A Peek Inside the New VoiceThread! (4-minute video) VoiceThread is an asynchronous conversation tool that provides the ability to converse in voice, video, or text around your media files (PDFs, videos, images, and more). At CI, VoiceThread is integrated with CI Learn, providing a seamless experience for connecting your students in warm, humanized online interactions. […]
While the current semester is coming to an end, the new semester’s courses in CI Learn are available and before you know it it’ll be time to get those courses ready for students. Moving forward with successful course design in mind, here are 5 essential elements in a CI Learn course.
A few weeks back, I had the honor of facilitating a wonderful conversation with Dr. Julia Balen about ‘Teaching in a Connected Age.’ We decided to host this conversation as a way to expand the ongoing conversations taking place at CI about how the role of faculty changes when digital tools and mobile devices become […]
Can you believe it is already Week 10 of the semester? Many of you are likely assigning papers for your students. In this short video, Rachael Jordan, a faculty member on the CI Composition Team, provides a Quick Guide to Commenting on Student Papers. Have you ever wondered how you could more effectively comment on […]
Apply today to join Cohort V of the Blended Learning Preparation Program (BLPP) brought to you by Teaching and Learning Innovations@CI. We look forward to your participation! Click here for full details and the online application!
CSUCI is proud to announce the grand opening of our Faculty Innovations in Teaching (FIT) Studio. The FIT Studio is for faculty to record instructional videos using cutting-edge, professional technologies; learn how to develop high quality instructional video content; and meet with colleagues in our comfortable faculty lounge area. Join us for the FIT Studio Open […]
We are excited to welcome you to our new Teaching and Learning Innovations web presence. Our team has been working hard to create a site that will help us better communicate and share. Our blog will be used to share successes, new ideas for teaching and learning with technology and most importantly serve as […]
In this 5-minute Ignite talk, CSUCI faculty member, Andrea Grove, reflects on the depth of her students’ learning in Univ. 392: Journey to South Africa. Andrea shares quotes from her students, presenting compelling evidence about the impact of experiential learning.
In a Googlized society, your online activities begin to shape a permanent digital footprint that communicates a great deal about you to your friends but also to your colleagues, employer, and future employers. Learning how to create a meaningful online persona that demonstrates your strengths and talents is one of the most important skills for […]
The teaching innovations of Jaime Hannans, Assistant Professor in the CI Nursing program, were recently showcased on the VoiceThread blog. In her guest post, Jaime demonstrates how she blends the unique, humanized, and rich media interface of VoiceThread and Visual Teaching Strategies to create an active online learning experience for her Nursing students. Click here […]
