Using Technology in Teaching

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Contents:

Chapter One: Communicating with Students

1 Sending Information to Students Between Classes
2 Making Last-Minute Changes and Canceling Class Meetings
3 Leveraging the Value of Good Questions (and Answers)
4 Students Contacting You Between Classes
5 Students Submitting Work

Chapter Two: Distributing Course Materials to Students

1 Handing Out Your Syllabus
2 Adding Readings at the Last Minute
3 Providing Access to Supplementary Material
4 Making Up Canceled Classes
5 Distributing Graphics, Videos, and Audio Materials

Chapter Three: Promoting Collaborative Learning

1 Fostering and Extending In-Class Collaboration
2 Facilitating Work on Group Projects Outside of Class
3 Building Networks of Collaboration for Learning from Peers
4 Fostering Peer Feedback
5 Assessing and Managing Team Performance

Chapter Four: Helping Students Learn Through Experience

1 Experiencing Visual Environments
2 Experiencing Strategy
3 Experiencing Calculations
4 Experiencing Technology
5 Interacting with Experts and Practitioners

Chapter Five: Clarifying Linkages Within Your Course

1 Linking the Mission Statement and Objectives
2 Linking Activities and Assessments to Objectives
3 Linking Activities to One Another
4 Linking Activities and Objectives to the Real World
5 Linking Activities and Objectives to Policies and Resources

Chapter Six: Improving Student Writing

1 Increasing Writing Opportunities
2 Evaluating Writing Assignments
3 Collecting and Returning Writing Assignments
4 Identifying Plagiarism

Chapter Seven: Developing Student Research Skills

1 “I Can’t Find Any/Enough Information”
2 Poor Source Review
3 Encouraging Higher-Order Thinking
4 Reviewing Progress
5 Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism

Chapter Eight: Using Assessment and Feedback to Improve Learning

1 Identifying Points of Student Confusion
2 Teaching Students to Self- and Peer-Assess
3 Improving Student Presentations
4 Assessing and Managing Team Performance
5 Collecting Student Feedback on Course Activities

Chapter Nine: Gathering Course Learning Materials

1 Identifying and Organizing Supplemental Resources
2 Student Access to Specific Resources
3 Practice Tests and Quizzes
4 Supporting Learner-Centered Learning

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