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Author: Ashley Turner

Academic Technology, Student Engagement
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Using Peer Support Groups for Student Engagement and Motivation

March 1, 2021June 29, 2021 Ashley Turner

This past year has been challenging for faculty, students, and staff but we remain resilient in finding different ways to communicate and connect with one another. Last month we shared an interview from Professor Beatriz Ramirez Canosa discussing how she … Continue reading Using Peer Support Groups for Student Engagement and Motivation

Academic Technology, Google Apps, Student Engagement
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Using Jamboard for Remote Student Engagement

January 28, 2021June 29, 2021 Ashley Turner

Both faculty and students have been amazingly resilient during this unprecedented time. We would like to uplift faculty voices so others across campus can know about some of the innovative teaching going on in our classes. Read the interview below … Continue reading Using Jamboard for Remote Student Engagement

Academic Technology, Panopto, Video
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Enable Automatic Captions For Panopto Course Folders

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Ashley Turner

Since most of our classes have moved online, many more faculty have been using Panopto to host their pre-recorded videos. For those unfamiliar, Panopto is our video streaming and lecture capture software that allows you to upload or record audio, … Continue reading Enable Automatic Captions For Panopto Course Folders

Academic Technology
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The Reason Behind Zoom Fatigue

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Ashley Turner

Recently I came across an article on bbc.com entitled, “The reason Zoom calls drain your energy.” The article explained the reason why many of us are experiencing what is known as Zoom fatigue. Zoom and other web conferencing services have … Continue reading The Reason Behind Zoom Fatigue

Academic Technology, Moodle
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Moodle Gradebook

May 5, 2020May 4, 2020 Ashley Turner

After the vote was passed that changed the College’s grading policy to CR (credit), NC (no credit) for this semester, you may be interested in either showing or hiding your Moodle gradebook to your students depending on what you and … Continue reading Moodle Gradebook

Academic Technology, Blended Learning, Video
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Using Camtasia for Educational Videos

February 21, 2020 Ashley Turner

Camtasia is a software application that records anything on your desktop screen including images, video, and audio.  It’s very user-friendly and provides a robust set of editing tools that allow you to annotate a video with different shapes, arrows, and … Continue reading Using Camtasia for Educational Videos

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