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Author Archives: Cheri Crabb, PhD
Professor Mark Courtright uses clickers for peer evaluation
Written by Caroline Klidonas, junior Acting major and Creative Writing minor Professor Mark Courtright is finding ways to amp up student involvement in class presentations in his Business Communications class. How? You guessed it—with clickers! I met with him to find out firsthand just how he’s managed this. Q: What specific ways have you used the clickers in class? Professor … Continue Reading → Continue Reading
Dr. Amy Hogan: Clickers for Attendance, Discussion and Testing (no Scantrons!)
Written by Lori Schachle second year Honors Fellow majoring in Public Administration, minoring in Communications, Leadership and Management. Dr. Amy Hogan, Assistant Professor of Psychology, has always been intrigued by technology’s role in learning. Her research interests include interface design, the interaction of language and technology, and the application of new research methodology. This semester, she was able to merge … Continue Reading → Continue Reading
Dr. Steve Braye: Learning Literature with Clickers
Written by Caroline Klidonas, third-year Honors Fellow majoring in Acting, minoring in Creative Writing. Professor Stephen Braye, department of English, is one of several clicker pioneers on Elon’s campus. He has been exploring new ways to use them in his Literature class, with hopes for extending their use to his Global Experience class. I met with him to find out Continue Reading
Questions from our faculty about Moodle
This summer, Teaching and Learning Technologies taught an online course titled, Making the Most of Moodle. The course covered topics such as: • adding files • assignments and feedback • course communication • grades • quizzes • groups The faculty enrolled in the course had a forum they were encouraged to post questions to anonymously; facilitators responded within 24 hours. … Continue Reading → Continue Reading
Questions from our faculty about Moodle
This summer, Teaching and Learning Technologies taught an online course titled, Making the Most of Moodle. The course covered topics such as: • adding files • assignments and feedback • course communication • grades • quizzes • groups The faculty Continue Reading
Real-time conversations with Moodle Chat: Part 2
I’ve always enjoyed using forms of instant messaging because it’s quick, non-invasive, and informal. Moodle chat is a type of instant messaging and is especially well-suited for short messages, unrehearsed exchanges, office hours, meetings, question and answer sessions and test-preparation. Continue Reading
Juggle fewer files with Moodle’s online text
Online text can simplify assignment gathering because, unlike when a student uploads an assignment in a Word Document, the professor does not download or save a copy of the students’ submission to their computer. Instead, student writings are stored in Moodle like a webpage and instructors can read and leave feedback directly in Moodle. More → Continue Reading
