by Christine Monnier | May 6, 2020 | Blackboard, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger, Video, YuJa
Well, folks, this is it: my last post of the term (because next week is finals and I’m going to be swamped). I want to thank everyone who did the clicky thing 28 times… that’s right, I wrote 28 posts (including this one) for this blog over the course...
by Christine Monnier | May 4, 2020 | Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
So far, in these posts, I have mostly discussed tech tools or Blackboard features that I like, think are useful, and use with various frequency. In this post, I want to turn the tables and talk about the tools and features I don’t like, the tools I don’t...
by Christine Monnier | Apr 30, 2020 | Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
Remember when metacognition was going to be the theme for the semester (year?) and we all got a free book (raise your hands, how many of you read it??)? And then the world pandemic hit and our priorities shifted to making to the end of the term on remote instruction....
by Christina Sabo | Apr 28, 2020 | Featured
It’s that time of year again, the weather is getting warmer, the flowers and blooming and… you’re inside grading. Ah, yes, the end of the semester, a time of great excitement but also of great stress because there’s just SO MUCH GRADING. (You...
by Christine Monnier | Apr 27, 2020 | Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
I have mentioned in previous posts the need to get creative with content, assignments, and feedback, especially with everything online in our near future. In this post, I’d like to suggest a tool that I know faculty already use: VoiceThread. It’s been...
by Christina Sabo | Apr 24, 2020 | Featured
If you are teaching an online course at College of DuPage this summer, you will need to ensure that you’re ready for the challenges of online instruction– there are some key differences from in-person instruction. We’ve got instructions on our...
