Classroom Response Systems: A Critical Review of Top Hat, Learning Catalytics, iClickers, Kahoot, and Google Forms – August 21, 2017
The use of Classroom Response Systems (CRS) has been shown to promote student engagement in class and the attainment of course learning outcomes. CRS are used to promote learning by prompting all students to answer the professor’s questions, to gauge their understanding, get real-time feedback on their answers, and to stimulate discussion. With multiple CRS […]
Facilitating reflection on student presentations: Using CLAS to promote critical self-reflection and online peer-review – May 8, 2017
Bill Gates’ 2013 TED talk suggestion that teachers need “real feedback” in the form of video recordings of their work points to the potential pedagogical value of seeing oneself present in front of a class. In this workshop, I will introduce a new, home-grown UBC tool – CLAS – designed to facilitate commentary on video-recordings, […]
Facilitating online peer review: Using STUDIORUM to promote student engagement – May 8, 2017
Research has shown a generally positive relationship between the use of learning technologies and student engagement. In this workshop, I will share my experiences with a new, home-grown UBC WordPress product – STUDIORUM – which was designed to promote and facilitate student engagement in peer review. In this workshop, I will describe how I have […]
Using ePortfolios in your Course – April 26, 2017
This workshop will provide practical information about how to integrate an ePortfolio into course requirements to support learning goals and enable students to begin to curate a collection of their accomplishments, including examples of academic work. By developing their ePortfolio, students can create connections across courses and disciplines, and bring their experiences outside of the […]
Lecture Interactively Using Top Hat in the Humanities – February 9th, 2017
Top Hat is a web-based classroom response system that offers instructors the flexibility to customize their lecture experience with interactive content. It offers the convenience of managing and transitioning between tasks seamlessly, such as taking attendance, annotating slides, asking questions, and posting discussions. This enhances students’ learning experiences, as well as improving class participation and […]
Promote Student Engagement in Class using Learning Catalytics – January 25, 2017
Learning Catalytics is a web based classroom response system. This system allows you to use a range of real time assessment activities in class to facilitate interactive teaching and peer instruction. It is web-based, mobile-friendly and allows for a wide range of questions types including multiple choice, text response, image upload and graphical response. Dr. […]
How Can Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Support Teaching and Learning? – January 17, 2017
By the end of the workshop, you will learn about how VR/AR can support learning outcomes (like student engagement) through a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) lens. VR/AR can also open the door to assignments in which students transform course content into “immersive experiences” that can be published as apps for easy sharing beyond […]
Teaching with Blogs: Leveraging New Forms of Literacy in the Classroom – September 26, 2016
Research has shown the potential for blogs to transform the classroom and provide channels for feedback that can lead to deeper reflection and learning. There is significant pedagogical value in treating blogs as a form of academic writing, and in embracing them as a teaching resource. In this workshop, we show that getting the most […]
Peer Evaluation: What is it and how can I incorporate it in my course? – August 19, 2016
Peer evaluation (peer review) is a type of assessment activity where students are asked to provide feedback and evaluate the work of other students in the course. These activities are useful in helping to provide more opportunities for students to receive feedback on their work, especially in large enrollment classes. This session will begin with […]
Panel Discussion on Classroom Response Systems: A Solution to Student Engagement in Class – August 17, 2016
The use of Classroom Response Systems have been shown to promote student engagement in class and learning outcomes both inside and outside the classroom. They can be used in large classes to promote active learning by giving students the opportunity to check their knowledge, get real time feedback, and openly discuss with each other. Hear […]