11. Virtual Crime Scenes [Lehman and Jeffers, Delaware]
11-lehman-jeffers_crime-scenes Professor Lehman created virtual crime scenes in Second Life for his Introduction to Forensic Science course. In future courses he plans to expand the physical evidence...
View Article12. Wikis to Promote Active Inquiry in Calculus [Louis Rossi, Delaware]
12-Rossi-wiki Professor Rossi had groups of students use a wiki to develop and share original word problems based on images. He found that students learned concepts better when they applied them to...
View Article13. Teaching the Principles of Web 2.0 to Computer Science Students...
13-Perez-Quinones-Web2.0 In his essay, Professor Pérez-Quiñones describes how he uses Web 2.0 applications with his computer science students who are learning to develop such applications. In...
View Article14. Towards the Paperless Class [Angst & Crutchfield, Notre Dame]
14-angst-ipad Professor Angst incorporated iPads into his Project Management course in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the devices, observe their impact on IT support, and move towards an...
View Article15. Sir Fopling Flutter 2.0 [Laura Rosenthal, Maryland]
15-rosenthal-fopling Professor Rosenthal began a quest to increase classroom engagement when she noted that laptops were drawing students’ attention away from discussions of English literature. This...
View Article16. Rich Media Capture Technology for Student Feedback [Curto & Laudato,...
16-CurtoLaudato_RichMedia Providing feedback to students about their in-class presentations can be a juggling act, and students may not be able to connect instructor comments with specific moments in...
View Article17. Developing an Online Course in Engineering [Williams, Hartman, Zazueta &...
17_engineeringonline The Provost E-Learning Initiative at the University of Florida aimed to implement evidence-based best practices to develop high-quality online courses for undergraduates. This...
View Article18. Technology, learning, and free will [Clark, Notre Dame]
19_clark-freewill In the afterword to our collection of essays, Chris Clark urges us to resist labeling a technology as inherently good or bad for teaching and learning. Rather, we should identify...
View Article09. Encouraging Active Scholarship [Ron Balthazor, Sara Steger, & Robin...
09-balthazorstegerwharton-emma In this essay, the authors share their strategies for collaborating with writing and research experts on campus to model a scholarly community within an upper-level...
View Article10. Discussion-Based Online Course [Amanda Haertling Thein & Tim Oldakowski,...
thein_oldakowski In their online course, Theory and Practice in Teaching Multicultural Literature, the authors used different tools to encourage discussion and reflection. The focus was encouraging...
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