Author: thoeck

Classic Rewind Series: Technical Consideration of Artificial Intelligence, Learning Design, and Cognition

This session will cover the potential/current impact of artificial intelligence on cognitive load, learning design, and student development. We will explore the intersection of how students learn, the capabilities of AI in mitigating and minimizing unnecessary cognitive load which can foster student development and achievement while highlighting the ethical and academic implications of the future of education and machine learning.

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Article: Crafting an Engaging Course Experience with Gamification

Gamification is defined as “using game-based mechanics, aesthetics, and game thinking to engage people, motivate action, promote learning, and solve problems” (Kapp, 2012). Gamification is the incorporation of game design elements into non-game contexts (Deterding et al., 2011). As a strategy in education, gamification has garnered increasing attention, offering several key advantages including increased motivation, enhanced engagement, sense of achievement, real-world application, and reduction of anxiety. The application of gamification in education can lead to a more motivated, engaged, and successful learning experience for students, catering to a variety of learning styles and preferences. 

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Workshop: How to Build a Branching Scenario in SharkMedia

SharkMedia has been enhanced with an exciting feature from Kaltura called Interactive Video Paths. Interactive Videos enable you to create a more personalized, “choose your own adventure” learning experience by adding choice-based learning paths to your videos. Interactive videos are well known for their ability to increase viewer’s participation, reduce cognitive overload, maximize retention, and provide real world learning experiences.

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Workshop: All About Canvas Rubrics

Join us for an exciting workshop ‘All About Canvas Rubrics’! In this 55-minute session, you will discover how to use Canvas Rubrics to provide clear and consistent feedback to students, save time grading, and improve the quality of student work. You will learn about different types of rubrics, including holistic, analytic, single-point, and customized rubrics, and discover how to create and use them effectively in your course.

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Workshop: Turnitin, Plagiarism, and AI Writing Detection in Canvas

If you have writing assignments in your course, you already know that plagiarism can be a problem. This workshop will present the tool, Turnitin, which helps identify instances of potential plagiarism along with the newly added function of AI writing detection. During the workshop, you will learn about the various ways in which Turnitin can be used in your Canvas course so that you can begin screening writing assignments for plagiarism, grammatical errors, and detecting AI-written essays.

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Classic Rewind Series: Beyond Plagiarism Detection: Cultivating Ethical AI Engagement in Student Projects

This presentation, tailored for university faculty, explores a UNIV 1000 assignment that redefines the traditional approach to academic integrity. Session participants will act the part of students, as they collaboratively utilize ChatGPT to create a draft, fact-check and revise, and document their workflow. The presentation will include examples of this assignment’s use in a recent UNIV 1000 course and the reaction of students.

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Article: Mobile-Friendly Design for Canvas Courses

Today’s students are just like the rest of us – they use their phones for everything. And this includes accessing their courses, communicating with their professors and fellow students, and staying on top of grades and upcoming deadlines. Do you know how your course displays on a phone? Have you considered whether your course content can be accessed on one? Why are these questions important to consider?

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Workshop: All About SharkMedia

Videos are often the most highly engaging pieces of content in a course. Videos can be used to introduce new course content, reinforce concepts already learned, share demonstrations, simulations, and much more. You may know that NSU has a media server called SharkMedia which is our branded version of Kaltura. During this workshop, we will review the many capabilities of the SharkMedia platform. We will show you where you can find every function in the platform, from uploading videos, all the way to creating chapter markers and playlists for your students.

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Learning with the LEC: Adding Annoto to your Course Videos

Video can be a great way to present course content to your students. Most video-watching experiences are passive though, and there aren’t many ways to ensure that students are even watching. Annoto is a new tool available to instructors at NSU directly through your Canvas courses.  Annoto engages your students by transforming the video-watching experience from a passive one into an active one, enabling learners to contribute, share and learn together, experience videos as an interactive group, and keep a personal journal of notes.

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