Five tips to clean up your social media presence and impress future employers
With the end of the semester drawing nearer, jobs and internships are on students’ brains. Today, more employers than ever are using social media to find and recruit potential employees and are even using social media sites to recruit you as future employees. In the case that your future employer is looking at your social media pages during the hiring process, here are some tips to ensure you’re presenting your best self on the Internet.
Read MoreMoodle Musings: How to use Moodle quizzes
Though some individuals may consider testing an infrequent, high-stake activity and only provide written midterm and final exams to their students, others may choose to proctor more frequent, low-risk quizzes throughout the semester. Moodle quizzes provide a quick, flexible way for faculty to gauge student comprehension and to diagnose student performance more frequently throughout their courses. Faculty can also utilize Moodle quizzes to check students’ understanding of homework before class begins. For example, professors can ask students to complete a simple, low-stress quiz on Moodle before class starts or at the beginning of class. The instructor can then review the results and tailor that day’s activities and discussion to address students’ strengths and weaknesses. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreDr. Gerald Dillashaw uses Moodle quizzes to assess students in online summer course
Dr. Cheri Crabb with Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) hosted the second online course discussion group for new online faculty on Friday, March 15. These discussion groups focus on enhancing face-to-face courses for online environments, and each meeting has an emphasis on a particular topic. This meeting concentrated on testing and online discussions. Dr. Gerald Dillashaw, professor of education, was the “featured faculty” for this discussion, and he shared information about his online summer course, Science Without Borders. He displayed his Moodle site and discussed how he frequently uses Moodle quizzes to ensure students are reading and comprehending the material from this science class. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreTips for assessing students and initiating class discussions in online courses
Dr. Cheri Crabb with Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) hosted the second online course discussion group for new online faculty on Friday, March 15. These discussion groups focus on enhancing face-to-face courses for online environments, and each meeting has an emphasis on a particular topic. This meeting concentrated on testing students via quizzes and exams and enhancing online class discussions. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreMoodle Musings: Why you should avoid using Internet Explorer
In the world of Internet browsers, Internet Explorer (IE) is the black sheep of the family. Despite Microsoft’s attempts to modernize the browser, it still suffers from several flaws in how it displays webpages, which causes many irregularities in Moodle. So, the best use of IE may be to download another browser. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreDr. Joel Karty uses clickers to hold chemistry students accountable
Dr. Joel Karty, associate professor of chemistry, knows succeeding in organic chemistry is no small feat. It’s a tough class to teach, and students are required to take (and pass) it if they wish to attend professional school in the medical field. “Teaching organic chemistry is intimidating, and it’s a high-profile class for a lot of students trying to get into medical school,” Karty said. “If a student’s not doing well, it’s easy to get down or depressed a little bit. The morale takes a big hit.” FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreGoogle Calendar provides an avenue for more organized scheduling for faculty
Scheduling advising appointments and meetings has been a challenge for Dr. Donna Van Bodegraven, professor in the Spanish department. The Spanish professor used to rely on students signing up on pieces of paper on her door to make appointments, but that proved to be inefficient because her students had such hectic schedules. However, while working in the Language Media Center, Dr. Bodegraven discovered a tool that would make her scheduling problems disappear: Google Calendar. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreMoodle Musings: Save time uploading files by using the drag-and-drop function
Interested in learning how to upload files to your Moodle courses in less than one second? Faculty can now use Moodle’s drag-and-drop function to quickly and easily upload individual documents or entire folders onto their Moodle pages. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreProfessor Randy Piland boosts class engagement in online courses via VoiceThread
About three years ago, Communications Professor Randy Piland heard about a new, interactive tool called VoiceThread that educators were beginning to incorporate into their classrooms. The web-based application allows individuals to create and share collections of images, videos, and documents, so others can comment on them and start conversations. Because of its universal accessibility via cloud technology and its collaborative nature, Piland thought it would be a useful tool to use in his online summer courses. After semesters of experimenting, he has perfected a way to utilize the technology. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreGoogle Presentation, other Google programs allow easy collaboration in and outside the classroom
Group presentations and projects are common assignments in today’s higher education courses, especially in the collaborative settings of Elon’s classrooms. However, group presentations can be a hassle for everyone involved. It is difficult for teachers to determine if students are equally distributing the work, and busy students often struggle to find a time to meet. To resolve these issues, Dr. Antonio Izzo, a professor in the biology department, found a solution that seems to work works for all parties: Google Presentation. FollowShare on Tumblr
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