Since 2018, CSUCI has offered Learning Online 101 (LOL 101), a self-paced tutorial for students that prepares them for technical and academic success in online and blended courses. Instructors import LOL 101 as an assignment in their course, where students complete the tutorial and earn a badge. As of now, over 10,000 students have been […]
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) has emerged in recent years as an innovative approach to Global Learning, recognized by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) as a high-impact practice (HIP). Add to the mix another HIP, such as Problem-based Service Learning (PBSL), and you get a powerful pedagogical combo. I usually run a […]
In Fall of 2022, Megan Eberhardt-Alstot received the President’s Staff Award for Innovation. As a valued member of the Teaching and Learning Innovations team, Megan has found creative ways to leverage technology and center humans to design for learning experiences. In this post, we share Megan’s 2022 speech, which continues to have relevance today. Transcript […]
The Pinch Point: Student Engagement with Video Instructors put a lot of effort into the video content they create for their students. Whether it’s a short introduction to the week’s module, a must-watch for a flipped classroom, or a micro lecture, the video content faculty put out requires planning, thought, and effort. Unfortunately, no matter […]
TL: DR This blog post is a 7 ½-minute read. If you only have two minutes, scroll to the end for the tips! A grad school friend recently recounted a conversation she’d overheard: Young Person 1: How old are you? Young Person 2: I’m 25, but really I’m 22. You know, because of the pandemic. […]
As we venture into on-campus teaching again, faculty search for new approaches that best serve themselves and their students. TLi is happy to assist CI faculty in achieving their teaching and learning efforts, located in Solano Hall 1201, TLi’s FIT Studio is here to provide space for faculty design, creativity, discussion, and innovation. We wanted […]
With the start of the Fall 2021 semester came the return of people being back on campus. This meant students, instructors, and staff were once again breathing life into the buildings on campus. And with everyone coming back to campus, that meant everyone coming back to our office for support with their teaching, instructional design, […]
If you teach a STEM course like me (I teach physics), then you know that creating and implementing a remote learning activity for a STEM course that retains the rigor required for a math-based discipline is challenging to say the least. It simply isn’t a natural modality for any subject that requires one to move […]
While we rely on the ease of connecting via video conference tools, for lecture capture, you may be seeking a more robust platform. William (Billy) Munroe and Benny Ng, Chemistry Faculty, and two of our TLi faculty mentors have sought solutions through Open Broadcaster Software (OBS). This freely available software can be used to liven up your […]
Teaching in a virtual environment can be challenging. When logging in to teach a synchronous Zoom session, many of my students and myself, have already spent hours that day staring at the screens of digital devices. They probably do not want to spend an hour or more listening to a boring lecture. I successfully used […]
