UM3D: Instructional Impact Blog
for Designing, Developing, and Delivering Courses
UM3D recently launched a video series called How do I…? on our YouTube channel. Each Friday afternoon we release a new short, concise video answering some of the most frequently asked questions of our technology trainers and instructional designers. You can view our entire series so far in our How do I…playlist. Subscribe so you’ll…
This week we’re highlighting ways to ensure your Canvas courses and materials are ready for your online, on ground and hybrid students. If you look at your Canvas Dashboard and wonder “Surely I have more courses than this?” then you’ll want to watch How do I…Organize my Canvas Dashboard? In this video, you’ll learn how…
It’s the start of a new semester. For some instructors, this might be the first time using our new learning management system, Canvas. Since launching in Spring 2022, Canvas has become integral to our teaching. Of course, our fully online courses rely on Canvas for materials, lectures, assessments and interactions, but our on ground courses…
In his study Using video announcements, instructional videos, and video feedback to improve social presence, student engagement, and a growing relationship to one’s university Patrick Lowenthal writes: Video is often praised as a tool for improving social presence in the online classroom. However, the theory, research, and practice of online learning suggests that video alone…
This spring has seen the explosion of videos made by instructors specifically for their students. I’ve never seen so many before and no wonder. This type of video has become so simple to make, that they are used for just about everything from feedback for student assignments, weekly overviews and recaps, mini lectures, guest lectures,…