And that’s a wrap! Thanks to those who attended last week’s Friday Forum based on The New Science of Learning by Todd Zakrajsek, our keynote presenter at the October Conference. Returning to Zakrajsek’s book closed the loop on our CIE programming for the...
General Articles
End of Semester Reminders: Commencement and Peer Feedback
Here are a couple of things to remember as we approach the end of the semester: Commencement is back. After being changed to a drive-through event in 2020, then a walk-through event in 2021, then an optional event in 2022, commencement is once again a required...
Dear Eric: Bionic Reading?
Dear Eric: I have Dyslexia and have tried many different screen readers, but none of them work for me! Do you have any new ideas? Sincerely, Lindsay Wagner Dear Lindsay: Good news! There is a new method for helping neuro-divergent readers. Our brains are able to...
Alternative Assessments using UDL
In late February, the Educational Technology Organization of Michigan (ETOM) hosted a virtual workshop on Alternative Assessments using Univeral Design for Learning. We were excited to have Lillian Nave lead the workshop and present so many wonderful examples and...
Moodle Minute(s) E31: Shortcuts to Moodle Navigation
This week’s Moodle Minute(s) explores several tricks to Moodle navigation that can help users eliminated the dreaded "scroll" to hunt down course activities. Watch to learn more… ABOUT THIS SERIES: Moodle/Panopto Minute(s) are short, weekly tutorial videos that...
Service Learning PD
Jim Bensley, Director of International Services and Service Learning, will hold a workshop on Friday, March 17 at 12:30pm in the TJNIC Room 103 (Experiential Learning Institute) on Service Learning. The workshop will focus on how to get started using smaller...
Faculty Share Experiences Teaching Anti-racism
When sociology instructor Rachel Wilczewski introduced her Race and Ethnicity course last fall, she was a little apprehensive. She developed the course because it is a standard sociology offering at other institutions and the course transfers well. Moreover, it was...
New Online or Hybrid Course Development for Spring of 24
Interested in developing a new online or hybrid course for the Spring of 2024? If so, please submit the Online/Hybrid Course Request Form to begin the process. Forms must be submitted by May 1st! Once your chair approves the course the form will be sent over to the...
Tips to make teaching easier with Quick Bytes!
Quick Bytes schedule for the next month... All About Google Forms - You can gather information, upload files, and add pictures to forms for your class, your clients, or your department and analyze it using Google Forms and Google Sheets. Great for exit forms,...









