Dr. Jon-Beasley Murray in Latin American Studies uses Wikipedia for student projects
“I think it’s the outcome, the output, that they’re the most proud of, though. It’s the one they can show their parents and their friends and so on. It’s the one that endures more obviously, at least, after the semester is over.”
Catherine Rawn in Psychology uses iClickers
“Questions give us a point of discussion that regularly takes us all deeper than just a surface understanding, as students may argue for one or another answer and we have to unpack why.’
Eric Meyers in the iSchool@UBC uses video to enhance learning
“An increasingly common challenge for post-secondary institutions is the development of in-house expertise in the creation of video-based learning materials for use in face-to-face and e-learning situations.”
Laurie McNeill from English and Arts Studies uses scholarly blogs
“Learning to blog at the same time that students are learning academic writing also reinforces the idea that all writing is situated and has particular practices…”
Aim Sinpeng in Political Science uses blogs for online engagement
“Blogging is a great way to increase student interaction with the class materials as well as current events.”
Evan Ashworth in Linguistics creates videos for flexible learning
“Students are asked to watch these videos prior to coming to class, so that class time can be devoted more to activity-based learning, peer learning, and discussion.”
Nisha Malhotra in Economics uses tutorial videos for concept review
“One of the biggest benefits of using videos for review is the freeing up of lecture time.”
Robert Taylor uses CLAS in Conducting and Symphony Orchestra Courses
“CLAS is a fantastic way for students to review their own work and for professors to give highly specific feedback.”
Fred Cutler from Political Science uses Learning Catalytics for Peer Instruction
“Seeing the range of incorrect responses contributes as much to learning as pointing out the correct answer!”