At Penn State New Kensington and Fayette, faculty have been working to streamline the digital education process by designing online courses that have been converted from resident courses. This new program is all thanks to a SoftChalk pilot funded through … Read More
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If at first you don’t have the best solution, then try another one
At Ohio State University, they are not afraid to try a variety of learning tools before choosing the right one for their faculty. Christine Barker, intern at the Ohio State University College of Nursing, was given the task of reviewing … Read More
Chalkies Make Waves at the first ever SoftChalk User’s Conference
On October 1-2, 2014, SoftChalk hosted its first ever user’s conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in conjunction with the 6th Annual Quality Matter’s conference. Centrally located near Baltimore Harbor, the conference drew in a diverse crowd of Chalkies, both local and … Read More
SoftChalk Cloud honored with 2nd place win in the 2014 IMS Global Connected Learning App Challenge
Last fall, IMS Global Learning Consortium hosted its inaugural Connected Learning App Challenge. This challenge was established to recognize applications that support digital innovation using open technology standards that enable connected learning. Challenge entries were evaluated on creativity, ease of … Read More
Storytelling for Learning: Digital Case Studies
by Joni Tornwall When you are ill or injured and need healthcare services, what do you want the nurses who provide care for you to know? Of course, you want them to have a lot of medical knowledge, but that’s … Read More
Using Technology To Improve Student Learning: The Flipped Classroom – A free, 3-week, online micro-course for educators
Imagine having more class time with your students. Having students watch lectures outside of class would provide more opportunities to incorporate student-centered activities in class. Many educators are flipping their classes by having students watch their lectures at home (traditionally … Read More