Zoom within Canvas so you can uncheck “Calendar Events” when selecting the content to copy…
Cloud-based tools are also available to all faculty and students, including: MATLAB Online – Run MATLAB in a web browser MATLAB Drive – Work with your MATLAB files from anywhere MATLAB Mobile – Use MATLAB on an iPad or phone MATLAB Grader – Create auto-graded course assignments with instant student feedback – available now with LMS integration Online…
A Liquid Syllabus is an accessible, public website (e.g., a Google site) that incorporates a brief, friendly welcome video and course information written in welcoming, student-centered language. What is a Liquid Syllabus? Watch this 3-minute video by Michelle Pacansky-Brock. Why? A liquid syllabus is mobile-friendly and easy to access. It…
The TLi Course Starter Kit was created to reduce time spent on the technological development of a course and increase the time available for what really matters – developing quality content and laying the groundwork for an inclusive learning environment. Brief Overview This kit includes a Homepage, Start Here Module,…
There are many instances where clearing your browser’s cache and cookies can serve as a fix for errors showing up in different web applications, such as CI Learn, VoiceThread, etc. The following steps will walk you through how to do so in various browsers and operating systems. Google Chrome PC:…
The following sessions were co-faciliated by a TLi Faculty Mentor during the Spring 2021 semester. Tools of the Trade: Increasing Student Engagement with Melissa Miller In this session, Melissa Miller discussed and shared 3 quick and easy tools she uses to increase student engagement during synchronous learning. Are You There?…
In this session, Melissa Miller, a TLi Faculty Mentor discussed tools to increase student engagement during synchronous learning. She shared her top 3 quick and easy tools she uses to increase student engagement and learning in her classroom! Find out how to get your students engaged and how to keep them…
This guide was created to emphasize the importance of using PDF files with selectable text and to highlight a tool, Doc Drop that helps to optimize these files before creating a Hypothesis activity. If you find yourself working with a PDF in which none of the text is selectable then…
We take a look at some updates that have been applied to a couple of our core tools: Canvas and VoiceThread. We also showcase a video engagement tool that’s newer to CI’s collection of academic technology tools along with a self-paced course to get started: Playposit and Playposit Academy. What’s…
