Creative Assignments: Teaching with Images – Part 2 (Digital Exhibitions)
The homepage of Prof. James Allen Evans’ digital exhibition on the history of science, Scipedia Note: This post was updated on 6/17/2020 to reflect updated information about Omeka. In Part 1 of this series we examined some basic types of image assignments, such as...
Creative Assignments: Teaching with Images – Part 1
Photo by Christopher Flynn on Unsplash Images (e.g. photographs, illustrations, and visual metaphors) can facilitate student engagement and understanding in classroom assignments by making abstract concepts tangible and providing a different way of illustrating...
How Should You Choose between Canvas Discussion Boards and a Course Blog?
Canvas Discussion Boards and course blogs have similar functions–they offer a space for students to post a short piece of writing or multimedia for fellow students to provide feedback. In addition to being a good venue for write-to-learn exercises, they are...
Creative Assignments: Map and Timeline Exercises
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...Subscribe by Email
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