Author: Mac Clark

Three Ways to Monitor Attendance on Canvas

February 5, 2025 by Mac Clark

Attendance 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 […]

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What Students Want You to Know But May Not Write on Their Evaluations

December 18, 2024 by Mac Clark

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 […]

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Cultivating Inclusive Classroom Conversations With SB 202

November 6, 2024 by Mac Clark

Addressing questions of how to comply with recent legislation, this blog provides suggestions for teaching and learning in inclusive classrooms. The University teacher is a citizen, a member of a learned profession, and an officer of an educational institution. When speaking or writing as a citizen, there should be freedom from institutional censorship or discipline, […]

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