ITC: 141 – Making Your Instruction Personal
Why are social media programs like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so popular? They are personal. If used correctly, the social piece is at the heart of the communication. Most academic… Read more »
ITC: 140 – Here Is a Challenge to Participate in NaNoWriMo
I am getting excited. It is almost November and time for NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I would like… Read more »
ITC: 139 – Putting SAM to Work in Your Classroom – A Rapid Design and Development Model
The more you know about instructional design, the better you will be able to design your courses. There are many different strategies to include backward design, ADDIE, and SAM. We… Read more »
ITC: 138 – Using Audience Response Systems in Your Classroom
There is a powerful engagement tool that is not getting as much use as it should. It is the audience response system. An ARS can increase participation and engagement. Let’s… Read more »
ITC: 137 – Take Your Discussions to the Next Level With Digital Powerups
Do you want your students to think critically during online discussions? With a small tweak to your discussions, you can move students to higher-order discovery. This week, we are going… Read more »
ITC: 136 – Using Active Learning Strategies in the Classroom
Learning is supposed to be messy. Ideally, it is challenging and full of conversation. However, in most classrooms dominated by lectures, this is not the case. Students will not learn… Read more »