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Instructors can select from a variety of new interactive teaching and learning tools, called Elements and Practices, that can be embedded directly into Momentum Content Files to create engaging learning experiences for students. Instructors can also use the new Layouts feature to display and organize course content in Momentum Content files.
- Elements are a variety of interactive learning tools that Instructors can embed directly into Momentum Content Files.
- Practices are a variety of interactive tools that Instructors can embed directly into Momentum Content Files. Practices can provide students with opportunities to assess prior knowledge, explore new concepts, or self-assess learning.
- Layouts are used to present and organize course content using layout columns.
Elements
Accordions are useful when you have a list of items with additional information to learn about each item. Using an accordion allows the learner to focus on learning the list first, then expand their understanding by opening each accordion. There are two options available numbered and unnumbered.
- Step by Step Instructions: Break down complex processes or multi-step tasks (like lab procedures or project guidelines) into clear, manageable steps. Each step can be hidden until the previous one is mastered, helping students to focus on one part at a time.
- Scaffolded Learning Content: Organize content from basic to advanced levels so students can start with foundational knowledge and then expand sections to build on their understanding, making the learning process less overwhelming.
- FAQs: Provide answers to common questions students might have about a topic, assignment, or unit. Students can expand each question to reveal the answers as needed.
- Case Studies: Each accordion section can introduce a different part of the scenario. It will allow students to review each section in sequence so they can analyze the situation.
- Self-Assessment Prompts: Embed reflective questions, quizzes, or self-assessment prompts under each accordion section. As the students move through the material, they can pause to check their understanding.
- Multimedia-Enriched Lessons: Use each accordion section to introduce a multimedia element, such as a video, image or audio clip alongside text descriptions and questions. This allows students to explore different resources at their own pace, which helps to maintain engagement.
- Summarizing Key Concepts: In review modules you can use the accordion sections to organize summaries of key concepts from each unit or topic. This format will help students review content without having to scroll through large blocks of text.
- Projects or Assignment Guidelines: For projects with multiple components or phrases, use an accordion to separate each part. Students can focus on specific instructions for each section of the project without getting overwhelmed by a long list of requirements.
- Interactive Reading Assignments: Divide reading assignments or literary passages into sections with guiding questions or prompts under each accordion. This will encourage students to actively engage with the text as they progress through each part.
- Glossary of Terms: Organize vocabulary words, terms, or concepts in an accordion list, allowing students to expand and read definitions or examples as they encounter new terms.
Tabs are useful for providing information that belongs in a series. Tabs are great for showcasing items one-by-one. There are two format options availabe horizontal and vertical.
Click and Reveals are a useful tool when you want to present a learner with a question, statement, or fact to reflect on before they select a button to reveal the key learning related to the original statement. You can also use a Click and Reveal to provide additional optional learning materials. There are two format options available: Questionand Standard.
Inserting Click and Reveal (PDF)
- Self-Assessment: Design interactive questions or prompts that allow students to click and reveal answers or explanations. This gives them a chance to test their understanding and receive immediate feedback without feeling pressured.
- Sequential Storytelling: Present narratives or processes in stages, like historical events or scientific procedures. Students click through each step, enhancing comprehension and retention by engaging with the content actively.
- Vocabulary Building: Use Click and Reveal for definitions, synonyms, or real-world examples of new terms. This approach helps reinforce vocabulary and aids in comprehension, especially in content-heavy subjects.
- Problem Solving and Worked Examples: Show students a problem and let them click to reveal step-by-step solutions or explanations. This approach is great for math, science, and technical subjects, where seeing the process is as important as the solution itself.
Callout separates the content within the rectangle from the rest of the content. Callouts are useful for drawing attention to a key detail. There are four format options available: Standard, Question, Attention and Jumbo.
Timelines are useful for laying out events over a period of time, showing the steps in a process, or highlighting items in a series. There are two format options available: Standard (Left-Aligned) and Alternating.
Note: On mobile devices or tablets, alternating timelines automatically convert to the standard timeline layout.
- Historical Events or Periods: For history courses, use the Timeline to map out significant events or periods. Each point can include images, descriptions, and multimedia elements that bring historical narratives to life. This will help students contextualize events within a larger timeframe.
- Scientific or Technical Processes: In science or engineering courses, the Timeline feature can breakdown complex processes, like cell division, the water cycle, or engineering design phases into distinct stages.
- Literary Analysis and Story Arcs: In literature courses, use the Timeline feature to track a story’s plot, character development, or thematic evolution. Each point on the Timeline can highlight major events, character decisions, or shifts in tone. This will allow students to analyze how each part contributes to the story’s overall arc.
- Biographical Study: When studying influential figures, Timeline can outline their life achievements and contributions. In a leadership course, a Timeline could showcase milestones in a leader’s career, providing insights into how their experiences shaped their approach.
