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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. It is important that CRS questions mirror questions that might appear on an exam. In our own teaching, we call these “typical test questions” or TTQs. 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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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. Like great teachers, thoughtful instructional design teams see patterns in how people learn.

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QR Codes for Quick Student Engagement

Faculty Focus

QR codes can be used to share materials with students and to engage students in active learning activities. They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. The exercise could involve recall practice.