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Tech Tuesday: Supporting Diverse Learners with Accessible Digital Documents

2/4/2025

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Supporting Diverse Learners with Accessible Digital Documents: Preparing Your Documents for Text-to-Speech
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For some students, reading a printed handout can feel overwhelming. Providing your documents in a digital format allows students to access tools on their web browsers or phones, such as  Adobe Reader, the Read Aloud Chrome extension, and others, enabling text-to-speech functionality that can significantly enhance their learning experience.

What is text-to-speech?
Text-to-speech (TTS), sometimes called 'speech synthesis' or 'speech output,' is the automatic conversion of digital text into spoken words using a synthesized voice (WAI, 2025)​​

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Embracing Gamified Pedagogy: Revolutionizing Project-Based, Active Learning

11/5/2024

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In the ever-evolving landscape of education, innovative teaching methods are crucial to engage and inspire students. One such approach gaining traction is gamified pedagogy. This method integrates game elements into the learning environment, transforming traditional classrooms into dynamic, interactive spaces. As a practitioner of a games-based learning approach, I have successfully used games and gamified curricula in all of my courses since 2002.

By Dr. Keziah Tinkle-Williams
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What is Gamified Pedagogy?
Gamified pedagogy involves incorporating game mechanics—such as points, badges, leaderboards, and challenges—into educational activities. The goal is to motivate students, foster collaboration, and make learning more enjoyable. By turning lessons into games, educators can create a sense of excitement and competition, encouraging students to engage more deeply with the material. I have found a team-based approach, rather than the traditional individualized approach to gamification, revolutionary in establishing a highly-engaged classroom community.

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Personalize Your Student's Learning Experience with the Canvas "Assign To" Feature

10/29/2024

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Canvas recently introduced an enhancement that streamlines assignment management—the "Assign To" feature. This feature allows instructors to customize assignments, quizzes, and discussions for specific students, sections, or groups easily. Whether it's for differentiated instruction, offering accommodations, or managing makeup work, the "Assign To" feature offers the flexibility to set unique due dates, availability windows, or even different tasks altogether for select individuals or groups.
Canvas feature updates CTLA door

One of the key benefits of this feature is its convenience. Instead of having to enter the assignment editor for small adjustments, instructors can quickly update due dates and assignments using a slide-out menu. This slide-out isn’t just available in the assignment editor but can also be accessed via the three-dot context menu next to assignments or activities in the assignment index and modules. It’s a practical update that simplifies course management and enhances efficiency.

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Genially, as used by One World

10/22/2024

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We’ve heard about Genially, the platform allowing users to create visually engaging and interactive presentations, infographics, quizzes, etc. Genially is supremely user-friendly, enabling educators from all backgrounds to create professional-looking content without needing advanced design or coding skills. Whether a novice or a seasoned user, here is a great opportunity to bring Genially to your online classroom:
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Kahoot! Engage Students with Low Stress and Interactive Assessments for Lectures, Labs, and other Reviews

10/15/2024

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Having mechanisms for assessing students in a low stress and interactive manner can help students retain and apply key course concepts, as well as, provide instructors with instant feedback on how well students are grasping key course material.

On this edition of Tech Tuesday I am spotlighting Kahoot!, a gamified quiz software that has features that can be used beyond the standard quiz game.
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From Group Projects to Personalized Emails: 3 Google Hacks I Really Enjoy

10/8/2024

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I am here to share my favorite ways that I use Google for teaching. In this post, I will reveal my favorite 3 Google hacks that make teaching easier, smoother, and some fun!

By Dr. Alisa Beyer, Psychology Faculty
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First, I enjoy finding systematic ways to share information with students. I get emails with different events and there is general information to always share (advising, FOI Canvas, mental health resources, student tools on cgc.edu, etc). I channel all that chaos into one beautiful, shared Google Slides deck that my faculty colleagues can add to as well. It’s my one-stop shop for sharing what students need to know—minus the inbox clutter! I share it at the start of class and post it in my announcements in Canvas. Here is an example of the PSY student slides.

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How AI Tutor Pro Transforms Student Study Sessions

10/1/2024

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Finding effective and engaging study tools is crucial for student success. AI Tutor Pro is a free app that helps students learn by engaging in conversations with an AI chatbot: AI Tutor Pro is available for mobile and desktop via https://www.aitutorpro.ca/
Students can ask AI Tutor Pro questions on any topic, and the app will verify their answers. Students can also provide content for AI Tutor Pro to ask questions about. Keep reading to discover how it works, and how you can integrate it into your course.

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Using Canva: Create Engaging Infographics for Students

9/24/2024

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Coming to you from Marie Huntsinger, Sociology Faculty
Canva is an easy-to-use, free design tool that helps you create visually appealing infographics to engage students. Infographics simplify complex topics, making information digestible and memorable. They are perfect for summarizing content, creating study guides, or presenting research data in a way that enhances student learning and retention.

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Enhance Student Engagement by Asking Better Questions

3/5/2024

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In addition to employing a variety of question formats to enhance student engagement and foster critical thinking skills, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the question-asking process can further enrich the learning experience. AI technologies can provide personalized feedback, tailor questions to individual student needs, and analyze responses to identify areas for improvement.

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Use Packback as Part of Your RSI Plan

2/27/2024

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Packback
This online discussion and writing platform uses AI to create a more engaging, student-centered learning environment. Packback’s platform helps instructors spend more of their time connecting with students through meaningful interactions, and less time on corrective feedback. Packback can be used with your Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) plan of instructor-initiated interactions and responsiveness to student requests and questions.

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Enhancing and Encouraging Engagement

2/6/2024

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Faculty at a recent discipline workshop discussed the challenges of encouraging engagement in online, asynchronous courses. Increasing interaction between faculty and students and students themselves can help students feel more connected and invested in the course.

A recent study identified five key elements of engagement: social, cognitive, behavioral, collaborative, and emotional. While many of these resources are focused on increasing connections in the online environment, the same strategies provide improved engagement in hybrid and in-person environments too!

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OER CGCC Open Street

1/30/2024

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This Tech Tuesday is brought to you by the letters, A, O, D, E, I, P, and R and an OEReo (perhaps from Cookie Monster)!
O is for Open. Open includes Open Education, Open Access, Open Science, Open Data, Open Source, and maybe even Open Government.
As part of Open Education, there has been a focus on OER - Open Education Resources. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) defines OERs as “learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under the copyright that has been released under an open license, that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others” (UNESCO, 2022). Examples of OER include teaching materials, readings, music, images, and research.

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Keys to Course Accessibility

1/16/2024

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To ensure our students' success, it is crucial to enhance the accessibility of our courses. Making adjustments to text, color, and headings is instrumental in ensuring that all students can access your content effectively. Below, you will find a list of essential principles for accessible design. Most of these adjustments can be made without compromising the overall visual appeal of your documents, presentation slides, and Canvas pages.

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AI in the Classroom: Opportunities & Challenges

10/10/2023

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Give Students A Break -Use A Different Tech Tool

10/2/2023

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Genial.ly: Interactive Digital Presentations

9/26/2023

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BuzzIn.Live! for Games & Team Building

9/19/2023

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Blooklet: More Games, More Fun

9/12/2023

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Pear Deck: Interactive and Engaging Learning

9/5/2023

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Nearpod: The What and The Why

8/29/2023

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Ways to Use Generative AI

8/22/2023

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Tech Tools That Spark Engagement and Connection

8/15/2023

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Experiment with ChatGPT

5/2/2023

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End of the Semester Bingo Activity

4/25/2023

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Accessible Digital Content

4/18/2023

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