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Cardinal Directions Activity in Arabic using VoiceThread

QM General Standard 4: Instructional Materials

QM Standard 4.5

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.1, QM Standard 6.3

California State University, Channel Islands

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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Using VoiceThread to Create a Presentation for a Spanish Project

QM General Standard 4: Instructional Materials

QM Standard 4.1, QM Standard 4.2, QM Standard 4.5

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

California State University, Channel Islands

Samanta de Frutos García, an Instructor of Spanish at CSU Channel Islands, created a final project assignment for SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish II. The template provides guidelines for students to create a VoiceThread presentation using vocabulary, grammatical constructions, and cultural knowledge learned in this course using the free Spanish textbook Libro Libre. This project assesses students’ ability to answer questions and report orally to demonstrate basic functional proficiency in Spanish, talk about familiar topics, compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences between the United States and Spanish-speaking countries, and present the information and cultural insights gained through the TalkAbroad sessions. This can be modified to fit any class.

Assignment

Using VoiceThread to an Create Effective and Creative Assignment

QM General Standard 4: Instructional Materials

QM Standard 4.5

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

California State University, Channel Islands

Diana Lenko, Instructor from California State University, Channel Islands, used VoiceThread to create an assignment that encouraged peer-to-peer learning and enabled students to participate and collaborate using one of five powerful commenting options: microphone, webcam, text, phone, and audio-file upload, and do it at their own pace. The collaboration tool is also fully integrated into Canvas, so students and instructors don't have to log in to the platform separately. By watching videos of exemplary speakers and exploring the key leadership concepts in action, students gained insights into the communication strategies and leadership attributes essential to effective leaders.

Assignment

Windshield Survey Assignment

QM General Standard 3: Assessment and Measurement

QM Standard 3.1

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.1, QM Standard 5.2, QM Standard 5.4

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.1, QM Standard 6.2

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.

Syllabus

Course & Module Objectives aligned to Assignments

QM General Standard 2: Learning Objectives (Competencies)

QM Standard 2.4

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.1

California State University, Los Angeles

Michelle Lopez, an Instructor from CSU Los Angeles, provides a detailed syllabus for CLS 1300. A sample of the course and module objectives are provided along with a list of the type of assessments used to evaluate the CLOs.

Assignment

Peer Review Feedback Guide With Guiding Questions

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

San Francisco State University

Courtney Donovan, an Instructor from San Francisco State University, provides an annotated bibliography assignment designed to help students gain research skills while working alongside a peer. The peer review guide is organized with guiding questions to assist students in providing feedback to a peer's assignment.

Syllabus

Role of Instructor Participation

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.3

California State University, Northridge

Amber Norwood, an Instructor from CSU Northridge, includes specific information in the syllabus about their role regarding participation in the course by including detailed Discussion Facilitation and Participation Guidelines.

Discussion

Collaborative Jamboard Activity

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.3

California State University, San Marcos

Kim McCarthy, an Instructor from CSU San Marcos, uses Google Jamboard for class collaboration. Students respond to the question prompt posted on the Jamboard. They then interact with each other by posting a picture, drawing, text, or a "stickie note" in response to the prompt.

Discussion

Structured Group Discussions Providing Roleplaying & Choice

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.4

California State University, Fresno

Ryan Ditchfield, an Instructor at Fresno State, creatively organizes group discussions providing students an opportunity to self-assign themselves to a group discussion topic that interest them in his "Eyewitness Identification-FTB 159T" class. In the group discussions they have the choice to pick a role - Researcher, Eyewitness, Defense Attorney, Police Officer, Suspect, and Timekeeper and throughout the semester the students will also be changing to a different group and also change their role. This example represents student choice and group roles in discussions.

Discussion

Group Annotation Discussion Using Perusall

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2, QM Standard 5.4

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.1, QM Standard 6.3

California State University, Bakersfield

Natalie Thompson, an Instructor from CSU Bakersfield, shares a peer to peer annotation activity using the tool Perusall where students read and annotate a scholarly article. Detailed instructions are provided for the students about the discussion requirements.

Discussion

Jamboard for Facilitating a Complex Chemistry Article

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.1, QM Standard 6.3

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Instructor Chantel Stieber from Cal Poly Pomona, uses a Google Jamboard for students to contribute using text, drawings, or images their understanding of a complex scientific article.

Other

Engagement in Synchronous Lectures Using Jamboard & Zoom Break-Out Rooms

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.3

California State University, Fresno

Stephanie Ryan, an Instructor from Fresno State, shares an engaging activity where she uses Zoom to provide a synchronous lecture called "The Anterior Surface Landmarks of the Figure." Using breakout rooms in Zoom and a Jamboard students identify surface landmarks of a figure in a peer-to-peer activity.

Discussion

Small Group Discussion for Synchronous Webconference Class Session

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.1, QM Standard 6.3

California State University, San Bernardino

Cheryl Brandt, an Instructor at CSU San Bernardino, uses a problem-based seminar discussion prompt during synchronous sessions in Zoom to increase peer-to-peer interaction. During the sessions, each small group captures their plan for sharing with the entire class using Jamboard.

Assignment

Contemporary Issues Presentation

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.2

QM General Standard 6: Course Technology

QM Standard 6.1, QM Standard 6.3

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.

Assignment

Prompt and Rubric Reflective Writing Assignment

QM General Standard 2: Learning Objectives (Competencies)

QM Standard 2.4

QM General Standard 3: Assessment and Measurement

QM Standard 3.1, QM Standard 3.3, QM Standard 3.4

QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Standard 5.1

California State University, Fullerton

Krista Henderson, an Instructor from CSU Fullerton, shares a detailed writing assignment where students describe the scope of their previous sexual education and describe what the "ideal" sex ed program is. The instructor provides 6 question prompts and a detailed rubric which provides 5 criteria for evaluating the essay.

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