As hard as this may be to believe, the traditional written essay isn’t always the most engaging assignment for students. I’d also venture to say that after spending the better part of a semester grading written essays, even instructors tend to wish for a change […]
Category: Explore
Posts categorized as Explore are designed to educate faculty and students on the benefits of technologies which may not have been previously considered in the Emerson teaching and learning experience.
Fall 2014 Faculty Showcase Series
In November and December of 2014, we invited Emerson faculty with exemplary use of technology in their instruction to share their methods and impact with other members of the community. Presenter Department Topic Paul Mihailidis Marketing Communication Socrative, Storify Ruth Grossman Communication Sciences & Disorders […]
File naming standards: eliminate future headaches
There are a lot of reasons that file naming standards should be your best friends. They are rad, responsible, and reliable. Just like the three R’s of old. But most importantly – you will not run into problems opening your files on another computer, uploading […]
The Power of File Restriction in Canvas
Don’t want students uploading a .docx instead of a .pdf? Or a .pages file at any point in time? Well you can, because Canvas allows File Restrictions! While editing your assignment in Canvas, below the text entry field are a series of options – including […]