5 Augmented Reality Apps Under $5 For Your Science Classroom Author: Shalece Kohnke; info@ciddl.org “Science is too hard!” “I just don’t get it!” “I HATE science!” I heard these three phrases at the start of every school year or when…
Tag: instructional technology
Introducing the Assistive Technology Blog Series
Introducing the Assistive Technology Blog Series Author: Nicholas Jay Hoekstra; info@ciddl.org Two major aims of the Center for Innovation, Design and Digital Learning (CIDDL) include: Increasing the knowledge, adoption, and use of educational technologies within education, related service, and leadership…
Strategies and Technologies Supporting for Co-Teaching
Strategies and Technology Supporting for Effective Co-Teaching Author: Nicholas Jay Hoekstra; info@ciddl.org In the March, 2022 CIDDL Research and Practice Brief, we interviewed Dr. Peggy Weiss to discuss strategies and technologies that can be used to support effective co-teaching. Dr.…
Introducing Simulations into Teacher Preparation Programs
Introducing Simulations into Teacher Preparation Programs Author: Michelle Patterson; info@ciddl.org In a recent CIDDL blog, “Integrate Scenario-Based Learning Into Teacher Preparation”, we discussed how teacher candidates developed responses to text- or video-based scenarios with an opportunity to reflect and receive…
Supporting Educator Use of Game-Based Learning Environments
Supporting Educator Use of Game-Based Learning Environments Author: Kenneth Holman Pre-service teachers will benefit from utilizing alternative instructional techniques to enhance learning for students. Have you thought about using game-based learning to enhance your student’s understanding of content? To understand…
Using Video Observations in Teacher Preparation Programs
Using Video Observations in Teacher Preparation Programs Author: Samantha Goldman Pre-service teachers are usually required to video themselves teaching to receive feedback from peers and professors as part of their culminating portfolio. One critique of this method is that teacher…