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Digital Tools for Teaching Writing, Part 3: Workshop, Feedback, and Revision

Digital Tools for Teaching Writing, Part 3: Workshop, Feedback, and Revision

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...
VR and AR Technologies for Innovative Teaching: Oculus Quest and Sketchfab

VR and AR Technologies for Innovative Teaching: Oculus Quest and Sketchfab

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...
Navigate the AI Conversation: Talking To Your Students About AI

Navigate the AI Conversation: Talking To Your Students About AI

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...
Digital Technology and Critical Pedagogy: Ungrading with Digital Tools

Digital Technology and Critical Pedagogy: Ungrading with Digital Tools

by Thomas Keith | Dec 19, 2023 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services, Universal Design for Learning

This is the second installment in an ongoing series on the intersection of critical pedagogy and digital tools. The author wishes to thank instructional designers Michael Hernandez and Joe Olivier for their valuable comments and suggestions. Introduction: What Is...
Effective Design Principles and Accessibility for Gamifying Your Classes

Effective Design Principles and Accessibility for Gamifying Your Classes

by Ziting Wang | Nov 8, 2023 | Digital Accessibility, How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy

Want to engage your students by incorporating gamification into your classes? This blog post shares four design principles for creating gamified activities and discusses factors to consider in order to design with accessibility in mind. Design Principles Breaking down...
Try IT Event Series Continues: Explore Classroom Polling

Try IT Event Series Continues: Explore Classroom Polling

by Thomas Keith | Oct 26, 2023 | Events, Instructional design, Services, Try IT

Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) is continuing its event series Try IT: Academic Tech for Active Learning in Autumn 2023. This event series explores tools, techniques, and tips for engaging students in the classroom, with a special focus on how digital tools...
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