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Three New Tools for Teaching with Sakai By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Many instructors use Sakai for posting their syllabus, sharing resources, and communicating course grades. But did you know that Sakai tools can collect formative assessment data, help students manage their to-do lists, and facilitate communication through audio recordings?  Lesson Questions… September 9, 2019 assessmentaudio recordingchecklistinstructional resourcesinstructional toolsonline learningpollquizSakai

Day 1: Focus on Success & Community by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The first day of class should be more than just a review of the syllabus. The beginning of a new term provides an opportunity to prepare students for success and establish community in your course before diving deep into instructional… August 17, 2016 course designinstructional strategiesstudent engagement

Three New Tools for Teaching with Sakai By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Many instructors use Sakai for posting their syllabus, sharing resources, and communicating course grades. But did you know that Sakai tools can collect formative assessment data, help students manage their to-do lists, and facilitate communication through audio recordings?  Lesson Questions… September 9, 2019 assessmentaudio recordingchecklistinstructional resourcesinstructional toolsonline learningpollquizSakai

Instructional Resources, Part 1: Variety is the Spice of [Student] Life By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer One way to increase student engagement with course content is to promote a variety of instructional resources that provide multiple perspectives or methods of delivery. When planning instructional content, consider how content posted online can enhance the learning taking place… March 15, 2016 instructional resourcesinstructional strategiesinstructional videostudent

GradeMaster ScannerInstructional Technologies has two GradeMaster machines available for use at the Instructional Technologies Service Desk. Students can be given an question sheet that they fill out at the time of the test. After you create a key and run it through the machine, the GradeMaster will automatically grade the tests for you. For a detailed test analysis, one of the GradeMaster machines can output the test information into a special software program. For assistance using the

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The LightboardThe Lightboard from Instructional Technologies is a tool that can be used to create written or visual demonstrations for instructional videos. It functions like a see-through whiteboard; you write on one side of it, and a camera records you from the other side. The Lightboard is a large piece of glass enclosed in a frame that has LEDs embedded into it. The LEDs illuminate the writing which makes it stand out and look like it’s floating. One of the main uses of the Lightboard is to