This session explores how technology can empower students to take control of their learning and thinking process through metacognitive practices. We will explore how metacognition encourages effective learning through reflecting, directing, and controlling one's own thinking, and how technology can help guide students through metacognitive activities. We will highlight tools including ICON, TopHat, Gradescope, Pressbooks, and more to revolutionize the way you approach education.  Register to...

Top Hat Pro has several options to engage students with in-class quizzes, surveys, and discussions, as well as attendance features that connect to the ICON Gradebook. Learn how to get started with this platform and get ideas to adapt it to your courses. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and...

Sometimes you learn the most when things don't go as planned. Join this session to share stories and strategies with other instructors, and learn how to foster resilience and creative solutions through past technological challenges. Register for the event. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional...

Join us to learn some basics to help make your ICON course site accessible to all your students. This session will be focusing on ensuring your video and audio materials are usable by all your students. We'll talk about creating captions for videos and offering transcriptions for audio. By making these changes to your ICON site, you're making your course accessible for everyone. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to...