As part of a multimedia production team in higher education, we often hear from instructors who worry their design skills are lacking, or that they don’t have the time to make their slide presentations more engaging for students. However, improving…
The difference between a successful and a disappointing group work experience can often be traced back to the first step in the process: forming the groups. Groups can be formed in many ways. Students can choose their own groups, groups…
Visual aids are a tried and true way to help students remember key content. According to dual coding theory, learners are more likely to retain information if it’s presented both verbally and visually. Plus, it’s just more interesting than looking…
As we look ahead to another semester of teaching remotely, you may be considering ways to up your virtual teaching game for the winter. If you are wondering what tech could improve the experience for you and your students, this…
Literally overnight last March, lectures at Toronto Metropolitan University went from live events in classrooms to virtual experiences, sometimes delivered live, other times pre-recorded. In the end, most became videos shared with students. And videos are better if they are…
If you have had the pleasure of teaching via Zoom, you are all-too familiar with this: The truth is there are numerous reasons why students might keep their cameras off, some of which I added to the image above (yes,…
There is a lot to be said for working from home. You can sleep in a little longer, pet your dog, put in a load of laundry, all of which are just a few steps away from your desk. However,…
