In part one of this blog series, I brought you into my personal and professional journey with artificial intelligence (AI) as I make small adjustments to a course I am teaching this Fall about the modern-day selfie. In my last article, I demonstrated some ways in which I use Microsoft Copilot to gather new information […]
Learn how to assign specific Canvas Modules or Pages to students in your Canvas course site. With the new Releasing Modules to Students feature available in Canvas, you can easily assign individual students and sections course material and assessments tailored just for them. Releasing Differentiated Content As a master’s student many years ago, I identified […]
This Fall semester, I am teaching a second iteration of a class I designed last academic year focused on female photographers and the rise of the selfie. When I first built the course, conversation was percolating on artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for just about every facet of our day-to-day, including curriculum development. I […]
Welcome back to Part 2 of our series on helping exhausted students. In the first part of our exploration into the challenges of student exhaustion, we explored the data from Ball State University’s Student Satisfaction Survey, shedding light on the prevalence and nuances of student exhaustion. Now, we dive a little deeper into understanding the […]
In my childhood, whenever my family prepared for a road trip, one of the first things my mother would do was get the state atlas down from the shelf in the kitchen and locate our destination. Before determining the route, before making lists of things to pack, and before even making arrangements for lodging, it […]
Learn how to use the new Lucid integration with Canvas for visual collaboration, brainstorming, and diagramming. LucidSpark and LucidChart are now integrated with Canvas. These tools allow you and your students to collaborate visually, brainstorm, and create visual documents such as concept maps, flowcharts, and wireframes. How to Use Lucid Integration with Canvas The new […]
Learn about features of Panopto and how you can use them to create engaging instructional videos for your students. In the coming months, Ball State will be adopting Panopto as our video platform. As we all work together to learn Panopto, I wanted to share a few highlights of Panopto features that will help you […]
Learn about Canvas Mastery Paths and how they can help you support student engagement in your courses. Supporting Student Engagement There are millions of educational tools and software to help you build engagement, but where to begin? I recently Googled “student engagement technology,” and the results were overwhelming. It would take considerable time to determine […]
Update (May 13, 2024): The authors of this post presented a virtual workshop entitled Introducing the Canvas Discussions Redesign. You can watch a recording of that workshop here. Learn about the Canvas Discussions Redesign, which brings a new look and new features to Canvas Discussions and Announcements, beginning July 20, 2024. Canvas Discussions and Announcements […]
Be reflexive about the ways you bring popular culture into your classroom. “I don’t understand the things that you are saying. They do not make sense to me.” When I heard these words, I could feel my entire body tense up. We were discussing a new theory in class, and I had just made a […]
