This week our guest faculty blogger is Dr. Richard Southgate from the Biology Department. In May 2012, I attended the College of Charleston’s (CofC) Summer 2012 Faculty Technology Institute (FTI) for the very first time, which was a great personal learning and eye opening experience, especially as I learned a lot about the potential…
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Faculty Guest Post: Prerecorded Lectures To Free Up Classtime
Our guest blogger this week is Jennifer Baker in the Philosophy department. Jennifer talks about how she has used Echo 360 to pre-record her lectures to free up for of her in-class time. Please note that as of August 2015, Echo 360 is no longer available to CofC faculty as a campus license. Mediasite Desktop…
iPad, Therefore I Am?
From Jean Everett of the CofC Biology Department (and resident Plant Taxonomy expert), this post is an honest, questioning, and insightful look at applying the iPad to daily instruction. I participated in the very first Faculty Technology Institute in 2003. That week transformed my teaching primarily by honing my skills in PowerPoint and introducing me…
Using My iPad and Splice To Teach Students a Practical Skill
This month’s guest blogger is Dr. Denis Keyes from the Department of Teacher Education in the School of Education, Health, & Human Performance. I wasn’t really sure how I was going to use the iPad we received from the FTI last year, as I tend to be more of a “traditional lecturer” than an “innovative…
Problem Based Learning
Leena Karambelkar attended the Spring 2012 FTI and after that experience decided to try a Problem Based Learning assignment, a strategy that was covered in the FTI. Here is what she had to say about that decision: PBL: Empowering students by bringing more creativity, curiosity and interest to my Hindi Language classes Among the methods…