What you believe about your students directs your actions towards them. What do you believe? Is it true? As teachers, we need to be careful that we are following best practices in our classes, online and off-line, and this includes…
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Understanding Bloom’s Taxonomy in E-Learning – New Resources
If you talk with me for long about education, you will realize that I’m a big fan of Bloom’s taxonomy. Specifically the revised taxonomy which takes into consideration our new digital world. By moving students into higher orders of thinking,…
Using Live Polls or Surveys in Canvas using Polleverywhere
While the survey tool in Canvas works well for feedback to the teacher, it is lacking in some other features including the ability to give live results back to the students. Recently I tested out every online polling tool I could find…
Creating Polls in Zoom Video Conferencing
Did you know that you can create live polls right in Zoom video conferencing? This can be an effective tool in engaging students at a distance. Here is a quick video that will walk you through the steps and show…
Optimal Length for Everything on the Internet
I loved this infographic and thought it had a lot of application to the world of education. Students in today’s world are having their attention spans and digital tastes formed by social media and all things internet. As instructors and…