Jan 13
This spring the Faculty Center has partnered with two Biology faculty members to pilot the iClicker interactive response system. These devices are designed to increase student engagement in face-to-face classes by allowing instructors to occasionally poll students with subject matter questions during class sessions. Students use the hand-held devices to select multiple choice, true/false, …
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Jan 02
In her recent article for LinkedIn, Betsy Corcoran hits the general highlights and predictions for educational technology for 2014. Personalized learning and collaboration are key components that several forecasters touch on. Interesting to note that the collaboration aspect between students and teachers carries multiple dimensions. We think of learning as a collaborative process between student and …
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Jun 18
Texas A&M University-Commerce has an incredible opportunity to take advantage of the resource tool, NBC Learn. Click on this FCTT white paper, “6 Things You Need to Know about NBC Learn” to consider how you can use this resource tool to enhance your course(s). You can also read more by going to the FCTT’s webpage and clicking …
Permanent link to this article: http://sites.tamuc.edu/innovations/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-nbc-learn/
Jun 06
If you are interested in “flipping” your classroom please register for this free virtual panel discussion, “Live Google Hangout/Twitter Chat: Flipping the Classroom.” The panel will discuss issues such as: What is the benefit of the flipped classroom? What do instructors need to know to get started? How should instructors prepare students for participating in …
Permanent link to this article: http://sites.tamuc.edu/innovations/live-google-hangouttwitter-chat-flipping-the-classroom-on-61313/
Jan 05
Blogs have a great potential for use in the learning environment. An interesting article from Campus Technology gives several ways that blogs can be used to improve student learning. Below is a quick summary of some of the benefits of using blogs as a part of instruction: Blogs can highlight individual contributions more than wikis …
Permanent link to this article: http://sites.tamuc.edu/innovations/using-blogs-in-the-classroom/
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