Category: UP Tech Tips

Did you know that it’s simple and easy to create media-rich, engaging and informative content in Moodle anywhere that you can type using the text editor? If you are currently using Moodle to deliver documents or other learning materials to your students, imagine the context and depth you can add by sharing your expertise and…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: Getting to Know the Moodle Text Editor

If you’re anything like me, you may struggle with keeping track of information that’s only available offline. Printed information that’s handed out at a meeting, or notes you jot down in a paper notebook or on a whiteboard – that information is so easily lost track of. Wouldn’t be nice if you could access and…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: Office Lens is Your Pocket Scanner

This week’s tip is a simple time-saver: Did you know you can re-use existing slides in any PowerPoint deck? Imagine a scenario where you are teaching a new course, or even simply re-structuring an existing lesson. As you create learning materials you may want to leverage content you have already spent time creating. Of course you…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: Re-Use PowerPoint Slides

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

Collaboration and teamwork are critical 21st century skills for college students to develop, so it makes sense that more and more UP faculty are incorporating group projects in their curricula. When utilizing Moodle groups, you can facilitate a smoother process for students (students will share a submission upload box) and streamline grading (any grades and…Continue Reading #UPTechTip: Getting the Most Out of Moodle Groups