by Thomas Keith | May 7, 2019 | Instructional design, Services
This post is an installment in an ongoing series that explores possibilities for creative classroom assignments. We will showcase courses that have successfully employed creative assignments, and introduce tools and strategies that can help your students master...
by Thomas Keith | Apr 18, 2019 | Faculty Success Stories, Instructional design
The “flipped-classroom” model of pedagogy, replacing in-class lectures with active learning, is rapidly growing in popularity within higher education. At the University of Chicago, Academic Technology Solutions has been working with Prof. Dorian Abbot of Geophysical...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Mar 15, 2019 | Instructional design
In this three-part series, Academic Technology Solutions, in conjunction with Student Disability Services, explores how faculty and instructors can make digital learning materials more accessible for students with disabilities. The principal author of these posts is...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Mar 13, 2019 | Instructional design
In this three-part series, Academic Technology Solutions, in conjunction with Student Disability Services, explores how faculty and instructors can make digital learning materials more accessible for students with disabilities. The principal author of these posts is...
by Thomas Keith | Mar 12, 2019 | Faculty Success Stories, Instructional design
Canvas Conferencing is a powerful built-in Canvas tool that makes it possible for faculty and instructors to hold classes and office hours remotely. For Thomas J. Lee, a lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy, Canvas Conferencing proved to be a life-saver...
by lynnb | Mar 12, 2019 | A/V Equipment, Faculty Success Stories
A month prior to the start of Autumn Quarter 2018, the leadership in the UChicago MAPSS (Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences) program was anxiously seeking a way to both record and livestream their lectures for each class period, and allow the stream to be...
