Empowering learners to work in community: Designing for collaborative learning
Enter: The group project and its dreaded pitfalls Collaboration, teamwork, community: these terms are familiar across disciplines and industries, and often, they reflect organizational values and...
View ArticleZOOM’S AI COMPANION: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN AI-ASSISTED WORK
As faculty closely monitoring the Generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) landscape, you may be interested in learning about a new tool in your toolbelt: the Zoom AI Companion. While generative A.I....
View ArticleZOOM’S AI COMPANION: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN AI-ASSISTED WORK
As faculty closely monitoring the Generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) landscape, you may be interested in learning about a new tool in your toolbelt: the Zoom AI Companion. While generative A.I....
View ArticleIntroducing Learning Analytics at Loyola: The ‘How’ and ‘Why’ of...
Data-driven decision-making is becoming increasingly important across many sectors, including education. As an instructor, you might have come across the term “learning analytics.” But what exactly...
View ArticleThe Transformative Power of Multimedia in Higher Education Online Course Design
In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, online courses have become a cornerstone of learning, providing flexibility and accessibility to students worldwide. Amid this shift, the role of...
View ArticleElevating Faculty Excellence: Credly Badging System and Professional...
In the dynamic landscape of higher education, staying abreast of evolving teaching methodologies and technological advancements is crucial for faculty members. Recognizing this imperative, Loyola is...
View ArticleStatistically Significant: Loyola’s Academic Research Technology Updates
As we near the end of the calendar year, it’s an excellent time to review changes and updates to the statistical software offerings available through the university. Here are some critical updates to...
View ArticleStriving and Thriving: The New and Improved VoiceThread
This blog entry is about VoiceThread – a collaborative multimedia slide tool that enables users to upload multimedia in slides where their peers can interact asynchronously – and it’s new and improved...
View ArticleKeywords in higher ed: AI authoring tools
During my graduate degree coursework in composition and rhetoric, I came across a book titled Keywords in Writing Studies, edited by Paul Heiker and my professor himself, Peter Vandenberg. The book’s...
View ArticleGet a head start on administering test taking with Respondus LockDown Browser
Respondus LockDown Browser is a locked web browser that integrates with the Sakai Tests & Quizzes tool. LockDown Browser prevents users from accessing other programs and websites for the duration...
View ArticleThe Jesuit Subtext of Indiana Jones in Higher Education
Summer movie season is here, and many are looking forward to the new film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. For those not familiar with the character of Indiana Jones, he is a well-known...
View ArticleLinked in Lessons: Internal & External Tools
This blog post is about the Sakai Lessons tool, links to other Sakai tools, VoiceThread, Top Hat, and how to maximize the effectiveness of a course using your Sakai site. Just as the main purpose of...
View ArticleThink Beyond the Survey
Qualtrics is web-based survey software available to all Loyola University Chicago faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students. While primarily known as a survey platform, this versatile tool can...
View ArticleDon’t gamble your data: the importance of backing up your information
Data backup is one of those things that everyone knows they should do, but somehow never quite gets around to. Many believe that disasters only happen to other people, or that computers will never let...
View ArticleTeaching strategies for “the ChatGPT wave”: Transferable lessons from...
Read time: 5 minutes In my popular culture research, a cultural movement often carries the referent of a “wave.” Example: The Hallyu movement of the 1980s to 2000s (debatable depending on the scholar...
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Activate Your Lecture
To accommodate the substantial number of students enrolled in your class you are assigned to teach in the large lecture hall and so, you rely on lecture as your pedagogical approach. Does this describe...
View ArticleChristmas is around the corner, and so is Sakai 22!
Don’t let final exams put a damper on your holiday spirit! Instructional Technology & Research Support (ITRS) is hard at work and preparing to unveil a new version of the Sakai LMS just in time for...
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Panopto: New & Improved
Panopto has updated with many significant enhancements! The experience in recording, editing, and sharing asynchronous video content is now more intuitive than ever. The following are just a few...
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Interactive Learning with Top Hat
Top Hat is an interactive web-based response platform at Loyola. Instructors can leverage students’ devices to take attendance, launch discussions and questions, and solicit real-time feedback....
View ArticleMeet the New Labster [Same as the Old Labster]
Labster, a collection of virtual science labs spanning disciplines from exercise science to spectrophotometry (yes, that’s a real word), has a new look at Loyola! While the ever-growing catalog of...
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