- What Students Want You to Know But May Not Write on Their Evaluations
Incorporate these common student suggestions from the Teaching Innovation Team’s Midterm Feedback Service to your spring courses. As we wrap up the fall semester, you may be reflecting on ways to successfully modify your courses for spring. Student feedback can offer instructive guidance in making course revisions. The Teaching Innovation Team, part of the Division… Read more: What Students Want You to Know But May Not Write on Their Evaluations - Remembering My First Year at Ball State
Recalling my own stressful first year in college to connect with the experiences of our students. As a former Ball State University student, and now employee, I am compelled to tell you about my previous learner experiences because they are like many students before and after me. In many ways, some of the pressures learners… Read more: Remembering My First Year at Ball State - Student-Driven Team Building: A Self-Assessment Approach to Forming Effective Project Groups in Higher Education
Learn about a student-driven team building approach to turn dreaded group projects into powerful learning experiences. Introduction: A Student’s Perspective On the first day of teaching a project management class for art and journalism students, we discussed the syllabus and the importance of team assignments. As I emphasized the significance of collaborative work, a senior… Read more: Student-Driven Team Building: A Self-Assessment Approach to Forming Effective Project Groups in Higher Education - Leverage Poll Everywhere to Engage Your Students
Learn how to use Poll Everywhere for comprehension checks, exit tickets, student check-ins, readiness assessments, and more. Poll Everywhere is an effective student response system for fostering an interactive in-person classroom and for engaging with students asynchronously. Students can respond to your poll via a QR code, a unique link, or text message on their… Read more: Leverage Poll Everywhere to Engage Your Students - New in Canvas: Multiple Due Date Discussions with Checkpoints
Update (November 19, 2024): Canvas has changed the timeline for Discussion Checkpoints. It will now be available beginning January 18, 2025. Learn how to use the new Discussion Checkpoints feature in Canvas to assign an initial post and required replies. When assigning discussion boards on Canvas, it’s common for faculty to assign an initial post… Read more: New in Canvas: Multiple Due Date Discussions with Checkpoints