URI faculty are doing exciting and creative practices with technology enhanced learning. Below are interviews with some innovative URI faculty.

Enhancing Student Engagement with PointSolutions

Professor Dombi incorporates the PointSolutions response system in his large chemistry classes to create dynamic and engaging learning environments that foster interactive learning.

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The Future of Learning: URI Augmented Learning Apps

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) VR is a way to provide virtual training in the use of HPLC prior to using the actual instrument.

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Enhancing Engagement with Lumi

Alissa Cox uses a free app called Lumi to build interactive and engaging content that can be seamlessly integrated into a Brightspace course.

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Discover URI’s AI Chatbot

Professor Jim McGwin introduces the AI ChatBot student project which encapsulates URI resources and makes it easy to access through the virtual assistance of AI.

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Engaging Students with Poll Everywhere

Professor Adams and Professor Thawley use Poll Everywhere, a real-time polling system to create interactive presentations with seamless integration in PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, and more.

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All About Top Hat

Natalie Pifer is an Assistant Professor here at URI. She joined the faculty in the Fall of 2017, right as CCJ became its own independent academic unit on campus. This marks her sixth year of teaching at URI. In the past, she had taught CCJ 230: Crime & Delinquency, CCJ274: Criminal Justice System, which are […]

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Faculty Success Story – Introducing Padlet and Powtoon

Introducing Padlet and PowToon Teaching Tool Usage – Padlet Padlet is an online notice board, or, as Alicia describes it, a virtual corkboard that allows users to share resources, structure activities, and provide students with an opportunity to respond to prompts. Alicia uses Padlet to structure her course but will also utilize the flexible format […]

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Faculty Success Story – Google Jamboard by Amanda Izenstark

Professor Izenstark incorporates Google Jamboard with Zoom breakout rooms to allow students to collaborate on ideas and topics of research in her Information Research classes…

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Faculty Success Story – Notability for All by Erika Fiore

Professor Erika Fiore uses the Notability tool over Zoom calls to showcase notes and annotations over resource files in her pre-calculus and calculus courses at URI...

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