August 23, 2010 10:30 by
hillHere is a PDF of a presentation I've given to adjuncts providing some advice and ideas on how people learn and therefore how to design, structure, and run your class. The idea is to stop playing school and match your skills as a "real-world" expert to what students are doing and learning in the classroom. Let me know if you have questions - glad to help.
Adjunct Teaching and Learning Presentation
March 8, 2010 15:26 by
hillAnother part of our clickers without clickers demonstration - this one links to a Google Form.
March 8, 2010 14:55 by
hillThis post is connected to my demonstration of online instant response systems (clickers without the clickers).
February 25, 2010 10:51 by
hillMany of you attended Scott Walck’s demonstration of the classroom response system (clickers) - I know this for a fact because I’ve had several inquiries as to how much these things cost. If you are interested, contact me and we’ll begin a dialog with the Dean on what our options are (I’m sure he won’t mind).
However, I have a couple of alternatives that cost nothing...notta...zip. Right after break I will demonstrate two different technologies used for getting instant responses in class as well as collecting data outside of class. Pros and cons for each of these, which we will discuss. It will only take 20-30 minutes to show you how they work, then we can talk as long as you want.
Bring your texting phones, iPhones, Blackberries, iPod touches, and/or laptops - anything that does texting and/or is web-enabled.
March 10, Wed, noon-1pm, NG203
February 24, 2010 15:20 by
hillGoogle Forms is a feature of Google Docs that lets you easily create questions, post this form on the web, and collect responses into a spreadsheet for analysis. Great for instant feedback in class, collecting data in the field, etc. This video overview gives you a quick hit of how it
February 24, 2010 13:45 by
hillEver try Google Docs? Really? You ought to, and I've created a video to briefly show how to get started creating and sharing documents. Sharing is the really powerful feature - several people can all edit the same document, rather than trying to swap various Word files around. This is very handy for committees, student teams, etc.
February 15, 2010 13:57 by
hillWe have three scheduled CETL sessions coming soon. See "Upcoming Events" over in the Page List on the right for details. Session topics include using Student Response Systems in Class (Clickers), reflective re-design of a traditionally taught course, and the development of an online instructional/tutorial system to help prepare students for class discussion. More topics will follow, so stay tuned.
November 23, 2009 15:50 by
hillWe had a great discussion the other week about using rubrics. What's a rubric? Rubrics provide guidance, criteria, and standards for projects, assignments, and performance. A well-designed rubric helps students to know what you are really looking for and what the benchmarks are, and then they greatly facilitate your job to assess how well students did. Try to get away from "how do I grade these students" and think more about "how can I help them improve their knowledge and performance". We have several examples bundled in a single PDF file on the Discussion Handouts page, but you'll need either Cheryl George, Jane Yingling, or me to help explain which ones are good, not so good, and for what reasons. Thanks to Cheryl and Jane for organizing the discussion.
November 23, 2009 15:45 by
hillWe need to think more about moving students away from stacks of paper and into the digital world of collecting, organizing, and sharing their work from school. After all, they (and we) live in a rich media world that has lots of stuff besides text. Here's a handout from a previous CETL session where we discussed the benefits of using a blog website for personal content management.
November 23, 2009 15:40 by
hillWikis are typically used to collaboratively write documents, but I used a wiki page in class today to compile a list of websites as students found them on their laptops. I had pairs of students search for certain types of sites, and when they found something they liked, they copy/pasted the URL into the wiki page--all right there in class. Simple and effective, and now we have a master list for everyone to reference as they continue through the class project we're working on. Here's an example from my acoustics class where we compiled a list of resources that was then used for all of our design projects throughout the semester. Simple to do, but really powerful and handy.