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The Case for ‘Edtech Minimalism’ in an Age of Distance Learning

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You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. But doing so is imperative if we want to re-humanize learning experiences for our students. That may seem counterintuitive.

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How Faculty Can ‘Click’ Their Way to a More Inclusive Classroom

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If used thoughtfully, we’ve seen that CRSs can help facilitate active learning in a classroom. TTQs help students accurately gauge areas they might need to shore up prior to the next assessment and understand the level of depth required to solve a question. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom? Play with the polls.

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?What Makes a Smart Course ‘Smart’?

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Adaptive technology that depends on algorithms alone is insufficient to foster learner-centric design. After all, one can use the phrase “adaptive” to describe the California DMV computer-based exam because an algorithm dynamically selects the next multiple choice question based on the user’s performance thus far.

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QR Codes for Quick Student Engagement

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In my work supporting faculty, I have learned that professors always appreciate strategies to make their teaching more efficient. Many times, learning a new educational technology tool is time-consuming. In this case, I am proposing using technology that we already use in our daily lives and applying it to our classrooms.

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Let’s Take a Poll: Working Towards a More Equitable Classroom

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Immediate feedback is a successful engagement strategy that promotes active learning and fosters a supportive, inclusive classroom, especially when used with low stakes assignments or to gauge transfer of knowledge (Epstein & Brosvic, 2002, Goldstein & Wallis, 2015). Kahoot Many of you are probably familiar with Kahoot.,

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Let’s Take a Poll: Working Towards a More Equitable Classroom

Faculty Focus

Immediate feedback is a successful engagement strategy that promotes active learning and fosters a supportive, inclusive classroom, especially when used with low stakes assignments or to gauge transfer of knowledge (Epstein & Brosvic, 2002, Goldstein & Wallis, 2015). Kahoot Many of you are probably familiar with Kahoot.,