Faculty Talk

In an effort to help foster a sharing community amongst Kellogg faculty, we have created a space for faculty to share their edtech ideas (uses, tips and tricks) by creating a post on this site, and creating a discussion space for faculty to bounce ideas off of each other in the Faculty Forum.

Faculty Posts

Don't Use Virtual Backgrounds: Advice from Tim Calkins
11/05/2021
Tim Calkins says: So let me offer one piece of advice: show your real background. ...Instead of helping us strengthen our personal brand and build our influence, they do just the opposite When you are presenting, or even just sitting in a meeting, you want to built trust and authenticity. People won’t accept your recommendation…
by Ishrat Fatima
Digital Tools for Student Engagement - Perusall, Mural & Teammates
10/22/2021
I use three different tools to engage with my class, and for my students to engage with each other. One of them is integrated with Canvas, and the other two are standalone apps which don't require students to create an account. I became aware of them while teaching remotely last year and decided to carry…
by Megan Kashner
Want To Run Surveys In Your Classroom? PollEverywhere Might Be Worth A Look
07/13/2021
If you've enjoyed using Zoom surveys in your online classes, consider PollEverywhere for your live or hybrid classes. I've been using it for several years and I'm a big fan. PollEverywhere allows you to run polls in ways that are similar to Zoom polls but better. Here are some additional benefits: Identify which students gave…
by Kent Grayson
Document Camera as an easy, effective "Whiteboard"
05/04/2021
How do you best replicate the classroom whiteboard when teaching in either hybrid or full zoom modality? This is a question many of us have been trying to solve for over the past year given how central the whiteboard often is to the teaching/learning experience. After trying several alternatives (including onscreen zoom annotation; a separate…
by Jim Lecinski