Archive | Technology

Student Reflections | May 5, 2015

Creating an ePortfolio

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, ePortfolios

An ePortfolio is an online archive of an individual student’s academic career. Throughout the experience of creating one, I came to many realizations which all led to the same conclusion: ePortfolios are useful.

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 23, 2015

5 Hunter tools you may not know about

By ACERT, Enercida Guerrero and Gina Cherry
Topics : ICIT, Online writing and reflection, Polling & testing tools, Rich media & presentation tools

Find out about tools available to Hunter faculty for sharing large files, streaming video, supporting peer review, conducting surveys, and collaborating around media.

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