critical thinking

Testing For success

September 2, 2020Posted by ctliadminTeaching Toolkit, Toolkit Activitycareer & personal development, communication, critical thinking, one-pager, Powerpoint 101, problem solving

Quizzes are a great way of testing learners’ abilities. Why not use them more often?

Powerpoint 101

September 2, 2020Posted by ctliadminTeaching Toolkit, Toolkit Tutorialcommunication, critical thinking, one-pager, student, testing for success

Learn strategies for creating meaningful and effective PowerPoint presentations.

Brain dump

August 29, 2020Posted by ctliadminTeaching Toolkit, Toolkit Activitybrain dump, career & personal development, communication, critical thinking, group work, one-pager, teamwork & collaboration

Help learners mentally de-clutter with a brain dump exercise.

Conceptual understanding in course and program planning

August 25, 2020Posted by ctliadminBlog, Learning Experience Designcommunication, critical thinking, innovation, problem solving

Conceptual understanding allows for students to understand why a concept it important and how to use it in different contexts.

Online group work

August 20, 2020Posted by ctliadminTeaching Toolkit, Toolkit Activitycareer & personal development, communication, critical thinking, global citizenship, innovation, Online Group Work, problem solving, teamwork & collaboration

How to make group work not suck in an online environment.

Discussion techniques: Knowledge, skills, recall and understanding

August 7, 2020Posted by ctliadminTeaching Toolkit, Toolkit Activityassessment, critical thinking, Discussions, engagement, group work, innovation, lecture, problem solving, teamwork

Lectures mixed with discussions can help maintain learners' focus

Maintaining exam integrity

June 22, 2020Posted by ctliadminTeaching Toolkit, Toolkit Tutorialassessment, critical thinking, exam, exam integrity, innovation

Some tips and considerations when designing an unsupervised exam.

Formative feedback through Turnitin

May 20, 2020Posted by ctliadminAssessment, Blog, Educational Technology, Learning Experience Design, Online Learningassessment, canvas, critical thinking, formative assessment, problem solving, turnitin

While the reports can provide a quick snapshot for instructors of the amount of content that is matching, Turnitin goes beyond what you'd expect.

Unravelling the mystery research strategy

May 19, 2020Posted by ctliadminBlog, Learning Experience Designcritical thinking, gathering information, librarian, library, research

Gather reliable, unbiased information using a strategic approach to research.