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, students may become more engaged when there are opportunities to get creative or to personalize the project to their individual interests. For example, you may consider letting students share research by creating a video documentary, a journal article, or a web page. Debate and Discussion: To keep students engaged, you may want to post a trending news story or controversial idea for debate or discussion in an online forum. Some cognitive dissonance can peak student interest and push them to analyze

International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ Posted by: vcraker / December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 On day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it. The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON), which means it is specifically designed to explore a topic through multiple academic departments and subjects. PLU’s IHON web page explains that the

, including market research, photography, graphic design, web design, writing, video, public relations, event planning, filmmaking, and more. Read Previous Women’s debate event fosters community and mentorship in male-dominated competitive debate Read Next Student travels to NYC to speak on media convergence LATEST POSTS Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary November

Rethinking Assessment at a Distance Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Considering how to assess students at a distance may seem daunting. Many faculty have always relied on specific assessment practices and believe in-person assessment is the best way to assess student learning. However, the principles underlying good assessment practices are relevant to both online and face-to-face activities. Assessment at a distance may

works that would be seen by on- and off-campus audiences. Adams, Diebel and McGaha are members of a team of PLU students that produced a 2014 web series titled Impressions, which was nominated for a screenwriting College Division Emmy Award by the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter. They’re now working on their second web series, Dear Emily, which airs on PLU’s MastTV. “In my experience creating independent web series at PLU, the campus community comes together because of such

.) Instructional Content Instruction delivered through an online lesson includes some combination of written text, images, instructor created videos/screencasts, presentation slides, articles, web links, public videos, etc. In exceptional circumstances, online lesson design should focus on providing essential information for meeting learning objectives. Forgo the “nice to have” elements to ensure the necessary elements are included. When posting instructional resources in an online lesson, we recommend adding

shared openly on the web? How you design your assignment will depend entirely on your unique needs. If you’re worried about the time commitment of reading and assessing blogs, consider the following ideas and strategies: If possible, start small. A class blog can be supported by rotating one or two student authors each week. If appropriate, skip the analytic grading and assign simple participation points for blogs mainly used for reflection or journaling. Don’t forget to post a few short comments