Daily Archives: September 7, 2021

Creating Student “Player Cards”: An Innovative Approach to Class Session Introductions

Angela Robles, Heidi Grappendorf, and Charlene Gamus

This article details a collaborative effort to reimagine Class Session Introductions (CSI) in the online classroom environment. Using the online platforms of Canva and Google Sites, instructors and students work together to create a digital Class Roster which promotes proximity, social presence, and meaningful engagement.

Letters O, G, and Y repeat in stylized rows, cutting diagonally across the frame in blue light. Photograph by Jeff Stvan from FOR[A] Photography and is provided under a Creative Commons NCBYND license.

Assignments / Short Form Pieces

Gaining Awareness of Different Causes of OCR Errors: Examining Messy Data

Laurel Smith Stvan

Individual experience with how OCR programs decide on letter choices provides students with insight into how text recognition distinguishes shapes within their documents.