by Michael Hernandez | Mar 19, 2025 | Instructional design, Pedagogy
Academic Technology Solutions, the Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning (CCTL), and the UChicago Library have collaborated to provide faculty and instructors with a unified resource with key information and ideas to support them in thinking through the teaching...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Mar 18, 2025 | How-tos, Instructional design, Multimedia Development, Pedagogy
Do you have a topic that is so interesting you wished you could do an entire class on it? Or maybe wonder what students really thought about an issue? Maybe you wished you could debate a student in a comfortable low-pressure environment? Podcasting is the answer you...
by Michael Hernandez | Nov 19, 2024 | Instructional design
Since ChatGPT became widely available in late 2022, educators interested in using Generative AI in service of learning have found potential in GAI’s strengths like quick generation of many ideas for brainstorming and fluent revision of user-generated text, while also...
by Michael Hernandez | Oct 24, 2024 | Instructional design
“Al is like a free puppy; knowing when to say yes and when to skip it will be important.” – José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson, Teaching with AI: a practical guide to a new era of human learning With a new academic year underway and the...
by Thomas Keith | Aug 26, 2024 | Accessibility, Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Digital Accessibility, Services, Universal Design for Learning
As you prepare your Canvas sites for upcoming courses, it is important to keep digital accessibility in mind. The more accessible the materials you share in Canvas, the easier it will be for all students to use your course sites with success, which in turn can promote...
by Thomas Keith | Aug 1, 2024 | Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services, Universal Design for Learning
Successful pedagogy means more than just imparting information. For your course to achieve its aims, it’s vital that there be a meaningful human connection between you and your students. In this post, we’ll consider five steps that you can take to “humanize” your...