by Berlin Fang | Jan 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
For professors participating in the Spring 2015 Canvas pilot, this post is meant to help you get started. For every course you start in Canvas, you will see a checklist like this at the bottom of your course page: All of them are links. Click on any one of them, and...
by Berlin Fang | Dec 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Inside Higher Ed recently posted an excellent article for teaching international students, which highlights the need to examine the challenges in classrooms with both domestic and international students in what I would call a “cul-brid” (culturally hybrid)...
by Berlin Fang | Oct 15, 2014 | Informative Articles, Instructional Design
It has been seven years since Apple released the iPhone, and we seem to be observing something like a “seven-year itch” in our love for mobile learning. As smartphones become consumer products, mobile learning’s hype is wearing off — mostly in a good...
by Berlin Fang | Oct 7, 2014 | Mobile Learning
This may not be the best time to argue for educational testing given its bad press, given the many arguments against testing. For instance, testing could reduce education to the dog wagged by its tail. Test-driven educators may focus narrowly on preparing students to...
by Berlin Fang | Aug 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Turnitin is a web-based application you can use to check plagiarism, grade student work and facilitate peer review among students. It is used by an increasing number of ACU professors to manage class assignments. It works best for grading various types of paper...
