There are times when you or your students want to conduct an interview with someone but it’s very difficult to get together due to time zone issues, busy schedules, or some other reason. Well, Michael Overholt, former instructional technologist with LCWA came up with a great remedy for these issues… FlipGrid Flipgrid is a video…
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Using the Question Formulation Technique to Get Students to Dig Deeper
Faculty Focus: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of public speaking is very common, with an estimated 1 in 4 people reporting being anxious when presenting ideas and information in front of an audience. Some folks report being more scared of public speaking than death! While fear helps to protect ourselves in risky situations, it can also get in our way. In…
Creating Personal Learning Paths with Symbaloo
In the early 2000s a popular lesson type was a webquest. The goal of this was to create an inquiry-oriented lesson where all of the information comes from web-based resources. This isn’t a newsletter on how to create a webquest. There is tons of information on the web on how to do this, including an…
Dear TLT: How do I Combine Text from Two Columns into One (in Excel)?
Dear TLT, I’m working with a rather complex data set, and I need to combine text from two separate columns into one. Is that possible? Sincerely, Professor James Moriarty Mathematics Dear Professor Moriarty, While it is not “elementary,” as some might say, it is definitely possible! To get started, click on the first (empty) cell in…