by Michael Hernandez | Feb 8, 2023 | Instructional design, Uncategorized
ATS instructional designer Thomas Keith and digital pedagogy fellow Sarah McDaniel contributed content to this article. If you’re an instructor who values the idea of writing-to-learn in your pedagogy, recent news of higher-quality AI-generated writing may have you...
by Michael Hernandez | Jan 13, 2023 | Instructional design, Uncategorized
“Arguably scholarship is entirely dependent on annotation; scholarship is an exercise in annotation. Research depends on the ability to cite other research, and a citation is an annotation to that other work.” – Jeffrey Pomerantz, quoted in Annotation by Remi...
by Michael Hernandez | Dec 19, 2022 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
Even with a well-prepared syllabus, it’s not uncommon to be concerned that the connection between your individual assignments and the overarching goals for your class is getting lost in communication with your students. Canvas Outcomes can not only help you remedy...
by Michael Hernandez | Dec 2, 2022 | Instructional design
While Canvas and other teaching tools offer robust discussion board functionality, you may find yourself looking for something with the immediacy of instant messaging. Instructors sometimes turn to tools like Slack and Discord to create a dynamic class community, but...
by Michael Hernandez | Nov 29, 2022 | Instructional design
As an instructor, you may find yourself opening and closing office hours with few visitors; answering emails with the same questions that could better be used as learning opportunities for the whole class; or discovering only after a major project or exam gave mixed...