New Teaching Tools to Boost Student Engagement

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PlayPosit

With PlayPosit, instructors can convert passive video into an immersive, learning-focused experience. You can personalize learning pathways, embed simulations, create branching scenarios, and build threaded discussion boards into your instructional videos. You can also track participation and gain insight into how your students are interacting with the course material. Join us for a PlayPosit kickoff meeting (via Zoom). You’ll learn how to teach with PlayPosit and create a stronger student experience, all while effectively managing your course data and materials.

PlayPosit Kickoff Meeting (Zoom)

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

10:00-10:45am

Yellowdig

Yellowdig is a digital platform with a familiar social feel. It leverages an understanding of human behavior and gameful-learning principles to build healthy learning communities for in-person, online, or flex classes. Join us for the Yellowdig kickoff meeting (via Zoom). You’ll learn how to drive high-quality, relevant student conversations using Yellowdig’s proven pedagogy and best practices.

Yellowdig Kickoff Meeting (Zoom)

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

10:30-11:30am

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Article Date
August 10, 2021