- Project Management and Planning: In business or project management courses, use the Timeline to illustrate the stages of project planning. Students can see the logical order of projects tasks and learn the importance of sequencing and timing in successful project management.
- Policy and Law Development: For social studies and law courses, a Timeline can present the evolution of a particular policy, law, or social movement. Students will see how changes and amendments occurred over time, giving them a deeper understanding of legislative processes or social progress.
- Case Study Progression: In nursing, psychology, or criminal justice, present case studies by organizing events chronologically. This can help students analyze how different actions, symptoms, or decisions influenced outcomes over time, making it easier to apply theoretical knowledge to real-life scenarios.
- Product or Technology Evolution: For technology or engineering classes, use the Timeline to show the development of a specific product, tool, or technology. A computer science course could include the evolution of programming languages, illustrating how innovations build on previous ideas.
- Experiment or Research Study Phases: In courses that involve scientific experiments or research studies, the Timeline can present the phases of an experiment or research project, from hypothesis formulation to data collection and analysis. This will encourage students to critically think about each phase’s role in achieving reliable results.
Stylized Quotes uses large, stylized quotation marks and colour to set it apart from primary content. Two format options are available Standard and Large focus.
Inserting Stylized Quotes (PDF)
- Emphasizing Key Takeaways: Use to pull out essential information or big ideas from lesson content, allowing students to focus on the most crucial concepts. This is great for summarizing sections or reinforcing the core message of each unit.
- Prompting Reflection: Insert powerful quotes from notable authors or researchers relevant to the topic, encouraging students to reflect or respond in a discussion board. This can foster deeper engagement and allow students to connect personally with the material.
- Introducing New Topics or Concepts: Start a new section with a powerful quote that introduces a topic. It can help set the tone and provide context for what students are about to learn.
- Reinforcing instructor presence: Use Stylized Quotes to personalize messages at key points in the content. These messages can motivate students and show that the instructor is engaged in their learning process.
- Creating Interactive Assignments: Ask students to create or find their own quotes that capture a concept learned in class. They can then use Stylized Quotes to share these in a discussion board.
- Connecting Theory to Practice: Stylized Quotes can highlight relevant real-world applications or research findings, linking theoretical knowledge to practical outcomes. This helps students see the value of what they are learning.
Flip Cards are useful for displaying a collection of items, either related or unrelated. Flip cards can be used to create associations, or as a Questions/Answer tool. Flip cards can include a combination of text and images.
- Vocabulary Practice and Language Learning: Use flip cards for vocabulary building in language courses. One side can display the word in the target language, and the other side can show the translation, pronunciation, or a sentence example. This helps reinforce language skills through active recall and repetition.
- Key Concepts and Definitions: In any content-heavy course (such as science, history, or psychology), use flip cards to present key terms on one side and definitions or explanations on the other. This is a great study tool for students, allowing them to quiz themselves and improve their retention of important concepts.
- Self-Assessment with Q&A: Use flip cards to pose questions on one side (e.g., “What are the stages of photosynthesis?”), with answers or explanations on the flip side. This allows students to test their knowledge and immediately check their understanding, reinforcing learning in a low-stakes format.
- Case Studies and Scenarios: Present a scenario or problem on the front of the card (e.g., a case study in nursing or business), and then have students flip the card to reveal a solution or recommended action. This strategy is excellent for problem-based learning, allowing students to analyze situations before seeing the suggested outcome.
- Historical Figures and Events: In history or social studies, present the name of a historical figure or event on the front, with details, significance, or related facts on the back. This can also be adapted for timelines, where each card represents a different event in a chronological sequence.
- Common Misconceptions and Corrections: Use flip cards to address common misconceptions in a subject area. Present the misconception on the front and use the back to clarify or correct it. This is particularly useful in science, math, or history, where students may hold pre-existing incorrect beliefs.
- Flashcard Review for Exams: Create review flashcards for exams, with questions, key facts, or potential test items on the front and detailed answers or explanations on the back. This helps students prepare for assessments through spaced repetition and self-testing.
- Exploring Literary Themes and Symbols: In literature courses, place symbols or themes on the front of the card, and on the back, provide interpretations, analysis, or
- Foreign Language Grammar Practice: For language learning, place grammar rules on the front (e.g., “When to use the subjunctive”), and provide examples or exceptions on the back. This reinforces understanding of grammar structures through active recall.
- Math Formulas and Applications: Use flip cards for math courses, with a formula on the front and an example application or explanation on the back. This helps students understand not only the formula but also how to apply it to solve problems.
- Cultural or Geographic Facts: For geography or cultural studies, display the name of a country, landmark, or cultural item on the front, with details on its significance, location, or related cultural practices on the back. This strategy makes learning about different places and cultures more engaging.
