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Houston Heflin researches HeadsUp as a technology tool in collaborative learning environments

by Trey Shirley | Nov 1, 2015 | Adams Blog, Mobile Learning

The Adams Center would like to recognize faculty who have exhibited extraordinary teaching, scholarship and service. We want to congratulate faculty members for their hard work, achievements and advancements in their field. This month we are spotlighting Houston...

The Impact of Mobile Technology on Student Attitudes, Engagement, and Learning

by Trey Shirley | Sep 10, 2015 | Adams Blog, Featured, In Case You Missed It, Mobile Learning, Recording

In this presentation, Houston Heflin shares the results of a study examining student engagement and higher order thinking skills in a cooperative learning environment both with and without mobile devices. The study was conducted with 170 university students in three...

ACU Chooses Canvas

by Trey Shirley | Dec 12, 2014 | Adams Blog, Instructional Technologies, Mobile Learning

It’s official – Canvas is now the enterprise learning management system for Abilene Christian University. Canvas is built in such a way that it can effectively be used for both fully-online and face-to-face courses. Tools such as SpeedGrader make grading and...

2012-2013 Mobile Learning Report

by Trey Shirley | Oct 16, 2013 | Adams Blog, Mobile Learning, Mobile Learning Fellows

2012-2013 Mobile Learning Report In 2010 ACU received a $1.8 million grant from AT&T to enhance mobile learning on campus. Transform may be a better word, because the impact of the project has been nothing short of remarkable. What you will see in the following...

Mobile Learning Fellows 2012-13

by Trey Shirley | Oct 8, 2012 | Adams Blog, Featured, Funding, Initiatives, Mobile Learning, Mobile Learning Fellows, Research, Uncategorized

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 Fellows / Projects selected for 2012-2013: Dr. Bob McKelvain will study...

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  • How To Effectively Use Technology in the Classroom: Student Fellows
  • Vimeo
  • Using Lockdown Browser for Secure Testing
  • Lecturing from the Screen
  • Semester Course Template
  • Try Canvas New Features
  • Adams Center’s Berlin Fang Receives Award
  • Faculty Fusion 2018
  • Adding extra credit
  • Online Teaching Summer Camp
  • Summer Faculty Institutes 2018
  • Have Canvas automatically deduct grades for late submission
  • ACU in Leipzig – Adams Center hosts faculty workshop   
  • Adams Center Summary Report 16-17
  • Back-to-school list for Canvas
  • Cloud Clipboard: Copying content between your computer and devices
  • 2017 Fall Faculty Reading Groups
  • Faculty Fusion 2017
  • Use Blueprint courses to synchronize changes
  • Canvas and Turnitin Dates
  • Making your classroom hospitable for international students
  • Tools to make scheduling easy
  • Use a semester template for your course
  • Canvas Semester-end Reminders
  • ACU Faculty Honored for Using Turnitin
  • Encourage students to view your feedback
  • Common Turnitin Issues
  • Using the New Turnitin Feedback Studio iPad App
  • Does your course deliver what your syllabus promises?
  • Fall 2016 Adams Center Reading Groups