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Planning & Designing a Course

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How we plan & design a course impacts how it functions and how students learn. A good design incorporates multiple theories, content, and critical thinking skills.

Featured resources:
* Bloom’s Taxonomy – Via Vanderbilt University, Bloom’s Taxonomy is a foundational framework of education and critical thinking. It has been used for over 60 years.

* Picking Useful Tools for Instruction – Technology tools, including Canvas functions, should only be used if they have a purpose for instruction.

Using Panopto in Canvas – Important First Steps

Panopto is the college’s video management system. It’s very easy to get started using Panopto in a Canvas course!

Audacity

Audacity is a free, open source tool for audio recording and editing.

Audio Archive at the Internet Archive

The Audio Archive at the Internet Archive provides a wealth of audio recordings, including: Community audio Live music archives Free audiobooks and poetry Old radio programs and more. The Audio Archive can be used in a variety of courses, from the Humanities to the Social Sciences. Many of its recordings can easily be incorporated into an online course, a presentation, or other resource. Additionally, audio can often be used as a point of discussion for a critical classroom assessment in many situations. Take a look – Audio Archive at the Internet Archive.

Poll Daddy

Poll Daddy is a great way to create quick anonymous questions and surveys for your class. This tool allows for an individual to create a poll, survey, or quiz without purchasing any additional equipment aside from what they already may have access to use. The tool also allows for content to be rated by users to determine its efficacy. Essentials A recent computer – A computer purchased within the past 5 years should be suitable. A high speed Internet connection – This process will not work on dial-up Internet. Optional iPad iPhone Example How to do it Poll Daddy itself […]

Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is a great way to create quick anonymous questions for your class using real-time data collection. This tool allows for an individual to create a poll without purchasing any additional equipment aside from what they already may have access to use. Essentials A recent computer – A computer purchased within the past 5 years should be suitable. A high speed Internet connection – This process will not work on dial-up Internet. Adobe Flash Player – If you do not have this installed, please download it at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/. Adobe Flash Player is available for all web browsers on Windows (XP, […]