- True/False or Fact-Checking Activity: Present a statement or "fact" on the front (e.g., "The Earth is the only planet in the solar system with water"), and on the back, indicate whether it's true or false, with an explanation. This strategy encourages critical thinking and helps students differentiate between fact and fiction.
- Differentiating Similar Concepts: For concepts that are easily confused (e.g., mitosis vs. meiosis in biology), present one term or process on each card, with its unique attributes or functions on the back. This helps students better understand nuanced differences between similar concepts.
- Interactive Mini Case Studies for Ethics: Present ethical dilemmas on the front and possible resolutions or ethical principles on the back. This strategy is useful in courses like philosophy, law, or nursing, where students can reflect on real-world applications of ethical theories.
- Quotes and Analysis in Literature: Use a quote from a book or poem on the front and an analysis or context on the back. This helps students explore literature more deeply and can be used as a prompt for discussions or essays.
- Game-Based Learning: Turn flip cards into a game by challenging students to match questions and answers, terms and definitions, or problems and solutions. This can be done individually or in groups and encourages engagement and competition.
Carousels are useful for building a series of content slides to show a connection between information. Carousels can be used to present a lot of information without using a large amount of space.
- Step-by-Step Processes: Use the Carousel to break down complex processes, like scientific methods or solving equations into clear, manageable steps. Each slide can focus on one part of the process, enabling students to work through it in a structured way.
- Sequential Storytelling: For subjects like history or literature, a Carousel can illustrate a timeline of events or plot points, helping a student follow a narrative flow and reinforce their understanding of chronological or cause and effect relationships.
- Guided Practice: Create an interactive practice exercise where each slide presents a new question or problem. For example, in a language class, the Carousel could present vocabulary words with images, allowing students to practice pronunciation or recall definitions.
- Compare and Contrast: Present contrasting concepts, images, or case studies in different Carousel slides. For example, in a biology course, one slide could show plant cells, and the next slide could show animal cells, allowing students to easily identify differences and similarities.
- Virtual Lab Walkthroughs: Use the Carousel to simulate a virtual lab experience. Each slide can represent a different stage of the experiment, with instructions, visuals, and reflective questions.
- Review and Reinforcement: Use the Carousel as a tool for review, with each slide summarizing a key concept from a previous module or lesson. This will provide students with an interactive way to revisit and solidify core ideas.
Hotspots allow students to select and open active icons to learn more about the parts of an image, including text, images, videos, or hyperlinks.
- Interactive Diagrams for Visual Learning: In courses like biology, anatomy, geography, or engineering, use hotspot images to label diagrams or maps. For example, in an anatomy class, students can identify organs or body parts on an image of the human body. This promotes visual learning and helps students remember complex structures.
- Problem-Based Learning Scenarios: For fields such as medicine, nursing, or law, you can create case-based images where students click on various hotspots to explore symptoms, evidence, or case details. This helps students analyze real-world scenarios and practice critical thinking in context.
- Historical or Cultural Exploration: In history or art courses, use a painting, photograph, or artifact image with hotspots that reveal information about specific elements. For example, hotspots on a historical painting could provide context about each figure or event depicted. This approach helps students explore historical or cultural details interactively.
- Laboratory and Technical Training: In science labs, engineering, or IT training, use images of lab setups or equipment with hotspots indicating parts or tools. Students can click to learn about each component's function and safety precautions, aiding in hands-on skill development and safety awareness.
- Foreign Language and Vocabulary Building: In language courses, use images of everyday scenes (e.g., a kitchen, classroom) with hotspots on different objects. When students click on each item, they can learn its name in the target language. This approach enhances vocabulary acquisition through contextual, visual learning.
- Geographic Exploration with Maps: In geography, environmental science, or social studies, use maps with hotspots to highlight regions, countries, or landmarks. Students can click on each hotspot to learn more about that area's climate, population, or historical significance. This strategy is ideal for making geographic content more engaging and interactive.
- Exploring Literary Settings: For literature or history courses, use hotspots on maps or images of settings related to specific texts or historical periods. For example, a map of London with hotspots could reveal details relevant to A Tale of Two Cities. This helps students connect literature to real-world contexts and deepens their understanding of settings.
- Math and Physics Problem Solving: Use images of complex shapes or objects with hotspots to break down problem-solving steps in geometry or physics. For example, students can click on parts of a shape to identify angles, lengths, or forces, helping them interactively visualize and solve problems.
- Assessing Understanding through Labeling: Use the hotspot feature as an assessment tool, where students click on parts of an image to label or identify structures. For example, in a botany class, they could identify plant parts on a detailed image. This is great for formative assessments and reinforcing learning through visual identification.
