There are fascinating new ways to to incorporate traditional assignments with digital components. I recently sat down with a professor to figure out how to take all of her assignments and incorporate them into a final digital project; a website. I referred this professor to a website called Wix.
Log into your PantherMail account. Under the More menu at the top of the screen, select SkyDrive. Select all of your files and click Download. In the window that appears, click Save to save the ZIP folder containing your SkyDrive files to your local machine.
There are thousands of apps that are available to liven up your classroom. Apps give you the ability to add new elements to your lectures that will benefit both you and your students. Apps are usually inexpensive or free and give you unlimited resources to incorporate into the classroom. Each week, I will introduce new… more »
With interactive technology and mobile innovations, savvy instructors can facilitate and promote active learning both within and outside of the classroom. Using the context of Bloom’s taxonomy, Dale’s Cone of Experience, and applied Affordance Theory, this presentation provides instructors with insight and guidance in selecting technology tools to address learning objectives and shed light on… more »
The recent movement towards BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) has gained rapid traction in higher education as more institutions realize how powerful students’ smart devices can be for facilitating learning when used effectively in class. Via Response is a cloud-based student response platform that enables instructors to conduct assessments, attendance, and live chats using students’… more »
Looking for ways to do in-depth analysis of your students’ writing assignments to inform your teaching, or perhaps to publish research within the scholarship of teaching? Or, wanting your students to engage in qualitative analysis of text and even visual imagery? Check out this session! Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh illustrates how you can use NVivo qualitative research… more »
Soon, Georgia State faculty will be able to easily integrate video and multimedia content into Desire2Learn with the hosting and streaming service of ShareStream. This video provides an overview of the service.
I recently read an article on the website Mashable called, “The Future of Education: Tablets vs. Textbooks,” written by Margaret Rock for Mobelidia. With advances in technology and our country’s dependency on them, this article is very interesting, and I believe holds a major amount of weight for the future of our education system, as… more »
InDesign is a standard tool used by design firms, ad agencies, magazines, newspapers, book publishers, and freelance designers. It is an advanced tool that offers a variety of functions and can produce very impressive effects. With just the basic functionalities you’ll be able to produce a large array of materials that can be used for… more »