Category: Pedagogy

LearningStudio's Rubric Course Tool

Additional rubric information

The new, integrated Rubric course tool makes it easy to grade student work using a rubric right in the Learning Studio gradebook. A streamlined rubric creation tool allows you to use the same rubric for multiple assignments, or to create unique rubrics to use for grading different types of student work. Rubrics will copy over …

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Designing Engaging Courses for Adult Learners

We had a good turnout for our recent session, “Designing Engaging Online Courses for Adult Learners.”  Presented by Dr. Denise Lowe of the University of Central Florida, this webinar covered topics ranging from examining the differing learning styles of various generational groups, to identifying strategies to effectively connect with these learners in online and blended …

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Writers and their Tools

Various Writers Tools

Dr. Shannon Carter of the Literature and Languages Department imparted some philosophical and practical food for thought to attendees of her recent “Writers and their Tools” workshop hosted by the CFEI.  The discussion and activities centered on the purpose of writing, spanning various forms over the ages, from cave paintings all the way through to …

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Dr. Shannon Carter presents to Commerce faculty

Dr. Shannon Carter Department of Literature & Languages Faculty Center Advisory Committee member presents Writers and Their Tools: How to Help College Writers Select the Best Technology for the Job Monday, September 29, 2014 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. CFEI Conference Room (AGIT 222)   Description:     From cave paintings to clay tablets and typewriters to new …

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Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Resources

The Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation (CFEI) would like to bring more professional development opportunities to your attention. There are multiple strategies to help students understand the ethics and policies with academic honesty and integrity and to prevent plagiarism in your classroom. The CFEI would like to highlight a few of these for you …

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