Innovative Instruction

The Innovative Instruction Series highlights College of Charleston faculty who have used technology in innovative ways to enhance their teaching and student learning.

In March, 2012 we had the opportunity to sit down with David Desplaces,  Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, and Assistant Professor in the Management and Entrepreneurship department in the School of Business at the College of Charleston to discuss how using clickers (TurningPoint) has changed the way he teaches his class.

We sat down with faculty who are using OAKS, the College’s online Learning Management System, to find out more about the quiz tool. We wanted to know how they used the tool, its benefits, how much time went into setting up quizzes in OAKS and advice for first time users. Here are the highlights of those conversations.

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Glenda Byars from Theatre
Michelle Futrell from Health & Human Performance
Garrett Mitchener from Mathematics
Gioconda Quesada from Marketing & Supply Chain
Tim Scheett from Health & Human Performance

In November, 2010 we had the opportunity to sit down with Darryl Phillips, Speaker of the Faculty and a professor in the Classics Department, to discuss how using wikis (PBWorks) has changed the way he teaches his class. Darryl earned an A.B. degree in Classics from Stanford University in 1989 and a Ph.D. in Classical Studies from Duke University in 1995. He regularly offers a range of courses through both the Classics and History departments at the College. Darryl’s research projects explore Roman history and topography, with a special focus on Roman voting and the history and culture of the late Republic and Augustan age.

Dr. Merissa Ferrara joined the Department of Communication in 2005 as an Assistant Professor specializing in Interpersonal and
Health Communication.  In this interview Merissa speaks about how she transformed an assignment using VoiceThread in her classes.