- Three Ways to Monitor Attendance on Canvasby Mac ClarkAttendance policies are standard practice at Ball State. Whether individually created or departmentally assigned, most instructors keep track of their students’ absences. One way to monitor attendance is through Canvas’ Roll Call feature. Roll Call allows instructors to record attendance, while providing a grade based on the number of absences entered, but the tool does… Read more: Three Ways to Monitor Attendance on Canvas
- Join Us for the 2025 Provost’s Summit: Fostering Inclusiveness in an Evolving Educational Landscapeby Kathleen JacobiThis blog is the second in our Summit series. Stay tuned next week to learn more about The virtual Ball State Provost Summit is February 6 and 7, 2025 Ball State University’s Division of Online and Strategic Learning, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs are gearing up to… Read more: Join Us for the 2025 Provost’s Summit: Fostering Inclusiveness in an Evolving Educational Landscape
- Teaching and Technology Summit 2025by John CarterThis blog is the first in our Summit series. Stay tuned next week to learn more about the virtual Ball State Provost Summit, February 6 and 7, 2025. Are you innovating with teaching and technology? Consider presenting at the fourth annual virtual 2025 Teaching and Technology Summit, hosted March 20 and 21 by the Division… Read more: Teaching and Technology Summit 2025
- Breaking Down Skills to Scaffold Learningby John CarterA persistent challenge in my teaching practice is navigating the line between what I know and what my learners know and gauging which of my disciplinary knowledge and skills have a complexity I take for granted. As experts in our fields, it can be difficult for us to stay mindful of just how complex basic… Read more: Breaking Down Skills to Scaffold Learning
- Intentional Course Design to Support Student Wellbeingby Cheri MadewellThis article highlights two teaching strategies you can apply to your courses with student wellbeing in mind: distilling assignments into manageable steps and adding check-in assignments to foster a climate of care. These strategies can be incorporated in person and in Canvas, which can be an important extension of your physical classroom. Strategy #1: Distill… Read more: Intentional Course Design to Support Student Wellbeing