Tips & Tricks
- It’s the end of the semester and as finals get closer, this can be a time when stress increases for both students and faculty. As you prepare for finals and summative assessments, take time to find stress reducers that work for you and perhaps share
- Online discussion forums can begin to feel stale as the semester progresses. Shake up your discussions and encourage creativity with engaging, easy-to-use technology tools that are FREE for students and instructors.Padlet allows students to
- Doris Cheung, Learning Experience Designer and our colleague within the Academic Technology Design Team (ATDT), recently completed a four-month consultation to help develop hybrid courses for the Leeds School of Business. The collaboration with
- To further the goal of building a more welcoming and inclusive community, our campus recently introduced NameCoach. Available in Canvas courses, NameCoach allows classmates and instructors to record and share their preferred name pronunciation.
- How can you integrate technology into your classroom in a productive way? Who better to ask than our students!In our 2018 Academic Technology Survey, we asked 421 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder students to tell us the most important thing that teachers should know in
- An executive summary of the findings of the 2018 Academic Technology Survey is now available on the ASSETT website. The report provides insights on which technologies students find most/least helpful, challenges faced by instructors, student and
- The results from ASSETT’s biennial academic technology survey are in!Last spring, we collected data from faculty and students regarding their experiences using academic technology at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder. The survey covered perceptions of student
- Our advice for instructors and students is informed by findings from a survey conducted by the Academic Technology Design Team (ATDT) and ASSETT.Key findings include:The average class size at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder is 97 students (median = 51 students).During
- Organization. Be thoughtful and consistent in how you organize information in Canvas. This will help all of your students access the materials and participate in the course.File names. Use a consistent format for naming files. It’s helpful to
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for curriculum design that fosters an inclusive learning environment by ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity to learn (National Center on Universal Design for Learning).At its core,