I’ve written before about Office Forms, a lightweight survey tool that’s bundled into Office 365, and about Teams, the chat-based collaboration space. I want to quickly highlight how the two tools can be used together to facilitate a truly collaborative survey-building and data analysis process. https://uportland.mediaspace.kaltura.com/id/0_veuwhv9i?width=705&height=443&playerId=28073962 To start off with, visit the Team and Channel…Continue Reading Collaboratively Collect & Analyze Data with MS Forms + Teams
Category: EdTech
Accessibility Tools in Office 365
Working with academic technology on the UP campus, I spend a lot of time immersed in both Office 365 and in accessibility issues around our use of technology and digital media. Office is at the core of our digital 21st-century teaching and learning – nearly everyone on campus depends on it to communicate, research, write,…Continue Reading Accessibility Tools in Office 365
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Try Digital Notes
When I first began using digital notes, I was seriously impressed with the positive impact on my work and learning. You see, I have always been a poor organizer of paper notes. Even if I carefully wrote down key points or things I needed to remember, information invariably ends up lost, crumpled up, and forgotten….Continue Reading There Has Never Been a Better Time to Try Digital Notes
How to Avoid Death By Discussion Forum
Note: This piece was originally published on moodleuserguides.org Discussion forums are a mainstay of online and blended classes. Any learning technology that becomes ubiquitous is a fair target for critical interrogation (Death by PowerPoint comes to mind); discussion boards, too, have their fair share of detractors. A common criticism is that forums lead to rote,…Continue Reading How to Avoid Death By Discussion Forum
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
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