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Educational Technology & Design in the School of Nursing

Serving the instructional design & educational technology needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing
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Archives for April 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Uncategorized |

May 2017 FIC Workshops

Upcoming Workshops hosted by the Faculty Innovation Center

All workshops will be conducted in SZB 450AF. unless otherwise noted. Workshop Descriptions are located below the schedule.

Please click the link to Register for the workshops or view all offerings in UT Learn.

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Posted on April 23, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Software & Apps | Tagged With: Adobe Connect, Canvas, Office Hours, Virtual

Virtual Office Hours

Virtual Office Hours

Traditionally, office hours offer a predetermined time and place where students can visit with faculty for any of a number of different reasons. But sometimes, scheduling conflicts might arise, life might get in the way and students just can’t make it to your office when you’re available.

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Posted on April 19, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Contact, Help, Resources

Welcome!

Welcome to the School of Nursing’s Educational Technology & Design Blog

Do you have questions about classroom technology? Are you looking for new teaching strategies? Do you want to make changes to your Canvas course? Then, this blog in for you!

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Posted on April 12, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged With: Canvas, Website

Add People to Your Canvas Course

Adding people to your Canvas courses is pretty simple. That is, once you’ve done it a couple times.

However, if you never have, it’s not the most “intuitive” process ever. So, here’s how you can add anyone to Canvas… as long as they have a UT EID.

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Posted on April 7, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Audio, Canvas, Media, Video

How to create a video for a class – Teaching in Higher Ed

I have been talking often about the learning management system (LMS), Canvas, these past few days. We are switching over to it for the coming academic year, which, according to my calculations, starts in about two and a half seconds. One of the many features I appreciate about it is how easy it is to […]

Source: How to create a video for a class – Teaching in Higher Ed

Posted on April 5, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Software & Apps | Tagged With: LinkedIn, Networking

LinkedIn for Nursing Students

linkedin_logo-svgWe do lots of things to help prepare nursing students for their professional futures. And, here’s one more thing you can tell your students about to set them up for success:

LinkedIn

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Posted on April 5, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Adobe, PDF

Converting Web Pages to PDF

cr06_newMost of the time, the readings you assign to your students will be found in a textbook or journal. But sometimes, you may want them to read an article or other content that’s part of a Web page. And, one way you can make saving and storing that Web page’s content easier for you (and your students) is to convert it to a PDF.

Or maybe your students have asked you to do just that for one of the websites in your “recommended reading” list. Well, now you can share instructions with them so they can do it themselves.

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Posted on April 2, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Learning, Metacognition, Thinking

Smart Thinking

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Reading good books makes us smarter. And several years ago, UT’s very own Dr. Art Markman created a simple, easy-to-understand way to help anyone, including students, improve their thinking and their learning habits.

Smart Thinking is a book that explores how we think –and how we can do it better. Since thought is the cornerstone of everything we do at UT, it’s a particularly important skill to improve.

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512-232-9262
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