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    • Teaching Technology Assistants Wanted

    by admin February 1, 2012 ASSETT News

    ASSETT has a job open for student workers. Teaching Technology Assistants (TTA), up to four positions available. Duties include assisting Academic Technology Consultants in supporting faculty use of educational technologies, such as CU Boulder’s new learning management system Desire2Learn (D2L), and assisting ATCs with other ASSETT projects. Assistance may include teaching technology skills to technical [...]

    Clicker Alternatives

    by jimobersteg May 15, 2012 Teaching with Technology

    Are you looking for alternatives to clickers? Do like the idea of polls and quizess, but want save students money and don’t need all the reporting options? Here are several alternative audience response systems ranging from simple free text-message based polling systems to quizzing and reporting systems.
     

    Mentimeter

    PollEverywhere

    GoSoapBox

    Socrative

    Requires Web Browser

    X

    N/A

    X

    X

    Requires Text Messaging

    X

    X

    N/A

    N/A

    Multiple Choice

    N/A

    X

    X

    X

    Free Response

    N/A

    X

    X

    X

    Polls

    X

    X

    X

    X

    Quizzes

    N/A

    X

    X

    X

    Discussion

    N/A

    N/A

    X

    N/A

    Instructor Account

    N/A

    X

    X

    X

    Student [...]

    Teaching with Technology: David Schaal on Voicethread

    by Stephanie Hayden May 9, 2012 ASSETT News

    It has become increasingly hard to deny that the lives of students have been permeated by social media, altogether transforming their relationship with the world around them. A simple PowerPoint no longer holds the attention of a student imbued with an expectation for interactivity. So what’s next? David Schaal, the lead multimedia instructor in ATLAS [...]

    The Nintendo Wii – The Lab’s Next Bunsen Burner

    by Mark Sytsma May 4, 2012 A&S Spotlight

    Whether we are standing, walking or running, the force we exert on the ground mediates all our bodily movements.   Measuring this force was a considerably difficult process, but now an easier and cheaper system exists through employing a Nintendo Wii Balance Board. Alaa Ahmed, an Assistant Professor in the department of Integrative Physiology, and her [...]

    Desire2Learn Gradebook Clinics

    by Grant Matheny May 2, 2012 Desire2Learn

    Academic Technology is offering several drop-in clinics during exam week to assist faculty using Desire2Learn with their semester-end grade book questions.
    One-on-one consultations will be available. Advance registration is appreciated, but not required. May 8, 10, 14; 12-1 p.m.
    Location: Norlin Commons E113
    Contact: Academic Technology, learn@colorado.edu Additional information: http://oit.colorado.edu/faculty/events

    Teaching with Technology: Dr. Angel Hoekstra and Dr. Stefanie Mollborn on clickers

    by Stephanie Hayden April 20, 2012 A&S Spotlight

    As clickers gain prevalence in the common classroom environment, understanding how to use them efficiently has become increasingly important. On March 16, 2012, Dr. Angel Hoekstra and Dr. Stefanie Mollborn presented at the Teaching with Technology seminar on “pedagogical strategies for teaching with clickers in the social sciences.” At the beginning of the seminar, Mollborn [...]

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