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Using Your Cellphone as a Document Camera in Zoom
As we adapt our teaching styles to fit with the digital world, it is useful to know that there are many ways to utilize Zoom to replicate typical classroom technology. With a smartphone, a computer and the Zoom software, you can incorporate a document camera into your lectures. This article…
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How to Improve WiFi Connection for Remote Learning Using a WiFi Booster
This post describes how to set up a WiFi extender, which can help improve WiFi connection to avoid freezing and glitching for video/audio calls! Consider setting up an extender if you are having connectivity issues with conferencing platforms such as zoom or Google Meet. This material is compiled from Tech…
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Zoom Shortcuts for Teachers
This post offers a list of keyboard shortcuts for zoom that can be useful for instructors. The material has been summarized from Tech Learning’s website. Note that these specific shortcuts can only be used in the zoom app, and not in a browser window. Mute Audio To mute yourself in…
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Universal Design Learning
This post is a student response to Thomas Tobin’s webcast on Universal Design of Learning as well as the UDL Guidelines page from UDL’s website. For more information, please visit those sites. In his webcast on the basics of UDL, Thomas J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin-Madison made it…
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Incorporating CALI Lessons in Your Classroom
CALI (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) is a resource provided by Pepperdine School of Law for students that includes over 1,000+ interactive online tutorials written by law professors, on over 40+ subject areas. This article is a reminder of the incredibly useful resources available in CALI, as well as…
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Metacognition for Students
This presentation will explore Metacognition, or the awareness and understanding of one’s own thought process. In understanding the different approaches to learning, you will be able to enhance your own learning as a student. This presentation is compiled from the information presented in Sandra McGuire’s best-selling Metacognition book, “Teach Yourself…
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How the Brain Works
Here, we examine author and molecular biologist Dr. John Medina’s “Brain Rules,” a popular book on implementing brain science to classroom and professional dynamics. Medina lists 12 fundamental “brain rules” (what scientists know for sure about how our brains work), and many presented points are incredibly pertinent to molding the…
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Why Metacognition? Optimal Learning
This presentation gives a brief overview of the benefits of teaching in a metacognitive style, to create the most effective learning environment for students. To view the complete guide to metacognition, see LawTech’s Metacognition presentation. In this presentation, we cover: What faculty can doWhat students can doBrief overview of metacognition…
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Gamifying Your Classroom
The goal of this presentation is to discuss gamifying education for faculty use in hopes of utilizing efficient pedagogy to make learning more engaging for their students. In this presentation, we cover: In this blog post, we will take a deep dive into the educational techniques of gamification, touching on…