Blog Feature Archives: Tool Talk

Tool Talk | August 11, 2025

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EdTech Updates from the Center for Online Learning

By ACERT
Topics : Uncategorized

The Center for Online Learning has some new 2025 EdTech updates you can use.

Event Capsules, Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | May 22, 2023

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ChatGPT and Our Spring 2023 Teaching

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment, Assignments & exams, Pedagogy, Technology

Professors share how they've used ChatGPT in their assignments and activities this Spring.

Tool Talk | March 2, 2023

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What are they thinking? Mentimeter for student engagement and audience feedback

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Pedagogy, Student Engagement, Technology

Learn more about how to use Mentimeter for student engagement and audience feedback.

Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | August 21, 2022

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Engaging Large Classes

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Lectures, Pedagogy, Polling & testing tools

Ways to create interactive moments in large classes.

Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | August 20, 2022

Using Padlet to Bring the Zoom Chat into the Physical Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Pedagogy

For those who loved the "zoom chat" in their online courses, and want to recreate it in their in-person classes.

Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | August 8, 2022

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Creating Interactive Moments in the Physical Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Group work, Lectures, Polling & testing tools

Ideas for engaging and checking in with students during in-person classes.

Event Capsules, Tool Talk | April 19, 2022

Virtual Reality and Simulation in the Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Course design, Online classes, Pedagogy, Technology

A Q&A session with Jason Moore on VR headset use in the classroom and accessible alternatives.

Event Capsules, Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | December 28, 2021

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The ACERT and Center for Online Learning Resources and Tool Kit (Updated)

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment, Assignments & exams, Asynchronous teaching, Course design, Discussion, Group work, Hunter Resources, Pedagogy, Student Engagement, Technology

A selection of resources created by ACERT and the Center for Online Learning, organized in a way to help you address specific interests and needs for your courses.

Event Capsules, Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | December 7, 2021

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ACERT Fall 2021 Lunchtime Seminars (Resources and Recordings)

By ACERT
Topics : Hunter Resources, Pedagogy

In case you missed it, in case you want to further explore: you can find the resources and recordings of this past semester's lunchtime seminars here.

Event Capsules, Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | August 13, 2021