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Building Classroom Trust with Technology: Set Clear Expectations with an Evolving Syllabus

Building Classroom Trust with Technology: Set Clear Expectations with an Evolving Syllabus

by Thomas Keith | Aug 25, 2025 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Pedagogy

In building an atmosphere of trust between instructors and students, it is vital to set clear expectations. Research bears this out: a 2025 survey of students carried out by Inside Higher Ed found that 34% of respondents considered “clear, consistent expectations” to...
Track Attendance in Your Courses with Poll Everywhere!

Track Attendance in Your Courses with Poll Everywhere!

by Mohammad Ahmed | Aug 12, 2025 | Pedagogy, Poll Everywhere

If you’re looking for a seamless way to track class attendance while enhancing student engagement, Poll Everywhere offers robust features specifically designed for higher education environments. We have outlined several strategies you can use with Poll...
Promote AI-Discerning Students in the New Academic Year, Pt 3: Experiment with (and Scrutinize) AI   Together

Promote AI-Discerning Students in the New Academic Year, Pt 3: Experiment with (and Scrutinize) AI  Together

by Michael Hernandez | Aug 1, 2025 | Generative AI, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Uncategorized

“A computing system that permits the asking of only certain kinds of questions, that accepts only certain kinds of ‘data,’ and that cannot even in principle be understood by those who rely on it, such a computing system has effectively closed many...
Enhance Student Learning with Poll Everywhere: Faculty Perspectives

Enhance Student Learning with Poll Everywhere: Faculty Perspectives

by Yue Deng | Jul 30, 2025 | Faculty Success Stories, Pedagogy, Poll Everywhere

Introduction Poll Everywhere has emerged as a versatile tool across classrooms of different disciplines at the University of Chicago. This blog post presents feedback from a group of instructors who shared how they are leveraging this technology to enhance classroom...
Building Classroom Trust with Technology: Connect to Your Students with Video Announcements

Building Classroom Trust with Technology: Connect to Your Students with Video Announcements

by Thomas Keith | Jul 29, 2025 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Panopto, Pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning

Introduction to This Blog Series Few aspects of teaching are as vital to your course’s success as classroom trust. For your students to remain engaged with your subject matter, they need to know that you see them as people and that you’re genuinely invested in their...
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