Posts Tagged ‘feedback’

Creating Virtual Student Introductions

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Whether you are teaching a face-to-face or an online course, you will want to create a sense of community for your students. Typically, the first day of a face-to-face class is spent reviewing the course goals and syllabus as well as doing introductory icebreaker activities. You can use one of two online tools – Voicethread or Glogster – to create this interactive icebreaker activity.

Backwards Design and Integrating New Technology

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New technology is continuously released, resulting in increasingly more infinite and innovative ways to incorporate it into curricula. However, many instructors are prone to adding unnecessary technology into the classroom. Before adding technology to a course, instructors should carefully consider their options by using the concept of Backwards design.

Using Voicethread & Flip Video for video project feedback

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The hardest things to provide feedback on to students are interviews, presentations and performances. Trying to juggle observing what is being presented and taking notes to provide the grade and additional feedback can be a challenge. There are several tools that can help alleviate this challenge.

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