Flipped Classrooms
Using video as an instructional tool
Educators face a number of limitations in traditional learning environments. Student engagement can be low because of the number of people in each class, and valuable time for reinforcing and discussing content can be lost in the rush to introduce new content. Learn how educational video can help instructors overcome these limitations.
Event Recap: Geddes Spring Faculty Showcase
Geddes Language Center featured four faculty projects in its Spring 2017 Digital Faculty Showcase. Each faculty member displayed their recent and developing innovations in digital-based teaching practices. Flipping a Portuguese
Physics Professor Experiments with an Active Learning Environment
Bruce Anderson, full professor and associate chair in the Department of Earth & Environment, wanted to solve the problem of making a multidisciplinary course accessible to students from multiple fields
Climate Physicist Experiments with an Active Learning Environment
After an Earth & Science undergraduate course became a mandatory part of a multidisciplinary undergraduate program, meeting the needs of students with diverse backgrounds posed a significant teaching challenge. Physics
CAS’ Writing Program Flips ESL Writing Course
Pary Fassihi, lecturer in the College of Arts & Sciences writing program, revolutionized her classes with the help of educational technology. Fassihi teaches writing to English Second Language students, and found
Attend the 1st Teaching with Technology Festival
Help shape the future of learning at BU by attending The Teaching with Technology (TwT) Festival, October 11th, from 9:30 – 3:30 pm. A collaboration of the Center for Teaching
Recording studio for all faculty in Mugar Library
Interested in recording video lectures and other digital content but want higher quality than what you can make on your phone? As BU faculty, you have access to a studio
Scripting online videos
The BU Digital Learning Initiative has recently posted helpful guidelines about scripting videos for a MOOC (massive open online course). The guidelines may be of help for any use of
Free In-Video Quizzing Tool
There has been a lot of buzz recently about an approach to presenting video content known as “in-video quizzing.” In-video quizzing involves inserting questions into pre-existing videos to periodically check