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Navigating the Transformation Process: Understanding and Supporting Teacher Candidates Through Their Journey from Student to Professional

Navigating the Transformation Process: Understanding and Supporting Teacher Candidates Through Their Journey from Student to Professional

I have spent the better part of the last few years examining the transformation of our teaching credential students as they move from “student” to “teacher” during their one-year licensure program at CI in the Teacher Education Department. Specifically, my studies aim to map the known cycle of transformation onto their experiences and create activities […]

Empathy and Ekhobot: The Softer Side of AI

Empathy and Ekhobot: The Softer Side of AI

Having worked in a variety of fields over the course of my career–Information Technology, Human Resources, Administration, and customer service–I can attest to the ubiquitous truth that we are naturally inclined to see things from our particular vantage point of expertise, with the resources, processes, and lexicon we are familiar with that shapes our perspective […]

BECOMING AN ACTIVIST: A JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPROVING ACCOMMODATION 	METHODS TOWARDS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WRITING CENTER

BECOMING AN ACTIVIST: A JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPROVING ACCOMMODATION METHODS TOWARDS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WRITING CENTER

The following blog post developed out of student interest to explore how campus services, specifically tutoring in the Multiliteracy Writing Center, addressed the needs of student clients with various learning needs and the tutors who serve them. That study  was conducted by Cristal Gamez (CSUCI, 2018) and was supported by a TLI Faculty Fellow, Talya Drescher, Assistant Professor of Special […]

Canvas: An End of Pilot Semester Review

Canvas: An End of Pilot Semester Review

During the Canvas pilot in the Spring of 2017 we tested the LMS for a variety of roles. Instructors and learners tested the usability and features via the courses taught in the pilot program. One of our students browsed the LMS throughout the semester with a Teaching Assistant’s access and provided her brief experience in […]

Using a Student Response System to Increase Engagement

Using a Student Response System to Increase Engagement

Ever wonder how many of your students are grasping content as it is currently being delivered?  In looking over the sea of students in the classroom, I notice a vast collection of electronic devices – cell phones, tablets, and laptop computers.  Learning tied to technology could make a connection to not only content, but also […]

Questioning Community

Questioning Community

The following blog post developed out of a larger research project that explored best practices for building a sense of community within online/blended classrooms. That study was supported by a Faculty Fellowship from CI’s Teaching & Learning Innovations Team, and was conducted by Kellie Prather (undergraduate student at CI), Brandon Burns (undergraduate student at CI), […]

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