Instructional technology can enhance course design, student engagement and learning. We've organized some resources for different instructional technologies. Please take a look at them below:
Interactive Learning
Surveys and polls can be used as a tool to assess student learning, receive student feedback, or collect responses and questions for inquiry-based learning.
- SurveyAnyplace
- SurveyMonkey
- WeBWork (an open-source online homework system for math and sciences courses)
- WeBWork (tutorials)
Collaborative Learning
Collaborative editing technology provide students real-time experiential learning on working in groups to complete projects such as presentations or papers.
Online discussion spaces provide both synchronous and asynchronous social learning environments outside of the classroom.
Digital Portfolios
Student portfolios are great tools for students to reflect on their learning/growth and instructors to assess student performance across the duration of the course.
- CUNY Academic Commons Sites
- WordPress
- Wix
- Blackboard Portfolios Instructor Information
- Blackboard Portfolios Student Information
- Google Sites
Course Design Tools
YouTube videos are a great way to create, save, and share digital course content for hybrid, online, and flipped courses. You can share videos by sharing the URL of the YouTube page.
- Creating a Google Account
- Getting Started with a YouTube Channel
- Recording Your Own Videos
- Uploading to YouTube
- Supported YouTube File Formats
- Guidelines and Tips for Uploading Videos
Course webpages are an easy way to digitally share syllabi, schedules, and open educational resources with students.
- CUNY Academic Commons Sites
- CUNY Academic Commons Courses
- WordPress
- Flipgrid
- Blackboard Course Sites
- LaTeX
Last Updated: 01/29/2024 09:36