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  • Tweetle while you work

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    kchamber

    “Tweetle while you work” is the Teachers Talking Technology session this coming Tuesday, March 19th. Join us for a discussion of different uses of Twitter in academic life. The session will feature panelists Sean Cobb, who uses Twitter to establish more connections with other film scholars, and Kristian Peterson, who uses Twitter to continue course…

  • The impact of MOOCs on Gustavus

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    kchamber

    Join us for Teachers Talking Technology this upcoming Tuesday, February 19th, to discuss the impact of MOOCs on Gustavus. We will have table discussions about the role online courses and MOOCs in higher education and how(if) they will change the Gustavus academic program. You can find links to recent articles on the topic at http://bit.ly/gustavusMOOC. Program…

  • Teacher Behaviors Checklist for Improving Teaching

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    kchamber

    Sometimes it’s difficult to know what actions to take in response to scores on student evaluations of teaching. For example, if you receive low scores on “How well do you think the instructor accomplished (is accomplishing) the objectives of the course?,” what exactly do you change for next semester? The Teacher Behaviors Checklist (TBC) attempts…

  • Technology for Guest Speakers in Classes

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    kchamber

    During the Fall semester I included more guest speakers in my classes–a children’s museum consultant, a speech pathologist, a midwife, a school social worker, a city employee, a book publisher, and a toy maker. Some of the speakers were local, while others kindly volunteered to drive down from the Twin Cities. However, sometimes the guest…

  • Web-based accommodations for students

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    kchamber

    Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) has many adopters and potential benefits. At Gustavus, one of the most common implementations of JiTT is to administer pre-class quizzes through Moodle. For web-based quizzes to be the most effective, researchers have recommended establishing time limits. However, as an accommodation, students frequently request extra time on assignments, exams, and quizzes. To…

  • Download all Moodle assignments as zip file

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    kchamber

    This morning I noticed that if you scroll to the bottom of a Moodle assignment page, you can download all the assignments submitted by your students as one zip file. I hope that this feature was added as part of the Gustavus Moodle upgrade this summer because, otherwise, I feel pretty silly for clicking at…

  • Sigma Tau Delta’s and the English Department’s Picnic and Firethorne Reading, Spring 2010: This is How We Do It.

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    scobb

    Some pictures of the wonderful Sigma Tau Delta and English Department picnic and Firethorne reading.

  • All Steinway at Gustavus

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    admin

    Steinway and Sons, makers of what most serious musicians would say are the world’s best pianos, has put Gustavus Adolphus College on its “All Steinway Schools” list.