During 2020, many educators, including Cathy and myself, were displaced from our campus classrooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us were required to quickly adopt technologies and create virtual learning environments. As we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel and the possibility of returning to pre-pandemic classroom environments, …
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With the COVID-19 pandemic, many educators, including Cathy and myself, were displaced from our campus classrooms and then quickly adopted Zoom to deliver our course content in an online teaching environment. Zoom has become the current leader in virtual collaboration classroom tools. In addition, Zoom easily provides video communication across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and conference room …
Markus and I often hear instructors talk about the challenges of fostering collaboration and critical thinking, especially when using technology. Therefore, a few years ago, we started to explore Design Thinking and how the Design Thinking model could be effectively used to support teaching data analytics and help students develop an analytical mindset. Part I …
With COVID-19 still hanging around, many of us are ready for 2021 to end and we look forward to a healthy 2022. At this time of year, we feel that it is a great opportunity to reflect upon the fantastic technology tools and topics that we explored throughout 2021. A great resolution for 2022 is …
At this time of year, we as educators begin to organize ourselves and make plans for the upcoming semester. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many educators to utilize technology to deliver quality education. This a great time to reflect on what worked well in a virtual environment and utilize technology that can help organize yourself and …
Many of us are ready for 2020 to end and to turn the page to 2021. As our semester and 2020 come to a close, we feel that it is a great opportunity to reflect upon the fantastic technology tools and topics that we explored throughout the year. A great resolution for 2021 is to …
Are you working remotely? Are you trying to record lecture videos from home? Are you frustrated by unexpected background noises, such as dogs barking, household noises, the neighbor’s lawnmower, etc.? Then Krisp.ai is the must-have noise-canceling app that puts you back in control of providing a professional, noise-free background. The Krisp app utilizes AI (Artificial …
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During Spring 2020, COVID-19 forced many face-to-face courses to shift to remote learning abruptly. This shift posed numerous challenges for instructors, including how to provide accessible course content. While the pandemic forced institutions and instructors to be flexible or even allowed short-term exceptions for specific requirements; accessibility standards were not waived. Instructors were still responsible …
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When teaching with technology, Markus and I always promote having a Game Plan B and sometimes even a Game Plan C. This same mindset can apply to having a contingency plan for taking lecture courses online. This plan might be the result of weather or as we are seeing right now the Coronavirus (COVID-19). If …
Microsoft Whiteboard: A Collaborative Learning Experience Are you looking for ways to make your classroom or synchronous online lectures and activities more engaging? Try Microsoft Whiteboard! Microsoft Whiteboard is a new virtual, collaborative whiteboard app that can help increase student engagement and participation. Microsoft Whiteboard is a free app that works with both Windows and …
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