Instructional Development | CITS

Gamification in Teaching and Learning
"Be open to putting yourself in a position to try something that can potentially fail." -Rachelle O’Brien Hello, faculty! This week we are taking you on a learning experience. First start by reading the Gen Z report- as you read it think about the students that are...

Meaningful Mid Semester Check-ins
"To better approach engagement in my courses —whether on the first day or any day of the semester—I start with empathy. " -Michael Roberto Hello, faculty! As we approach the mid-semester point, you may be noticing some of your students feeling disconnected,...

‘Assessability’ and Universal Design for Learning
"When we have a classroom that’s built around one specific way of teaching and we’re leaving people out." -Jennifer Pusateri Hello, faculty! Over the past several weeks we have covered topics around best practices of including engaging discussions, offering thoughtful...

Artificial Intelligence and Teaching
"For my course, I felt like it is fine to teach them to write using the AI tools as long as I can help them learn to use the tools well." -Derek Bruff Hello, faculty! We recognize how overwhelming incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into college courses feels....
Blackboard Collaborate: Recording Clean-Up
We have discovered that UMass Dartmouth's Blackboard Collaborate file storage is over its storage limit. As a consequence, older recordings will be removed starting at the end of October 2023: All Collaborate recordings that have not been accessed in the past 2 years...

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
"AI is a technology like none of us have ever seen, and none of us can truly say where it’s going. But we do know this: Technology is never good or bad. It’s what we do with the technology that matters." -Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce Hello, faculty! In our...