article thumbnail

Authentic Assessments to Support Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

Only 47% of secondary students surveyed reported being engaged, enthusiastic and committed to their learning. Matt also teaches online graduate courses in curriculum design and instructional leadership for the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He now serves as an elementary principal for the Mineral Point Unified School District.

article thumbnail

6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

Use a Google Form to create a survey you can send to parents. But that time with you is crucial; it can make all the difference in how they support their child as he navigates courses or college applications. Create ePortfolios. For other ideas, check out these PD courses offered by Capella University.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). I had two measly slides for ePortfolios, the main thrust of which was “go to AAEEBL !”,

article thumbnail

Collaborative & Creative Online Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Discover which tools your students already have access to or know how to use by surveying them. Here’s my student Google Survey template to get you started. Students can create eportfolios with social bookmarking tools and as a final project create eportfolio presentations in which they reflect on the learning for each module/unit.

VLE 150
article thumbnail

Professors Aren’t Good at Sharing Their Classroom Practices. Teaching Portfolios Might Help.

Edsurge

At the height of the buzz around MOOCs and flipped classrooms three years ago, Bridget Ford worried that administrators might try to replace her introductory history course with a batch of videos. She agreed that something should change: Drop-outs and failures were high in the 200-person class—at about 13 percent.