We added a new guide to our website! This compendium of interactive techniques was compiled and shared via Creative Commons by a Dr. Kevin Yee
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OBS Studio
OBS Studio (formerly known as Open Broadcaster Software) is a highly configurable desktop computer input recorder and streaming program that can be used to create
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Looking back, moving forward, and saying good-bye: Strategies for ending the semester
Taking the time to deliberately plan for recognizing the end of a semester can help students better retain what they have learned, more easily transition to whatever comes next, and provide satisfying closure for the community you have built.
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Developing fair, consistent, and transparent grading practices
An educator’s grading policies reflect their beliefs about student learning, motivation, and success. Grading policies often vary across campus, within individual departments, and even between
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Midterm check-in reflection questions
The midpoint of the course is a great opportunity for faculty to pause and check in with students on their experience thus far and to
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New feature in MS Teams meetings: Presenter mode
Instructor Presence Educators who teach online face challenges to establishing and enhancing instructor presence. Instructor presence has been defined as having “… students see you behind
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Fostering a sense of belonging in online learning
What is it about online courses? You spend hours developing interactive lesson plans, but there is a lingering suspicion that students are losing focus. As
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Choosing a course of action: Strategies to combat the high cost of textbooks
Written by CITL Guest Contributor: Dee Anna Phares (University Libraries) Everyone wants their students to be engaged and prepared not only to meet the requirements
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Getting students to read and respond to feedback
It’s a familiar story… A faculty member spends hours reading and commenting on student work only to have students turn right to the grade, often
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HyFlex teaching: A flexible alternative
What is HyFlex? HyFlex is a course model that allows students a flexible course structure. Students can attend class sessions in the physical classroom, participate
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10 course policies to rethink on your fall syllabus
How to adapt your syllabi to better help students in what promises to be another complicated semester. By Matthew R. Johnson | August 11, 2021
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How to open your Blackboard course early (and 4 reasons why you should!)
Every semester, students wait until the first day of classes to find out what their courses will be like, what will be expected of them,
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