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Sumaya Bezrati, Instructor from California State University, Channel Islands, uses VoiceThread to have students practice giving cardinal directions in her Arabic 101 class. This is an active learning assignment in which students record themselves describing a country's location in Arabic and other students have to guess which country they are talking about. Through this activity, students become familiar with the names and locations of countries in the Arab World and are able to practice their speaking and listening skills in a fun and interactive way.

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Windshield Survey Assignment

QLT Section 2: Assessment of Student Learning

QLT Objective 2.3, QLT Objective 2.4

QLT Section 4: Student Interaction and Community

QLT Objective 4.4, QLT Objective 4.5

QLT Section 6: Technology for Teaching and Learning

QLT Objective 6.1, QLT Objective 6.3

Sacramento State University

Michelle Dang and Lyndsay Anderson, Instructors from Sacramento State University, adapted an assignment for an online course using Flipgrid to have students present their community assessments from the lens of a public health nurse.

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Contemporary Issues Presentation

QLT Section 4: Student Interaction and Community

QLT Objective 4.4

QLT Section 6: Technology for Teaching and Learning

QLT Objective 6.1, QLT Objective 6.2

California State University, Stanislaus

Instructor Grace Paradis from CSU Stanislaus, uses GoReact to help students learn about a topic that is not covered in depth during class. To strengthen the awareness of the topic, students are asked to further the GoReact discussion by asking critical thinking questions of their peers.

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Sketchnotes Discussion Forum Assignment

QLT Section 4: Student Interaction and Community

QLT Objective 4.4

QLT Section 6: Technology for Teaching and Learning

QLT Objective 6.1, QLT Objective 6.2

California State University, Northridge

Instructor Nicole Solis from CSU Northridge, developed an assignment in which students practice visual notetaking skills and engage in a discussion. While reading a scholarly article students are to select at least 2 quotes and additional terms and concepts and arrange them visually including sketches, illustrations, or other ways of decorating their notes visually. Students use the Canvas Discussion forum for students to submit the assignment, but they can choose to create their notes on paper or using one of several technologies.

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Pinterest Encyclopedia Activity

QLT Section 4: Student Interaction and Community

QLT Objective 4.4

QLT Section 6: Technology for Teaching and Learning

QLT Objective 6.1, QLT Objective 6.2

California State University, Stanislaus

Monica Flores, an Instructor from CSU Stanislaus, describes an activity using a social media tool, Pinterest. Students are prompted to create a Pinterest account and than choose 2 "terms" from a list about Latinx Lit and Cultural Studies. Students are creating two encyclopedia (Pinterest) entries and than commenting on at least 3 of their classmates Pinterest pins.