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Archives for May 2018

Posted on May 22, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Canvas, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Engagement, Learning, syllabus, Video

3 Ways to Get Students to Read Your Syllabus

Do you ever wish students would JUST READ THE SYLLABUS?

If so, you’re not alone. And, we’re going to explore 3 specific things you can do to get students reading (and remembering) your syllabus.

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Posted on May 10, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Audio, Classroom, Engagement, Learning

How (NOT) to Use Classroom Microphones

If you’ve taught in any of the classrooms on the first floor of the Nursing building, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that there are microphones available in each room.

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Posted on May 10, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Canvas, Media & A/V, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Audio, Engagement, Learning, PowerPoint, Video

News & Events for May

The semester is coming to an end and summer is around the corner, but there’s no shortage of things happening around campus and here in the School of Nursing. Here are just a few that I wanted to share with you and highlight. If you know of anything you’d like to add to future emails, please let me know!

 

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Lecture Capture (video recordings and podcasts) on a Budget! – Custom-made resources to help you easily record audio and/or video of your lectures, guest speakers or anything else.

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Posted on May 2, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Audio, Engagement, Learning, Media, Video

Demystifying Video (and other types of recording)

    

You want to make a video but you don’t know where to start…

You’ve come to the right place.

The short video below is a great place to begin. You can also contact me any time so we can discuss which option(s) might be best for you.

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Posted on May 1, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Canvas, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Dynamic, graphic, syllabus

Redesigning Your Syllabus

If only students would read the syllabus…

Have you ever wondered how to get students to actually pay attention to the information you’ve provided them in your carefully-written syllabus?

Well, even though you’ve spent a LOT of time on your syllabus, consider this: rather than giving students what looks like a 30-page contract, consider instead giving them something they WANT to read.

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