by Ziting Wang | Mar 1, 2024 | How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Visualization
Utilizing 3D technology in higher education can promote experiential learning, deepen comprehension, and foster engagement among students. Instructors seeking to enrich their teaching methods have a powerful tool at their fingertips: their smartphones and cameras....
by Mohammad Ahmed | Feb 26, 2024 | Accessibility, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services, Universal Design for Learning
What is UDL? UDL, or Universal Design for Learning, is a framework for teaching and learning that aims to provide access to all students, regardless of their background, socio-economic status, or learning styles. According to the Center for Applied Special Technology...
by Thomas Keith | Feb 12, 2024 | How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services
ATS instructional designers Michael Hernandez and Joe Olivier and Digital Pedagogy Fellow Kinley LaBerge contributed content to this article. The suite of digital tools supported by UChicago offers many applications that can enhance your pedagogical practice. In this...
by Sarah McDaniel | Feb 9, 2024 | How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy
This three-part series explores a wide range of digital tools and pedagogical strategies that support writing instruction. The first post offered an approach to writing – and to writing instruction – as a process; the second post examined the development and drafting...
by Ziting Wang | Jan 25, 2024 | Instructional design, Pedagogy, Visualization
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) present opportunities for creative teaching in higher education, making learning more interactive, engaging, and effective. While VR devices place users in a fully simulated three-dimensional environment, AR overlays...
by Tessa May Webb | Dec 21, 2023 | Instructional design, Pedagogy
It’s the elephant in the classroom. According to a recent survey of 1,000 college students conducted by the online magazine Intelligent, 30% of college students have used ChatGPT on written assignments. Interestingly, the study found that three-quarters of...