Posts tagged with “Teaching and Learning” (All posts)

Get productive and creative in the IdeaLab

14 December 2023

The IdeaLab is a creative space for faculty and students at Carleton to use and enjoy, with a variety of space configurations to support each of five phases of Design Thinking.

Infographic of the the 5 stages of design thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test.

December Skillshops and New Ed Tech Lunches

14 November 2023

This winter, Academic Technology offers three ways that faculty and staff can deepen their expertise in different learning and teaching technologies — Drop-ins, Skillshops and new Ed Tech Lunches!

Skillshop logo with icons of laptop, headset with microphone, mouse, and tablet with pen. The logo is circular and includes the words

Engage students with Poll Everywhere

13 September 2023

Poll Everywhere (PollEv) is a web-based Student Response System, which works on laptops, tablets, and smartphones, to encourage more participation and engaged learning in the classroom.

Poll Everywhere logo

Moodle Update

20 July 2023

There are a few upcoming changes to Moodle to be aware of. Also, Google Bard will soon be available to our community.

Moodle 4.2 logo.

Google Appointment Schedules

19 January 2023

A professor or staff member who has open office hours but wants to meet with just one person at a time should find appointment slots to be a good scheduling option.

Google appointment slot choices.

Helpful Moodle Tips for Students

12 January 2023

Moodle continues to expand and change to make education easier for students and professors. Here are some new features that I found useful to know about.

Moodle logo with clouds and a ladder

AT Skillshops for Winter 2023

8 December 2022

In preparation for your Winter Term courses, ITS is offering four Skillshops on January 3, 2023. Topics include: Moodle quizzing and grading, new ideas for Hypothes.is and Gradescope, plus a session on Google Storage and Gmail.

Skillshop logo with icons of laptop, headset with microphone, mouse, and tablet with pen. The logo is circular and includes the words

UDL Series — Action and Expression: Executive Functions

11 October 2022

Executive functions enable humans to counter impulsive, short-term responses to their immediate environment and instead set long-term goals, plan efficient strategies to achieve these goals, track their progress, and adjust strategies as necessary.

UDL icon for executive functions.

UDL series — Action and Expression: Expression and Communication

1 September 2022

Providing flexibility for modalities of communication gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their strengths, while also focusing attention on areas they need to improve. Exercising all modes of communication helps students to be successful now and after Carleton.

UDL icon for expression and communication.