Here are scenarios that have actually happened, to help convince you that you should regularly download backups of your Canvas and Blackboard courses: An instructor was working on building their course in their Canvas CRN real course space (not a sandbox space). The department made changes to who is teaching what CRN, and suddenly the […]
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Google Easter Eggs
An Easter egg is intentionally hidden content or messages in an interactive work such as a computer program,video game or DVD menu screen. The name Easter Egg is supposed to evoke the idea of going on an Easter Egg hunt. I really love the concept of placing hidden (aka Bonus) learning content inside of my courses. So […]
Course Copy Assistance is Available to You
So you’ve taught a course using Blackboard, and are getting ready to copy it over for the next term. Have you ever had problems with this in the past? Or maybe you’ve never done this before and want some help? Remember, the Centers for Teaching / Learning Innovation are here to support your teaching. If […]
How to Embed Academic Twitter Feeds into Online Courses
Social media. Is it the bane of our students’ attention span? Have you ever wanted to use it for good rather than for evil? Maybe you’ve considered trying Twitter. Maybe you are constantly finding great resources that you’d like to post on the fly from your mobile device, but your students will never see because […]
2014 Destinations Project- “My Love with Microbiology”
Discipline: Biology Introduction: Microbiology is a very interesting and one of the pre requisite subject to enter into any health care field. However, students are scared of this subject as it has too much content to cover in one semester and also the fear that microbes are bad. I would like to welcome my students […]
Digital Apps for the Classroom
I shared this with my group yesterday. It is a list of apps good for education published by NEA. Suggested Mobile Apps for the Secondary Classroom (click here to make a QR code) In-Service Larger list of 75 Teacher Only Name Description EduTecher A collection of technology-related resources for teachers in […]
If-Else Construct – A C Programming Selection Structure
I teach information technology (IT) courses including programming courses. One of the programming languages I teach is C, and one of the first constructs the students need learn is the if-else construct, which is a selection-type programming structure. Selections allow the program to branch in different directions based on a condition, which usually has to […]
Microbial world to me and my target population
1. Infographics: Why Microbiology? http://visual.ly/why-i-picked-microbiology- Description: It is a very interesting and one of the pre requisite subject to enter into any health care field. However, students are scared of this subject as it has too much content to cover in one semester. On the other hand, by mid semester, students start liking this […]
Wanna Hangout?
This summer I am taking Destination Circles of Innovation. I just learned about Google Hangout from James May. Edie, James, and I “hanged out” for a few hours, and I learned a few tricks that I want to try next semester. Google Hangout seems like a combination of Skype, Facebook, Youtube, texting, and much more […]
Love with Microbiology (good microbes)
Singh Final Project Discipline: Biology Video Title: Simple Science – The Micro-Organisms Song Categories: Science, Education Time Frame: The very first day of class Introduction: This is a really good video to take away fear of students taking this class of Microbiology that all microbes are bad. Learning Objective: Students will gain perspectives on the […]