Google Maps contains a feature called My Maps which allows you and your students to mark places of interest on a map along with an accompanying photo, video, description, and link to another website. You can access this set of tools by visiting
Many people groan at the mention of Blogs. And honestly, I can understand why. It’s just one of many over-hyped (and at times poorly utilized) technology tools. Spinning up a blog for students to work within is a fairly simple task so it’s easy to […]
Are you looking for a way to increase student engagement during a lecture? Or are you wanting feedback on whether students grasp a difficult concept during class? ZSR Library has been using an audience response system, or “clicker,” to enhance instruction in the classroom since […]
In this post I have a several resources on managing group work for both classroom and online instruction. While I’m not a fan of using technology simply for the sake of using something “cool”, the productivity value of collaborative documents can certainly make life easier […]
If you are new to Qualtrics , we are offering an introduction to using their new Insight Platform. We will focus on creating and building a survey utilizing basic and intermediate techniques (Logics, Triggers, Validation, Quotas). We will discuss distributing your survey using anonymous links, email, […]
You may be familiar with the image below if you have attended one of my workshops. (In fact, you’re probably sick of seeing it by now!) Bill Ferriter posted this image to Flickr in July 2013. (If you’re on Flickr he’s a […]
An article in this month’s issue of The Teaching Professor provides a fantastic primer for faculty expanding their video collection. I thought this article would be a great way to build upon last week’s post (which provided a starting point for developing online lectures) […]
Faculty often lose class days due to university closure and/or delay during the first part of Spring semester. Students enrolled in a first-half of spring semester course are most often impacted. When classes are cancelled right before an exam or major project, you might consider […]
Faculty often approach me, with a technology already in hand, requesting technical assistance in producing a recorded lecture for online distribution. Before diving into the technology how-to’s, most of our time together is spent planning the project, identifying a clear and measurable objective, developing a […]
Faculty, Don’t forget that you have specify which course sections you want to use in Sakai each semester. By default, Sakai course sections are not “turned on”. A text-based walkthrough is available as well as a video walkthrough. In short: Log into Sakai In […]