Supporting our Students on the Autism Spectrum
As the mother of a child with autism, I am acutely aware of the difficulties my son has in navigating the world. He’s a good looking teen with shaggy hair and the dark brown line of a budding mustache. Girls are aware of his good looks, but taken back by his...
Active Learning Classroom Amenities
In HS 101 I finally gave up trying trying to move the electronics around so I could use the mouse and keyboard for my normal lecture style presentations of PowerPoint. Using the wireless, joystick mouse, I moved to the area farthest away from the screen. And talked...
Make Your Back-up Teaching Plan: The Game Must Go On
In light of the recent snowstorms wreaking havoc across the country and closing schools, spending time creating a back-up plan for missed classes is worth the investment. Rather than wait until weather or other emergencies happen costing precious learning time,...
Q&A About Quizzes
If I create a quiz with more than 10 questions, should I use multiple pages? Yes. When students click Next to go to the next page, their answers at that point are saved. This is important in case the student runs over a set time limit or they have computer problems,...
Moodle Tip: Set Marking Workflow
Want to control when students are notified about assignment grades? Now you can with the Use marking workflow setting. In the Assignment settings, under Grade set the Use marking workflow to Yes. Then when grading you can control when grades are released to the...
One Sentence Teaching Tips
Time. There is never enough. But maybe, just maybe you have time to share one sentence. Share an idea or piece of advice that someone mentioned at the copy machine or heard at a conference workshop or read in a book or blog post. Did you receive a tip when you were...
On Deadlines
Meeting a number of deadlines is a fact of life for college students, and missing one can make some feel like it's time to give up. Be it the demands of work, family, other courses, or a lack of good time awareness and time management, students may miss deadlines or...
Tools for Active Learning
In our active learning classroom training session on Friday, we discussed some of the tools that could be helpful in an active learning classroom. Some of the things I use are: 2x2 sticky notes...have students write name on one and place on table facing team members....
Starting your eLearning (Moodle) Course
Here are a few things to consider as we begin the semester: IMPORT your course materials. Find instructions in the Import Course document. UPDATE your assignment dates. There is a handy quick way of updating your assignment and quiz due dates in one location. Find...
What is a MOOCOW?
It is a "Massive Open Online Course Or Whatever." After researching and taking several MOOCs, I believe "Or Whatever" describes the true nature of MOOCS. There are a variety of practices going on, which make the original MOOC definition questionable. Are MOOCs Truly...