Online discussions are a great way to build community, develop writing skills, and foster deeper reflection and engagement with learning. Actually managing forums, however, can be tricky. It’s important that faculty who are seeking to facilitate effective online discussion understand the forum tools at their disposal. With that in mind, this week’s #UPTechTip offers a brief…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: New Tools for Facilitating Effective Discussions in Moodle Forums
#UPTechTip: View, Annotate, and Grade Student Work In Moodle
Today’s #UPtechTip is a short video tour of the new grading workflow available in Moodle 3.2. If you are looking for an easy way to view student work, add annotations, provide feedback, and enter grades all from one powerful, flexible screen, this one is for you! https://uportland.mediaspace.kaltura.com/id/0_c8ilt6no?width=705&height=443&playerId=28073962…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: View, Annotate, and Grade Student Work In Moodle
EdTech Preview: Microsoft To-Do
I’m a big proponent of using a digital task list app to help keep track of things I need to remember. During busy times (like the beginning of Fall term at a university, for instance), I depend on a simple list that syncs to all my devices and makes it hassle free to add new todos….Continue Reading EdTech Preview: Microsoft To-Do
#UPTechTip: Using the Moodle Announcements Forum
Fall is in the air! Err, not really. We’re still experiencing Summer heat in Portland. But, classes have begun at UP; students, learning, and #uptechtips have all returned from Summer vacation! This tip focuses on the Moodle Announcements forum. This is a simple but effective tool for communicating with students. If you are using Moodle…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: Using the Moodle Announcements Forum
Microsoft Teams Getting Started Guide: The Basics
Microsoft Teams has come to the University of Portland campus. Teams is similar to the mega-popular work-based chat app Slack, in that it provides a new way to collaborate and communicate via an interactive chat-based workspace that can integrate with other tools. The idea is to provide 21st-century knowledge workers with a flexible and fun…Continue Reading Microsoft Teams Getting Started Guide: The Basics
#UPTechTip: Quick Update All Moodle Assignment Due Dates
If you’ve ever imported material from a past semester into a blank new Moodle course, you know firsthand the need to go through all of the course activities – assignments, quizzes, etc. – and change the due dates to line up with the new semester. (it simply wouldn’t do due to have an assignment in…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: Quick Update All Moodle Assignment Due Dates