Faculty Connections

Peers Sharing Strategies That Work
Teaching is a creative profession. Faculty Connections promotes instructors sharing what they do in their classrooms. Visit the profiles below to discover how CSULB faculty have solved challenges and inspired learning using technology.

Stephen Adams

Educational Technology & Media Leadership

Exploring the impact of virtual reality

Jelena Trajkovic

Computer Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Evaluating active learning during lecture

Maria Claver

Gerontology

Enhancing course components with Blackboard Ally

Colleen Dunagan

Dance

Making interactive videos with PlayPosit

Virginia Gray

Nutrition and Dietetics

Creating accessibile documents with Blackboard Ally

Adam Kahn

Communication Studies

Equitable Grading Strategies

Caitlin Fouratt

and Teresa Zimmerman-Liu Engaging Students with Perusall

Amy Wax

Psychology

Making lecture slides interactive with Poll Everywhere

Jelena Trajkovic

Computer Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Learning from student mistakes with Gradescope

Strategies

All strategies shared in Faculty Connections have been implemented in face-to-face and online classes. Each contributor has shared a strategy that meets these criteria:

Effective: the technique has led to results for students.
Scalable: the technique can be used effectively by faculty in a variety of content areas.
Quick-to-implement: faculty share how to put the techniques to use right away, as opposed to taking weeks to plan and learn.
Technology learning curve: recognizing that learning a new tech tool takes time and can be a barrier for some, faculty share their tips and shortcuts to get started.

Interested in Sharing?
If you'd like to contribute and share some of your own successful strategies, please visit How to Contribute for more information.

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