Design

Teaching Tips 2019

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Specific Lesson Starter Strategies Start with vocabulary – Post several words and let students guess the topic; Try the whiteboard purge – Invite the entire class to write everything that they know about a new topic until the blackboard/whiteboard is full. Then asked for students to elaborate on their notes and take the time to … Read more

Want to take a peak?

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And see what is coming.  Reminder there is a forum tomorrow at 3:00 in the “new” Black Box Theater! Demo Courses Two ECU courses were imported into Canvas. You may log in and view these courses as a student using the access information below. Canvas Login: https://ecu.instructure.com/login/canvas | E-mail: faculty | Password: ecufaculty To test … Read more

Teamwork really does work!

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Went to a session sponsored by the College of Business about Microsoft Teams and found out how it might work well in your classes, departments and inter-departments.  Here are some of the highlights – Can embed google drive, dropbox and has better integration with office 365 You can create teams, invite members both ECU and … Read more

Something is coming and you don’t want to miss it!

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And it may be a new LMS on the horizon.  Please take time to attend one of the LMS Spring Demonstrations.  They will be held both on East and West Campus, and if you haven’t check out the new student center here is a great excuse.

“ECU is undertaking a review of our current and future learning management system (LMS) needs to determine next steps as our LMS hardware requires replacing in the next two years. The timing of this hardware replacement combined with significant changes in the LMS market make this an opportune time to evaluate LMS options to determine which system will best meet our needs.

The LMS (Learning Management System) is a critical tool in teaching and learning.

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Since last week’s post was a repost you get 2 this week!

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We are 3 1/2 weeks into the semester and here is a Best Practice that is included for Distance Education content but is a great idea for all classes to check in on “How is the course going?” and “Do you have any suggestions?“ Early feedback surveys or just informal discussions ask students to provide feedback … Read more

Since this is the longest day of the year . . .

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And summer break!         Take some time, look at some of these tools Turning Cloud – Clicker Technology Socrative – Clicker Technology Voice Thread – feedback video tool within Blackboard My Mediasite/Mediasite  – Mediasite is the university’s enterprise video strategy. My Mediasite, an all-in-one tool for recording, uploading and managing video, now gives … Read more

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