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Canvas enhancements

October 28, 2021May 11, 2022 Sue Frantz

One of the advantages of using the Canvas learning management system is that it is built on a platform that makes it easy to make it do things that its inherent programming doesn’t allow it to do. By “easy,” I… Read moreCanvas enhancements

Canvas, Education, Web Browser

Managing work/life balance teaching from home

August 3, 2020March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

I taught my first online course in the late 1990s. I had done my homework, reading up on everything I could find about teaching online, attending conference sessions about teaching online. While the Internet was out of its infancy, it… Read moreManaging work/life balance teaching from home

Education, Productivity

Check these websites for your assignments and tests

March 2, 2020March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

Last week, after a student confessed to using a “study guide” site to complete one or more of her homework assignments, I did some Googling. While I think I found what she was using—the words and phrases were changed up—I… Read moreCheck these websites for your assignments and tests

Communication, Education, Security

Paraphrasing tools: Why you can’t find the text that looks plagiarized

August 16, 2018March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

Have you had this experience? You’re reading a student’s paper, and your internal plagiarism detector starts setting off alarms. The prose sounds different than anything else the student has written. You start googling phrases – and nothing comes up. Using… Read moreParaphrasing tools: Why you can’t find the text that looks plagiarized

Communication, Education

Flashcard Machine

September 20, 2014March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

I’m not a big fan of flashcards, although I have found an interesting use for them. Flashcards take the material you’re learning out of context making it harder to learn, but easier to memorize. Students can use flashcards, for example,… Read moreFlashcard Machine

Collaboration, Education

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology

November 13, 2013March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) conducts an annual survey of undergraduate students regarding their use of technology. Read more about the 2013 study. In this post I give some commentary on the data presented by Eden Dahlstrom, Director… Read moreECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology

Education

EduCause Annual ECAR Student and IT Survey

November 6, 2013March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

Free webinar. November 12, 2013 at 1pm ET (10am PT). “The EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) conducts an annual study about undergraduates’ technology experiences and expectations in higher education. The results of this study provide a unique look… Read moreEduCause Annual ECAR Student and IT Survey

Education

It’s Not About the Technology

October 5, 2013March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

It’s about how you use the technology. I recently read author and commercial pilot Patrick Smith’s book, Cockpit Confidential. His pet peeve: When people say “Planes can practically fly themselves.” He assures us that they cannot. He notes that the… Read moreIt’s Not About the Technology

Education  2 Comments

Tweet2Cite: Twitter Citation Generator

September 26, 2013March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

With evolving modes of communication comes evolving means of citation. Tweet2Cite is a handy tool. Enter the URL for a tweet, and get the citation, in MLA or APA style. Getting a URL for a tweet This took a little… Read moreTweet2Cite: Twitter Citation Generator

Communication, Education, Productivity, Social Networking

Better

September 3, 2013March 5, 2021 Sue Frantz

“So find something new to try, something to change. Count how often you succeed and how often you fail. Write about it. Ask people what they think. See if you can keep the conversation going.” This is the final paragraph… Read moreBetter

Education, Productivity

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Teaching Psychology (2020)

Teaching Psychology book cover

The "Teaching with Technology" chapter features some of the key tools from this blog.

Introduction to Psychology (2023)

Introduction to Psychology book cover

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