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Teach Smart with Technology: Blogging as a Write-to-Learn Exercise

Teach Smart with Technology: Blogging as a Write-to-Learn Exercise

by Cecilia Lo | Sep 1, 2018 | Instructional design

What are Blogs? Why use them as Assignments? A blog (the shortened version of the original term, “weblog”) is an online, chronological collection of first-person reflective essays that are often linked to supportive writings and media on the internet. Many instructors...

Teach Smart with Technology: Box vs. Google – Which Should I Use for My Class?

by Cecilia Lo | Aug 31, 2018 | Instructional design

UChicago offers a variety of platforms to students, faculty and staff for storing and sharing files. Among these, Google Drive and Box are the most useful for teaching purposes as they are FERPA compliant and have features that support collaboration. Below is a...
Teach Smart with Technology: Using Wikis for Collaborative Learning

Teach Smart with Technology: Using Wikis for Collaborative Learning

by Cecilia Lo | Aug 30, 2018 | Instructional design

What are Wikis? Why use them as Assignments?   Wiki is a collection of web pages that can be viewed and modified collaboratively via the internet.  It is usually used for repository or reporting information and has versioning capabilities.  Since it is an online...
Teach Smart with Technology: Use a Rubrics Tool to Make Grading More Efficient

Teach Smart with Technology: Use a Rubrics Tool to Make Grading More Efficient

by Cecilia Lo | Aug 15, 2018 | Instructional design

What are rubrics? Why use them? Rubrics specify the qualities or processes that must be exhibited in order for a given piece of work to be assigned a particular evaluative rating (Peter McDaniel, Understanding Educational Measurement). They provide a guide for both...
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