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.
OpenClass Toolbar Upgrade Coming Soon
On October 25th, 2012, OpenClass will release an upgrade to the toolbar. The release of this upgrade will improve the overall navigation and experience of OpenClass. The OpenClass product design team has visually redesigned and rearranged the toolbar to include the...
Pearson Representatives to be on Campus October 24th
The Adams Center will be hosting Pearson's representatives for OpenClass on Wednesday, October 24th, for a special OpenClass Lunch and Learn session. They are ready for your questions, suggestions, observations, and experience about OpenClass. Please let us know if...
What's in a Grade: Designing Meaningful Assessment of Student Learning
Join Mindi Thompson as she shares practical strategies for building meaningful assessments of student learning at an Adams Center lunch on Thursday, October 18th. RSVP today or call ext. 2455 to reserve your spot!
Project Merge: A Student-led Initiative Integrating Service & Design
For many students at ACU, service to the community has been an integral part of their college experience. Like any town, Abilene has plenty of people who just need a helping hand. A group of students in the Department of Art and Design, led by professor Brandon Young, have come up with a way to help out the best way they know how – by applying the skills learned in their classes.
iBooks Author
In January, Apple launched an application for developing interactive content called iBooks Author. When the Learning Studio needed to produce an annual report at the end of our first year, we wanted to better understand how iBooks Author might change the way we think...
Mobile Learning Fellows 2012-13
Each year ACU names a handful of Mobile-Learning Fellows, ACU faculty selected through a competitive, peer-review process to examine a topic or issue relevant to the initiative.
Mobile Learning Fellow's Paper Accepted for Publication
The Effect of Clickers in University Science Courses, a paper written by Dr. Autumn Sutherlin, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Science Education and Technology partly based on her work as a Mobile Learning fellow (2010-2012).
Teaching with Technology Series
The Teaching With Technology series will provide faculty members with the opportunity to share tips and ideas for using technology in teaching and provide hands-on practice with a variety of tools. Sessions will be offered at all levels of expertise, targeting...
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