Faculty Tips and Tricks Toolbox

Welcome to our Faculty Tools and Tricks hub! Here, you’ll find videos featuring our faculty sharing their favorite tools and strategies. Take a moment to explore the different resources!

Amy Higgins (HIM Faculty) shares a tutorial on using Lumio, a free online tool for creating interactive game-based activities for students. After signing up with Google or Microsoft, users can create a game show format to engage students in various subjects like medical terminology.

Gerry Gordan (HIM Faculty) shares a fun approach to engage students through a game of Jeopardy. Jeopardy Labs is a free online tool, to create interactive games that encourage participation from all students, including those who are less vocal. *Link to game mentioned in the video: https://jeopardylabs.com/

Laura Schlatter (Graphic Design Faculty) uses interactive games in her typography class. See how she transforms a typically dry subject like typography into an engaging, interactive experience. * Links to games mentioned in the video: It’s Centered That and I Shot the Serif

Gerry Gordan (HIM Faculty) shares an engaging way to use Jeopardy through PowerPoint. She provides a link to a downloaded PowerPoint Version that allows for customization to make class time more interactive but still focuses on learning outcomes. *Link to platform mentioned in the video: PowerPoint

Spencer Murphy (CMA faculty) shares his practical and student-friendly approach to helping learners navigate time zone differences by embedding a U.S. time zone converter directly into the course. The HTML code for the tool is available in the comments of the YouTube video.

Kimberly Ware (GE Faculty) shares her fun and engaging approach to encouraging students to join the conversation and community in Yellowdig through the use of announcements.

Donna Francis-Clark (HIM Faculty) shares a fun way to use Bitomoji to level up your digital persona. Learn reasons to incorporate Bitomoji in your courses and different ways to do so.

Sherri Cooper (MA Faculty) shares a fun and engaging approach to helping students learn medical terminology called the “smile method.”

Have a tip or trick you want to share?? Send your videos to Valerie Akbulut for review.

Guidelines:

Keep it short. Aim for around the 5-minute mark.

Note: Videos over 10 minutes will not be accepted.

If multiple topics, break them into different videos.
Must be compliant with Faculty Handbook policies.