Archive | Pedagogy

Teaching Tips | July 30, 2015

Principles and practices in syllabus design

By ACERT and Laura Baecher
Topics : Course design, Identify outcomes

The syllabus can be much more than a contractual document, serving as an expression of our personal teaching philosophy, a way to motivate our students, and a reflection of our expertise in course design.

Tool Talk | May 4, 2015

Designing and creating slidecasts (Part 2)

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Things to think about when narrating and saving slidecasts - self-contained presentations combining images and narrations, which can be used in a variety of ways for teaching and learning.

Tool Talk | May 1, 2015

Designing and creating slidecasts (Part 1)

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Things to think about when planning and selecting tools for slidecasts - self-contained presentations combining images and narrations, which can be used in a variety of ways for teaching and learning.

Tool Talk | April 30, 2015

“Generation Z” presentation tools

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Your students are Generation Z. Are you still asking them to make presentations with text heavy Generation X or Generation Y tools? Consider switching to assignments that include audio and video narrations synched to slides.

Tool Talk | April 27, 2015

Tips for designing presentation slides

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Are your presentation slides in need of a make-over? Here are some ideas to consider.

Teaching Tips | April 24, 2015

Teachable moments in plagiarism

By ACERT, Stephanie Margolin, Wendy Hayden and Malin Abrahamsson
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection

Plagiarism can be a "teachable moment," both for students and for faculty. Scaffolded research assignments and supplementary exercises can address "inadvertent plagiarism."

Tool Talk | April 22, 2015

If you Skype or Hangout, you’ll probably like Zoom

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Office hours and advising, Online meetings

Zoom is a desktop video conferencing tool that allows a group of people to interact in real time through audio, video and text messages.

Teaching Tips | April 16, 2015

Things to consider about using plagiarism prevention tools

By ACERT, Enercida Guerrero and Gina Cherry
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Plagiarism prevention

Whether you’re thinking about using a plagiarism prevention tool like Turnitin or SafeAssign, or are already an active user, here are some questions you might want to consider.

Tool Talk | March 24, 2015

Annotating texts in the classroom

By ACERT and Jeff Allred
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection

Unlike traditional, print-based annotating, the newer practices emerging in networked digital platforms are intensely social.

Teaching Tips | March 9, 2015

Quantitative reasoning across the curriculum

By Rachel Perlin and ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams

What is quantitative reasoning and why is it important in my discipline? Ideas for applying quantitative reasoning in your course, from one of Hunter's QR fellows.