A long time ago (20 years), in a country far away (Japan), I was an associate professor of communication studies at a brand new university. Most of my colleagues were Japanese, and most were in the hard sciences, including things like robotics and computer programming. One day, a younger assistant professor came up to me. He

Welcome back to a new semester and academic year! Without a doubt, we have come back to a lot of changes this fall, ranging in everything from how and when we and our students are on campus, to how we deliver our lessons, both practical and theoretical. We’ve even seen some changes with the technology

Over the summer, the CS-LMS team had updated Blackboard Learn to Q4 2019 release, which brought great new features to facilitate academic effectiveness and improve the user experience. BB Annotate. Record audio and video feedback. Cloud storage integration. New Originality Report available for SafeAssign integration. Calendar items and due date notifications for additional content types.

In the TOP 10 PARTICIPATORY LEARNING ACTIVITIES (PLAs) series, I described, in brief, ten configurable and reusable PLAs that you can employ in your practice. Their flexibility in design makes all of them ideal for your expanding toolbox to offer more active learning in your courses, and can also be adapted easily to the online environment. This

In the TOP 10 PARTICIPATORY LEARNING ACTIVITIES (PLAs) series, I described, in brief, ten configurable and reusable PLAs that you can employ in your practice. Their flexibility in design makes all of them ideal for your expanding toolbox to offer more active learning in your courses, and can also be adapted easily to the online environment. This

My favorite activity of all is the KWL. KWL is a graphic organizer used primarily as a pre-assessment and post-assessment tool, that frames the main part of any activity, lesson, unit, project, or term. It inspires critical reflection, creative thinking, curiosity, and a love of learning and research like no other activity. With three simple