Make Your Back-up Teaching Plan:  The Game Must Go On

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

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

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

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

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...