Offering extra credit can provide an additional challenge for students or provide them a chance to improve their score. Extra credit should be available equally to all … [Read more...]
Extra Credit in Canvas: Weighted Gradebook
Offering extra credit can provide an additional challenge for students or provide them a chance to improve their score. Extra credit should be available equally to all … [Read more...]
Give Students Some Choice
Allowing students a choice in the topic they want to discuss grants them autonomy in their learning, which can be motivating, improve performance, and provide a more … [Read more...]
What Makes for a Successful Group Activity?
As we know, not all group work is created equal. Some results in achieving the learning goal; some results in frustration. What elements contribute to successful group … [Read more...]
Tips for Successful Group Work
In an old YouTube video on how to do a forward flip (on the ground), the instructor started by saying “First, you must be fully committed to it.” That advice also applies … [Read more...]
Mining Course Evaluations
While you are teaching a course or, perhaps more often, as a course wraps up, you have thoughts about how you might change or improve your course for the next offering. … [Read more...]
Turnitin: Enforcement or Learning Tool?
You’ve assigned a final project and told your students they must submit original work and cite their outside sources. When its enabled, Turnitin will analyze those 30 … [Read more...]
Tips for Improved Video Resolution
When producing videos for classes, especially instructional / demonstration videos, getting a resolution for both the embedded and full screen versions without too much … [Read more...]
Recycling Old Announcements
Some announcements perfectly capture what you’re trying to say about a concept or an assignment, and you know you will want to use that item again in the future. So, what … [Read more...]
How Could Everyone Get That Wrong?
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, multiple choice quizzes have their place and you may find yourself using them. The nice thing about them is that they grade automatically. Even … [Read more...]