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Serious (about) Academic Misconduct? A lesson plan

Students encounter mixed messages when it comes to the seriousness of different forms of academic misconduct.  As instructors, we may be assuming that our colleagues teach about and respond to academic misconduct issues in a similar way to ourselves, when…

February 14, 2022 in Academic Integrity, Assessment and Evaluation.

GMCTL to Launch New Open Course on Open in Early February

The University of Saskatchewan is a leader in Canada around open educational resources (e.g. textbooks) and is moving toward wider integration of open pedagogy (students as contributors, not just consumers of knowledge). As part of this, and in the spirit…

November 1, 2021 in Educational Technology, General, Inclusivity, Instructional Strategies, Open.

USask spaces that flex with the type of learning

Many USask classrooms have been designed with one thing in mind – successful transmission of information from the faculty member to the students.  Even as technologies changed over time, that model did not – we just added screens, data projectors…

October 22, 2021 in Educational Technology, Indigenization, Decolonization, Reconciliation, Internationalization.

How students interact with your online course predicts their success

We all know that students are more successful when they have a deep interest in course materials or strong thinking skills.  Similarly, we know we can help students do better when assessment is transparent. However, we are less aware of…

February 10, 2021 in Canvas, Educational Technology, Educational Theory, Remote Teaching.

Create Groups for Collaborative Learning Spaces in Canvas

Perhaps you’d like to set up groups in your Canvas course for discussions, assignments, projects or presentations. The process creates smaller groups, as well as a space within the course for group members to collaborate, called a Group Homepage. Group…

February 1, 2021 in Canvas, Educational Technology, Remote Teaching.

Building Broad Minds: Active learning strategies for large classrooms

Building broad minds is not about back filling.  Broad minds are the byproduct of encountering diverse ideas, thinking deeply about them, and integrating those ideas into our own worldviews and cognitive frameworks.  In higher education, the opportunity to be exposed…

May 28, 2019 in Curriculum Development, Educational Theory, Instructional Strategies.

Getting More Active (and getting more learning)

The holidays are a time of year that are almost inevitably followed by a feeling that you should be more active after all those treats and large meals.  Many educators want their students to be more active and engaged, but…

December 20, 2018 in Educational Theory, Instructional Strategies.

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