Challenges - IT Teaching Resources

Structuring and streamlining content

Remote classes offer opportunities to think critically about the purpose of a course. Instructors must consider not only what learners engage with, but also where and how learners might access these ideas and experiences within the digital course. Explore some approaches for mapping course content in an intentional and learner-centered way in the articles and stories below.

Voices | Resources

Instructor and student voices

Alvin Pearman on the importance of centering the needs of students

Alvin Pearman talks about amplifying student voice and setting up a culture of active engagement

Christopher Cormier and Catalina Martinez share their technology tools for success

Christopher Cormier and Catalina Martinez talk about dynamic teaching methods and the technology they use to facilitate their course

Lunch-n-Learn: Instructor Panel #1

GSE instructors discuss which tools and strategies have been most beneficial, and how the remote online environment has impacted student relationships and the ability to effectively learn

Nadia Gathers and Erika Woolsey illustrate how teaching philosophy and practice converge

Nadia Gathers and Erika Woolsey reframe how online constraints are an opportunity for innovation in learning and community-building

Resources

Beyond Chatbots

Exploring different ways generative AI can look and function.

AI Cases in Education

Leveraging generative AI tools to support teaching and learning

SQL Workshop

Connecting datasets and sharing with research partners for greater insights

Setting up a sustainable data project

How to balance hidden costs, project structure, and reproducibility across the lifetime of a data project

Building video-based learning experiences with Panopto

Now integrated into Canvas, the Panopto video platform can enhance presence and streamline access to media

How Hyperdocs connect learning resources

Hyperdocs centralize instructional materials for a particular lesson, unit, week, or course into a single document

How to utilize Padlet, a customizable bulletin board

Padlet is a virtual, customizable ‘bulletin board’ with options to populate with text, images, audio, videos, and links

Canvas course organization: Recommendations and templates

A guide on how to use and import premade modules and templates to quickly set up a Canvas course

How to deploy a launchpad to centralize course materials

Improve communication through a shared document that organizes course content

Building effective blended learning programs

Research on blended learning programs that complements students and promotes learning and application-learned behaviors

A blended learning approach to enhance students’ learning experiences

A case study examining the benefits of blended learning on students’ learning experiences

An instructional framework for fostering student engagement in online learning

A guide with four recommendations for developing blended courses

Academic motivation and self-regulation in online learning

A comparative study on the academic motivation of undergraduates and graduate students in online courses

Social robots and virtual agents as lecturers for video instruction

A lab experiment testing the results of substituting a digital agent for a video of the instructor

Canvas FAQ

A collection of answers to the most commonly asked questions about Canvas courses and general Canvas tools and features

How to organize learner-centered course material

Options and tips for organizing class materials and resources, using a learner-centered Canvas compatible approach

Zoom FAQ

A collection of answers to the most commonly asked questions about Zoom meetings and the general tools and website features

How to download and sign into Zoom

A guide on installing Zoom to your computer and attending a meeting as an authenticated user

Hosting a Zoom meeting or class: Best practices

GSE-IT shares Zoom best practices and how to schedule and host a meeting

Collection of teaching resources for instructors and TAs

This collection of internal and external resources can help instructors and teaching teams adapt in-person courses to an online format

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IT Teaching Resources

Challenges for digital classrooms

Structuring and streamlining content

Instructor and student voices

Alvin Pearman on the importance of centering the needs of students

Christopher Cormier and Catalina Martinez share their technology tools for success

Lunch-n-Learn: Instructor Panel #1

Nadia Gathers and Erika Woolsey illustrate how teaching philosophy and practice converge

Resources

Beyond Chatbots

AI Cases in Education

SQL Workshop

Setting up a sustainable data project

Building video-based learning experiences with Panopto

How Hyperdocs connect learning resources

How to utilize Padlet, a customizable bulletin board

Canvas course organization: Recommendations and templates

How to deploy a launchpad to centralize course materials

Building effective blended learning programs

A blended learning approach to enhance students’ learning experiences

An instructional framework for fostering student engagement in online learning

Academic motivation and self-regulation in online learning

Social robots and virtual agents as lecturers for video instruction

Canvas FAQ

How to organize learner-centered course material

Zoom FAQ

How to download and sign into Zoom

Hosting a Zoom meeting or class: Best practices

Collection of teaching resources for instructors and TAs

Explore More

Supporting mental health and well-being

Structuring and streamlining content

Promoting student engagement

Bridging synchronous and asynchronous learning

Building community and trust

Gathering assessment and feedback