Author: Amber J. Porter

  • Tech Tool Tuesday (2021-01-19)

    Every Tuesday I recommend a fun tech tool, usually in the vein of educational technology (but not always!) Google Jamboard is a digital whiteboard where you can collaborate with students, colleagues – whomever you wish! Google does sell an actual physical unit for Jamboard, but anyone can use the online digital version. You can free-hand…

  • Tech Tool Tuesday (2021-01-12)

    Every Tuesday I recommend a fun tech tool, usually in the vein of educational technology (but not always!) Mentimeter is an audience response system which lets your create interactive presentations with real-time results! You can ask different types of questions and have your results viewed in a wide variety of formats, such as a word cloud,…

  • Hexagonal Discussion

    Last semester, in pursuit of a new approach to class discussion – a tried and true learning activity, but one which can start to feel a bit stagnant after a while – I came across something interesting. It’s called hexagonal thinking. Hexagonal thinking is essentially a visual way to create connections between concepts and elements…

  • Using Mentimeter in D2L

    Add interactive polls, surveys, and quiz questions to your D2L course! Mentimeter.com is a great way to engage students in your online or blended course and the questions you create can be embedded into your D2L course! Check out this video I made for instructions.

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