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  • No More “Meh”: How to Design Speaking Assignments That Matter
    by Carlos Lopez Mercado
    October 15, 2025
    In this blog, senior lecturer Mary Moore advocates for the inclusion of speaking assignments in the classroom, providing suggestions for authentic and effective versions of these assignments.   Communication is not a “soft skill.” Rather, it is a core competency, essential in careers, civic life, and relationships. In fact, it’s hard to imagine we can… Read more: No More “Meh”: How to Design Speaking Assignments That Matter
  • Challenges Learners Face: Exhaustion and Fatigue
    by Caleb Green
    October 1, 2025
    Caleb and Leilani examine the data and stories behind student exhaustion and offer practical strategies for instructors to make a difference.  In our previous post, we outlined the top five challenges from the Ball State Student Satisfaction Survey. This post kicks off a series that will dive deep into the top five challenges students face.… Read more: Challenges Learners Face: Exhaustion and Fatigue
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    Canvas Magic: Securing Exams
    by Mac Clark
    September 17, 2025
    In this entry in the Canvas Magic Series, learn about three Canvas quiz features for securing exams and combating academic dishonesty. For some students, cheating has never been easier.  Artificial Intelligence (AI), online computation software, and the ability to “Chegg it” are only a few of the ways students may practice academic dishonesty.   While no… Read more: Canvas Magic: Securing Exams
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    The Persistence of Top Challenges from the Student Satisfaction Survey 
    by Caleb Green
    September 3, 2025
    Every fall and spring semester, the Division of Online and Strategic Learning administers the Student Satisfaction Survey to learners at Ball State. We use this data to understand the biggest challenges our students report. In the past few years, the top five challenges have remained consistent. This blog explores those five student challenges and how… Read more: The Persistence of Top Challenges from the Student Satisfaction Survey 
  • Canvas Magic: Restoring Deleted Content
    by Mac Clark
    August 20, 2025
    For the inaugural blog in my Canvas Magic series, I introduce faculty to simple ways to restore deleted Canvas content. Recently, I received a call from a stressed faculty member. She was reviewing her course’s content and accidentally deleted all its exams—the same exams she was planning to import into her next iteration of the… Read more: Canvas Magic: Restoring Deleted Content

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