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Teaching with Canvas – Dr. Cassidy Puckett Brings Seminar Facilitation Online with Wiki Pages
Dr. Puckett’s students learn about qualitative methods in order to seek grants for their research projects. Her Canvas course communicates expectations clearly. Her new tool – wiki pages – enhance seminar prep and review.
Teaching with Canvas – Michelle Sariev Structures Course Materials for Reference After the Course Ends
Michelle Sariev’s students learn about sexuality in relation to nursing from local health practitioners. Her Canvas course features engaging graphics and collaboration spaces, plus modules organized for student exports.
Teaching with Canvas – How Julie Gazmararian Increased Instructor Efficiency & Student Interaction
Julie Gazmararian reflects on how the program made her see how Canvas could be used as a tool to enhance her course, teaching style, and interaction among her learners. She reflects on her approach to redesigning the course with her educational analyst and the impact to her workload and her students’ learning experience.
Teaching with Canvas – Dr. Patricia Cahill Utilizes Arc to Get Students to Respond to Shakespeare
Dr. Patricia Cahill, professor of English, included journaling, interactive Arc videos, and a digital exhibit in her Canvas course for a brand new seminar on the topic of Shakespeare and Race.
Preparing Your Students for Podcasting: An Interview with Sheila Tefft
Podcasting is taking off as a medium and its popularity has made its way into the classroom. Making podcasts builds practical skills and gives students another way to express the ideas they learn in class.
Walking Trails with VoiceThread
In this Faculty First-Person post, Environmental Sciences senior lecturer Anne Larson Hall talks about how students in her freshman seminar used VoiceThread, a collaboration and multimedia presentation tool, to take classmates along on hiking trails they had hiked or would like to hike.