Gather with other digital innovators and education leaders from IU and beyond: Faculty from all IU campuses and peers from other institutions are welcome!
Join us at the 2024 Digital Gardener Summit, where we will explore generative AI and digital literacy—and take advantage of educational insights, networking opportunities, and hands-on workshops. Choose from two Summit locations: IU Bloomington on May 9 or IU Indianapolis on May 10.
Concurrent and poster session proposals are due by May 1
The Teach, Play, Learn Conference is accepting proposals for presentations on real-life usage, empirical studies, and/or theoretical discussions of game-based teaching and learning. We are particularly interested in interactive workshops involving the best practices of teaching with games or playful elements in the classroom.
Whether or not you plan to submit a proposal, be sure to save the date for the conference (in person at IU South Bend and online): Friday, July 19, 2024
Share quick overviews of the technology available to your students
These modules are easy to incorporate into any Canvas course—you can use the entire module or specific pages. You can also edit the contents of each page in the module to meet the needs of your specific campus or program.
Access the modules here.
Learn how to import objects from Canvas Commons here.
Interested in using Canvas New Quizzes, but not sure where to start?
Instructional Technology Consultant Megan DeMoss created a six-part series of introductions, starting with an overview of New Quizzes and then focusing on particular features. (Pro tip: Megan used a campus self-serve Academic Media Production Space to create these videos, and you can too!)
Watch the Canvas New Quizzes Video playlist.
Problem solving and simulations await! Students choose their own adventures, with 10 potential endings
Branching scenarios are one of the most exciting activities you can make in PlayPosit. They're basically a video version of the Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 1980s and 90s. After watching a video segment, students are presented with choices about what to do next. Each choice leads to another video, followed by another choice, and so on down a custom path until they reach the end. Also, video creation skills are not required—faculty can use existing videos or create their own.
Learn how to create your own branching scenario here.*
* Note: Print the linked file on double-sided on 11x17 paper, then fold into a pamphlet.
Did you know you can use Microsoft Teams for conversation and chats?
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that ties together multiple Microsoft applications and services (like Teams, Calendar, Chats, and Calls) in one location to facilitate communication and collaboration. In this session, you'll learn how to use the Posts tab in a channel for conversations, and how to use the Chat app in Microsoft Teams for chatting.
An ongoing series to help you get the most out of Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft 365 is a robust and evolving suite of productivity apps, and it can be easy to get a bit lost in the sea of options and settings. Microsoft in Minutes is a how-to column aimed at helping you get the most out of Microsoft 365—be sure to check back regularly for expert tips on everyday tasks and popular features.
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