Recent Entries
You’ll find the latest from the Adams Center staff here at the Adams Blog. The content varies, but the subject is always the same: teaching and learning.
Taking Quizzes to Learn
A recent Technician Online article, based on a study done in the University of Texas at Austin, showed that “frequent quizzes could improve course scores, attendance in class”. The same principles applies to hybrid teaching and online teaching. Schwartz and Gurung,...
Free Photo Resources
Using photos in your presentations is much more effective for learning than displaying your speaker notes. Here are a few photo websites you can use to gather copyright-free photos. Be sure to follow the guidelines for attributing ownership of the images. Not only is...
Cup O' Soup & Christmas Cookie Bake-off
Celebrate the holidays with your fellow faculty members while enjoying soup on Dead Day. The Adams Center staff will compete in our second annual Christmas cookie bake-off, so be ready to taste them all and vote for your favorite. A drawing for door prizes will be...
Setting up Courses with CourseSites
Some professors are considering using CourseSites as an alternative to OpenClass to manage their teaching online. CourseSites is a cloud-based learning management system, equivalent in much of its functionality to the latest Blackboard enterprise version. As each...
Voice Feedback– Save Time, Increase Engagement
Written feedback has been a staple in the grading process in higher education. Although, sometimes written feedback (like any communication medium that is overused) can become white noise to students who often admit they don’t read it. Audio feedback is an option that...
Tell a story, with Shadow Puppet
Using Shadow Puppet (similar to Photostory on Windows side) for storytelling invites the use of imagery and narrative in formative and informative ways in teaching, training, and learning. This app lets students put those iPads and smartphones to work collecting...
Using Evernote to Mark up Photos
Evernote is a versatile tool for taking notes in a variety of format, including text, audio and picture, which you can easily tag for retrieval and share with people you designate or the general public. You can also use Evernote to do some quick editing with photos in...
From iPad to WePad: Teaching with the iPad as a Tool for Class Collaboration
During the summer we offered a workshop on using iPad in teaching. By popular demand, we are offering a sequel on November 7th on teaching with the iPad. In this hands-on workshop the Adams Center instructional design team will demonstrate five iPad apps that may make...
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