Interactive Reading Assignments
Discover the new Interactive Reading Assignment type in Mastering. app Faculty Advisor Terry Austin discusses how this feature enhances student engagement with a blend of reading and activities.
Terry Austin, Faculty Advisor, app / Temple College
In this session, Terry Austin, app Faculty Advisor and an experienced A&P instructor, will examine the new assignment type in Mastering: the Interactive Reading Assignment. These are best thought of as “Read a little. Do a little.” During this session, we will cover:
- How to assign the Interactive Reading Assignments
- The pedagogy behind Interactive Reading
- How to build your own Interactive Reading Assignments that contain only the readings you desire, as well as questions you have chosen
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About the speaker
Terry Austin, Faculty Advisor, app / Temple College
Terry Austin is the Faculty Advisor for General Biology, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. Professor Austin is from Texas and has been a professor at Temple College for almost 23 years. He served as the department chair for the biology department for over a decade of that time. Terry is obsessed with anything technological and loves implementing educational technology in his science classes. When Terry has free time, he's generally using his science skills to create some magic in the kitchen! When in need of a bit of stress relieve you might just see him out on the roads of the Texas Hill Country on his Classic Harley.