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Data exist all around us, from the tweets flying by on social media to the groceries being scanned at the market. This growing wealth of information, known as Big Data, provides exciting opportunities for transforming our economy, reshaping our political and social lives and impacting many, if not most, disciplines...

Announcing a New Gamification Pedagogy Community of Practice! Coming this spring 2021, the ASSETT Innovation Incubator Student Success team is launching a new community of practice (COP) focused on gamification pedagogy. The COP will meet monthly from early February through May to bring together campus members to discuss the gamification...

Over the fall semester, the Student Technology Consultants have been continuing to adapt our mission to the remote classroom landscape. What does it mean to help educators and students harness classroom technologies when everything is so virtual? How can we maximize the benefit we provide to students in the College...

In fall 2020, ASSETT’s Student Technology Consultants led a book club to help students think about kick-starting their careers and personal lives as young adults. Based on The Defining Decade: Why Your 20’s Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now by psychologist Meg Jay, the book club created...

ASSETT would like to recognize eight faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences who have been accepted to the Learning by Design program. During this unprecedented time of shifting classes to remote learning, life is quite hectic. Yet these faculty remain committed to improving their teaching practice and finding...

A call for participation in ASSETT’s Faculty Fellows program will be announced in our November newsletter. We have been busy updating the program and working in collaboration with others in the College of Arts & Sciences to find new ways to meet the needs of the college. The ASSETT Faculty...

Check Out Our New Web Pages! So much has happened at the ASSETT Innovation Incubator in the past year — making now a great time to unveil our new web pages ! Learn about the nuts and bolts of the incubator and more about the latest activity of each of...

Online discussion forums can begin to feel stale as the semester progresses. Shake up your discussions and encourage creativity with engaging, easy-to-use technology tools that are FREE for students and instructors. Padlet allows students to contribute to a collaborative virtual “corkboard,” and Flipgrid lets students record short videos in place...

My offering as the faculty advisor for ASSETT is simply acknowledgement and gratitude for all that you are doing to survive and thrive through the challenges wrought by COVID. If you are a student, thanks for your patience with your instructors as they get all the features of Canvas in...

Please welcome Matara Hitchcock to ASSETT. She’s the manager for the Student Technology Consultants, previously held by Sam Kindick. Sam is still around, but has taken a step back to focus on teaching and scholarship. Matara is currently pursuing an MA/MBA in CU's Department of Theatre & Dance and the...