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Educational Technology to Promote Student Engagement

Blog | Sep 24, 2015

Now that students arrive carrying encyclopedias in their pockets, it is imperative that we stimulate both their minds and their technology and not let them sit passively. (Bowen, 2012)
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Facts and Fantasies about How Students Learn

Blog | Sep 16, 2015

What is the best way to learn content and skills in a new discipline? How much can we trust our intuitions about how we learn to guide decisions about how we should study new material? Students and instructors wrestle with these questions. Popular culture is rife with advice about how to study, but not all of this advice is well-grounded in evidence.
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The ADA Syllabus Statement: Moving Beyond the Boilerplate

Blog | Sep 09, 2015

As an instructor, you want your students to learn. You don't want a student to struggle unnecessarily, especially when a simple accommodation like a distraction-free test environment or a recording device for lectures would have made the difference between success and failure. You want to create the conditions in which accommodations are viewed not as inconveniences but as integral parts of an inclusive classroom, an environment where our diverse bodies and minds are valued for their differences.
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Increase Student Engagement with Poll Everywhere

Blog | Sep 04, 2015

Poll Everywhere is a web-based tool that enables you to gather responses from your students in real time, and seamlessly incorporate their responses into your class.
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