This page features examples of U-M faculty who have used instructional technology in innovative ways. You can browse the full list or use the search criteria to narrow it down to the most relevant examples for you. Click on any title for a full description of that example.
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Using Google Forms to Clarify Difficult Concepts in Large Courses |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Flipping a Mechanical Engineering Course |
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Engineering | Lecture |
Concept Mapping to Synthesize Knowledge and Apply Learning to Real World Case Studies |
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Health Sciences | Lecture |
Managing a Large Course Using Google Apps |
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Engineering | Lecture |
Managing a Large Course Using Google Apps |
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Engineering | Lecture |
Managing a Large Course Using Google Apps |
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Engineering | Lecture |
Managing a Large Course Using Google Apps |
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Engineering | Lecture |
Crowdsourcing Learning: Students Collaboratively Analyze and Annotate Course Materials |
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Arts and Humanities | Discussion |
Coordinating Multiple GSIs Using a Course Wiki |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Increasing Student Interaction in a Large Course via Blogging |
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Arts and Humanities | Lecture |
Enhancing Small Group Discussions in a Large Lecture with Google Docs and Google Forms |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Enhancing Small Group Discussions in a Large Lecture with Google Docs and Google Forms |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Enhancing Small Group Discussions in a Large Lecture with Google Docs and Google Forms |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Blogging as a Way to Support Student Dialogue and Critical Engagement |
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Arts and Humanities | Discussion |
Blogging as a Way to Support Student Dialogue and Critical Engagement |
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Arts and Humanities | Discussion |
Crowdsourcing Q&A to Engage Students: Efficiently Answering Students' Questions in a Large Course |
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Science, Technology, and Math | Lecture |
Crowdsourcing Study Guide and Exam Question Development Using Google Docs |
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Health Sciences | Lecture |
Improving Team Projects Through Cloud-Based Storage and Collaboration |
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Health Sciences | Studio |
Improving Teamwork Through Online Synchronous Discussions |
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Engineering | Lecture |
Providing Alternatives to Traditional Writing and Speaking Assignments with Collaborative Websites |
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Arts and Humanities | Discussion |
Using Clickers for Active Learning and Critical Thinking |
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Science, Technology, and Math | Lecture |
Making Lecture Recordings Available through iTunes U |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Lecture Podcasting |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Video Study Guides for Music Performance Classes |
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Arts and Humanities | Studio |
Editing Wikipedia to Improve Writing to a General Audience |
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Science, Technology, and Math | Discussion |
Using LectureTools to Answer Students Questions in Large Courses |
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Social Sciences | Lecture |
Interactive Chemistry Demos using Mathematica |
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Science, Technology, and Math | Lab |
Students Learning (and Teaching) the Universe through Wiki-style Pages |
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Arts and Humanities | Lecture |
Video Practice Sheets for Piano Instruction |
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Arts and Humanities | Studio |
Using simulations to illustrate how leadership emerges through daily activities |
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Professional Schools | Discussion |
Simulations familiarize students with "real-world" use of museum objects |
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Arts and Humanities | All |
Improving clinical skills for health professional students through simulations |
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Health Sciences | Clinic |
Students Create Websites to Engage with 18th Century Literature |
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Arts and Humanities | Discussion |
Interactive Website and Online Discussion Enrich a Partnership with K-12 Classrooms |
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Arts and Humanities | All |