#UPTechTip: Immersive Reader in Word Boosts Inclusivity

In today’s tip, I want to bring your attention to a new feature in Word Online, the web browser-based version of Microsoft Word available to the UP community through Office 365. This new feature, called the Immersive Reader View, can boost inclusivity in your classroom by providing features specifically designed to enhance readability for those…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: Immersive Reader in Word Boosts Inclusivity

UP Tech Tip: Auto Create Table of Contents in Word 2016

Today’s #uptechtip is a handy way to create a table of contents in MS Word. This is something I’ve really found useful as I’ve been writing longer form content in my graduate studies – even if I don’t intend to include a ToC in the finished project it’s a great way to enhance navigation and…Continue Reading UP Tech Tip: Auto Create Table of Contents in Word 2016

UP Tech Tip: Create Moodle Quiz Questions the Easy Way

The Moodle Quiz activity can be very useful for creating everything from ungraded self-checks to weekly reading quizzes, to exams. However, sometimes the actual process of creating questions in Moodle can be a bit clunky and time-consuming. Did you know that you can write up quizzes in Word or in a plain text document and…Continue Reading UP Tech Tip: Create Moodle Quiz Questions the Easy Way

UP Tech Tip: Make Your Own Graphics

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Most educators would agree that multi-sensory learning offers obvious and tangible benefits for students. Using a combination of information delivery methods can increase learner engagement, comprehension and retention. As a teacher, you can talk at length about complex subjects (it’s called lecturing for a reason), and you’ve probably written countless pages in your area of…Continue Reading UP Tech Tip: Make Your Own Graphics