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How do I make my course competencies more actionable?
In general, a course competency (or outcome) is a competency that is written in broad terms to cover a wide range of complex, interrelated sets of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities that students should acquire by completing a course. Since course ...
What are some best practices for crafting my course syllabus?
General Considerations In the era of Talon and other learning management systems, your syllabus might be the first impression students get of you and your course. If you recall your own experience as a student, you'll remember how cumbersome and ...
How does Kirkwood define Quality Instruction?
What is Quality Instruction? Kirkwood defines Quality Instruction as dynamic, learner-centered teaching that fosters open communication, inclusivity, and academic success. Quality Instruction descriptors The descriptors below demonstrate what Quality ...
Does Kirkwood subscribe to any online news sites?
The Kirkwood Library subscribes to The Gazette in print, and to the following online news sites: New York Times Wall Street Journal Chronicle of Higher Education
Can a librarian visit my class to help students with research, with their citations, or with finding quality information online?
Kirkwood librarians would love to help support and teach your students to improve their information literacy skills. Find out more on our faculty guide.
Kirkwood Faculty Training Pressbook
Kirkwood Faculty Training Pressbook includes tutorials and support materials for several teaching and learning strategies as well as processes. Here is a list of sections included in the pressbook: I. Creating a Learner-Centered Syllabus II. 4 ...
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Student Resource Links
Check your course syllabus for many more links to services and activities across campus. General Resources Kirkwood Community College Dept/Faculty/Staff Directory - find people, places, email and phone numbers College Catalog - Find course ...
How do I enable Honorlock for my remote students?
To enable Honorlock for quizzes in your Talon course or 3rd party exams on external publisher sites (e.g. Pearson or Cengage)... Talon Quizzes Click on Student Tools > Honorlock... Click the blue Enable button next to the quiz title. Configure the ...
Where can I find professional development courses?
Most Professional Development opportunities are available in NeoEd. You can login to NeoEd by going to MyHub, clicking on NeoEd under My Links. From there, click on Training on the left hand menu, and Course Catalog to view all offerings. You can ...
What is a "Flipped" Classroom?
The "Flipped" classroom is a teaching strategy that reverses the traditional "lecture" during class and activities and homework completed outside of class. Instead, students read the textbook, watch course videos, and get the instructional content ...
How can I copy content from another course?
Copy All Components or Copy Select Components Open your new course (the course should be empty of content) and follow Course Admin > Import / Export / Copy Components Select "Copy Components from Another Course/Org Unit" (the default) and click ...