It’s Finally Here! Audio Feedback!

It’s Finally Here! Audio Feedback!

    That’s right, you heard right! On October 10th PoodLL will arrive! What does this mean? Students can create audio submissions for assignments. You can leave audio feedback in assignments. You can use a PoodLL quiz question type for audio responses....
Ready to Play Tag?

Ready to Play Tag?

Did you happen to read the Scoop post Accessibility Experience – Ready to Listen?  It contained a couple of helpful links to free screen reader programs. Those programs can help you check if your material is accessible to students with low or no vision. So, you...
Text Your Students :)

Text Your Students :)

Speak the language your learners are listening in. reproduced with permission from Scott Hamm, Abilene Christian University What is this language?  This language is normally portable, visual, and entertaining. Using a text message to communicate with students is an...
Diversifying the Role Course Content Plays

Diversifying the Role Course Content Plays

Maryellen Weimer discusses the role of content in her highly-acclaimed “Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice” (Osterlin’s CIE collection has a few copies). In this recent article for The Teaching Professor Blog, she challenges us...
The Power of Choice

The Power of Choice

“The main ingredient in all success is wise choices. That’s because the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of the choices we make on a daily basis.” Skip Downing, On Course, Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. The...