Tag: Tips & Tricks
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Digital Accessibility Decision Guide
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Use this guide to decide how to address digital accessibility issues. This is a decision tree—ask these questions to ensure you know whether your digital item needs to be fixed, the most efficient way to fix it, and what to do after you’ve completed your work. Step One: Decide if the item needs to be…
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10 Tips for Recorded Lectures
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You may choose to upload your PowerPoints to Canvas or provide written lectures, but you might also want to record video lectures to create multiple means of engagement for your students (it is always best to err on the side of greater flexibility!). Here are 10 tips for creating good video lectures (and the resources…
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Sandbox Courses: A Time-Saving Tool for Course Design and Collaboration
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The University of Wisconsin – Green Bay uses Canvas as its Learning Management System (LMS). When instructors participate in professional development opportunities offered by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL), they often encounter information about creating a Canvas Sandbox course. But what exactly is a sandbox course? This blog post will…
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Exams, Alternative Assessments, and the Question of Proctoring
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As we dig into the second half of the spring semester, instructors may now be looking at final assessments for the end of the term. During this time, instructors have many different options when they plan out and assign assessments. In this blog post, we’ll be looking at some alternative options for more traditional proctored…
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Transparency and Student Success: Time-Saving Small Changes
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At the recent Instructional Development Institute (IDI) 2023 Conference, our community came together to discuss the topic of student success. One common theme discussed was how instructors and staff can help students succeed in college. An answer that came up repeatedly within various sessions was to adjust our course design methods. In this blog post,…