Teaching in Higher Ed

EdTech’s Role in Helping Students Feel Engaged, Safe, and Productive

05.07.2020 - By Bonni StachowiakPlay

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Ryan Straight shares ways to use EdTech to help students feel engaged, connected, safe, and productive on episode 308 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Quotes from the episode

Leave the LMS to deal with the management portion of things and bring the community elsewhere, because that is where the engagement comes from.

-Ryan Straight

You have to be engaged first.

-Ryan Straight

The number one thing that I want students to do is be a person rather than just a username.

-Ryan Straight

Pedagogy comes first. The tool is just a tool.

-Ryan Straight

Resources Mentioned

Inkademic YouTube Channel

Slack

Episode 140: Thinking Outside the LMS with Steven Michels

Steven’s video on organizing a class structure in Slack

What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain*

Ken Bain on Teaching in Higher Ed: What the Best College Teachers Do

Chris Gilliard

Chris Gilliard on Teaching in Higher Ed

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