Using iPads to Promote Active Learning in the Classroom
The acceptance and excitement of using iPads in academia has been shared within the community since the release of the tablet. The versatility and ease of use of the iPads has enabled educators to transform the classroom pedagogy from teacher-center...
International group projects using Google Groups
Presentation Abstract: The Web offers unique opportunity for students from around the world to establish communicative relationships with each other. Two academics from Australia and the United States decided to explore its potential for learning an...
Making online class more social with Facebook
A growing number of universities are providing online distance learning courses to meet student demand. According to a recent survey conducted by the Sloan Consortium (Parry, 2010), colleges saw a 17 percent increases in online enrollment and more t...
Viewing Cataloging Records for videos on NJVID
This tutorial shows the user, how to view the MARC catalog and related records for a video available on NJVID.
Creating searchable visual portfolios of student work
An assessment tool that has been gaining acceptance in the Arts and Humanities is the student portfolio. Such portfolios collect and evaluate student work over time, and are considered to provide a more accurate, longitudinal view of student develop...
Enron unraveled
Presentation Abstract: On the surface, Enron conjures up Churchill's description of the Soviet Union "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Initially my freshmen Business Ethics students believe they will never figure out what is going on...
Using technology to create more time for helping students one-on-one
Research has shown that students who struggle to learn in traditional settings can often benefit most from one-on-one attention. Yet my sense is that few college professors believe they have the time to provide much one-on-one attention. I argue how...
Using Moodle/iTunes/CUBE software to create a flexible teaching environment
Presentation Abstract: Importance: The combination of Moodle / Itunes /CUBE software (developed at NJIT) provides an extremely flexible teaching environment where students can participate in the class in either convention face-to-face, hybrid or ent...
Further approaches to learning
This program explores alternative approaches and explanations of learning, including latent learning, learning sets, insight learning, ethology, social learning, and neuroscience. The program emphasizes the recent move towards a cognitive theory of ...
Web 2.0 tools and a CORE curriculum course
There is a need in the millennial generation to link classroom teaching with the ways that students learn best, namely using online applications linked to course content. This research project involved two faculty members and their students in a req...