Experience

Boy at Holi festival blowing on colored powder

Ignatian Discernment Online: Instructor Notes | Brendan Busse S.J

A key principle of Ignatian pedagogy and spirituality is that the person is not simply a rational cognate but a creature full of desires and creativity. The human person is a volitional creature with many layers of affect and intellect. This depth of the human person is what Ignatian education seeks to inform and enliven and it is for this reason that Jesuit education has for centuries sought to utilize all the senses, all the sciences, all the arts to invest students with a depth of intellectual insight and creative imagination.

The choice of whether or not to include media on your pages is entirely yours. However, if there is a concept or a set of ideas that could be more effectively illustrated with video, podcasts, or other kinds of media beyond the written word, consider including it in your course. If you are not sure how to embed external media into your Canvas pages, reach out to CDLI for help.

Videos

Audio Synthesis: What Does A Tree Sound Like? by Dan Hoopert

Podcasts

Code Switch from NPR: 'Being Fly is an Act of Community'

Interactive Visuals

Excavation of a 1,000 year-old Viking toolbox by Videnskab.dk

Interactive Data

Energy Embedded in Traded Goods as a Share of Domestic Energy, 2020 from OurWorldInData.org

Keep Accessibility in Mind

Please keep in mind, however, as engaging as multimedia can be for many students, that not all students have full use of all of their senses. Students might have visual, auditory, motor, or cognitive impairments and may use assistive devices to help navigate and understand your Canvas course content. Therefore, it's very important that when we use multimedia to convey important course content to our students, that we include things like captions for videos, and transcripts for podcasts/audio content, so students can access the information through other senses if needed.

Additionally, not all embedded interactive content from 3rd party courses may be accessible to all students and we may need to provide accessible alternatives. If you have questions or concerns about the accessibility of your multimedia content, you can contact CDLI or Disability Services for assistance.