Here’s a short screencast that shows how I prepare handwritten online lessons. Most of the statistics software I use in class doesn’t work so well on an iPad. That means I’m committed to using a computer (in my case a MacBook Pro.) I wanted to incorporate handwritten work with that setup. In this short video […]
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Ideas for Low Stakes, High Engagement Assignments — Alyce Brady
For several years I’ve been interested in shifting my grading practices to focus more on learning than on the kind of content knowledge that frequently rewards prior knowledge and privilege. The move to CR/NC grading in Spring 2020 gave me an opportunity to experiment with this further. The key concern that I and many other […]
Goodbye Emails, Hello Teams Chat — Nayda Collazo-Llorens
The Chat option in Microsoft Teams turned out to be an effective way to communicate with students, to the point that we decided to use it instead of email communication. It offered casual and immediate exchanges (many of us installed Teams on our phones) and I would usually reply right away. It was convenient for […]
Math Symbols in Moodle
I know, it isn’t for everyone. But if you need to typeset a math symbol, you need it to be easy to enter and correctly formatted. Moodle has a built-in capability to interpret math symbols using the LaTeX typesetting language. All that’s needed are double dollar signs, like in this little example: I created an […]
Moodle Forums: Subscriptions and Notifications
When you use Moodle Forums in your course, there are a number of settings that control when and to whom email notifications are sent. While its important that everyone receives the notifications they need, we want to make sure nobody is being overwhelmed by too many email notifications. This video presents the methods in Moodle […]
Activity Completion in Moodle
The Activity Completion feature in Moodle helpful for students to keep their work in your course organized, and can be motivating for them: there’s a feeling of accomplishment when checking those boxes! This video is posted at Stream. Click here to learn more about Stream.
COVID-19 Spring – It turns out some of my choices align with recommended practices! — Jeff Bartz
After a week of doomsday scrolling in March 2020, it was time to get to work. But what work? The technology options, activity alternatives, and advice for virtual classes were overwhelming. I made some choices and they ended up aligning well with a list of recommended practices published in July 2020: RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR ONLINE […]
Online Shared Workspace Environment with Padlet — Sarah Lindley
Lots of people wonder how it would be possible to teach ceramics and sculpture online. It turns out that giving up the messy materials of clay and plaster was less disruptive than losing the group discussion and shared workspace that are essential to a sense of community and rapid artistic growth. This 5-minute video shows how […]
Five Things to Promote Equity in an Online Class — Josh Moon
I started working in online learning ten years ago as a teaching assistant in graduate school. The idea of equity and compassionate practices weren’t on my radar then. We asked students to submit pictures to verify their activity outside of class, used digital plagiarism tools, and requested documentation when they missed time (including for funerals. […]
Quizzes and Assignments in Moodle Make Feedback Easy
Frequent assessment and timely, detailed feedback are hallmarks for successful course design in any situation, and all-the-more so as we move to online course delivery. I’ve been using Moodle quizzes and assignments for ten years and find that it fits a high-volume workflow in a way the efficiently makes use of my time while allowing […]