Thinking Outside the LMS

Steven Michels helps us think outside the LMS on episode 140 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Every technology suggests how it should be used. –Steven Michels The hub of any class should be the discussion board. –Steven Michels Teaching should be learner-driven, not tool-driven. –Steven Michels Technology is better at bringing the world into the classroom than it is in taking the classroom out into the world. –Steven Michels Anything we can do as faculty members and professors to harness this natural love of learning that our students have … I think is a good thing. –Steven Michels Resources Mentioned Patterns in Course Design: How instructors ACTUALLY use the LMS Using Slack for Teaching (Steven Michels’ video) Slack Hypothes.is QuickTime SnagIt Google Slides Google Sites Page: Foundations of Political Thought Remind Diigo Medium Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.