- Interactive Storytelling or Pathways: For courses involving storytelling or decision-
- Reviewing Safety Procedures: In courses that cover safety protocols (e.g., lab safety, workplace safety), use hotspots on images of work environments to indicate potential hazards and proper procedures. This helps students identify risks and understand safety measures in context, making safety training more memorable.
- Artwork and Cultural Analysis: In art history or cultural studies, use images of artwork, architecture, or cultural artifacts, adding hotspots to reveal information about specific elements or symbolism. This allows students to conduct a deeper visual analysis, enriching their understanding of artistic or cultural significance.
- Explaining Data Visualizations: In courses like economics, sociology, or environmental science, use graphs, charts, or infographics with hotspots on key data points or sections. Students can click to learn more about what each data point represents, helping them interpret data in an interactive way.
Practices
Adds a question that has one or more blanks, each with two or more correct answers in a “dropdown”. Students can then find the correct solution by selecting one of the possible answers.
Allows students to complete a statement by adding missing words. Fill in the Blanks does not provide a list of possible words to choose from for each blank. Students will need to type an answer in each blank.
Adds a question that has more than one correct answer. Instructors can use multi-select when they want students choose more than one answer.
Adds a question followed by a list of possible responses.
Sequencing can be used to reinforce the correct order of steps, or indicate why each step is important.
- Chronological Order Activities: In history, literature, or science courses, create sequencing activities that require students to arrange events, steps, or concepts in chronological order. This can be used to reinforce understanding of timelines, historical events, plot sequencing, or scientific processes.
- Process and Procedure Reinforcement: In chemistry lab procedures, nursing clinical procedures, or computer science coding steps you can use the sequencing feature to have students practice arranging steps in the correct order. This can be used to reinforce their understanding of critical sequences and ensure accuracy in practical applications.
- Storytelling and Plot Mapping: In literature or creative writing courses, students can use sequencing to identify and organize the structure of a story, such as the exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution. This can be used to deepen their understanding of narrative structure and the role of each part of the story.
- Mathematical Problem-Solving Steps: For math courses, create sequencing activities where students arrange steps to solve complex problems (order of operation or multi-step equations). This can be used to encourage critical thinking about problem-solving processes and procedural understanding.
- Life Cycle and Developmental Stages: In biology or social science course, design sequencing tasks around life cycles or developmental stages. This can be used to help students visualize and internalize stages of growth or transformation.
- Project or Research Planning: In project-based or research courses, use sequencing to guide students through the steps of a research project or structured inquiry. Students can sequence tasks such as formulating a question, conducting a literature review, data collection, analysis, and conclusion. This can be used to reinforce project management skills and foster organized, methodical thinking.
- Technical Processes in Career Training: In vocational or technical training (engineering, culinary arts) students can practice sequencing steps in industry-specific tasks, such as, assembling equipment, preparing a recipe, following safety protocols, or helping them develop procedural fluency.
- Argument Building in Writing: In writing or debate classes. Use sequencing to help students organize arguments logically. They can arrange claims, evidence, and counter arguments in a coherent order, reinforcing logical flow and structure in argumentative writing.
- Analyzing Decision-Making Processes: In business, psychology, or healthcare, sequencing can guide students through decision-making models or ethical dilemmas by ordering steps in the reasoning process. This can be used to aid students in understanding the structured approach to critical thinking and ethical considerations.
This organizes items into different categories. Each category in Sorting can be set up to accept a single item, or multiple items.
- Vocabulary Categorization: In language arts or foreign language classes, have students sort vocabulary words into categories such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, or according to their themes (e.g., "kitchen items" vs. "office items" in a language-learning course). This helps students internalize parts of speech or thematic vocabulary.
- Math Problem Types: In math courses, you can use sorting to help students classify problems based on types, such as "addition," "subtraction," "multiplication," and "division." Alternatively, students can sort by problem-solving strategies or difficulty levels, enhancing their ability to recognize which methods to use.
- Historical Periods and Events: In history courses, have students categorize events, people, or inventions into specific time periods or eras (e.g., "Middle Ages," "Renaissance," "Industrial Revolution"). This strategy strengthens their understanding of historical chronology and relationships between events.
- Science Classification: Use sorting activities to help students classify items in biology, chemistry, or earth science. For example, students can categorize animals by "mammals," "reptiles," and "amphibians" or chemical elements by "metals," "non-metals," and "metalloids." This helps them recognize patterns in scientific classifications.
- Literary Elements: In literature courses, students can sort quotes, themes, or character traits by literary elements, such as "foreshadowing," "metaphor," or "symbolism." This activity enhances literary analysis skills by helping students recognize and understand different components of a text.
- Geography Sorting by Region or Type: Have students sort countries, cities, or landmarks by continent, climate, or region (e.g., “North America,” “Europe,” “Asia”), or natural features by type (e.g., "mountain," "river," "desert"). This strategy reinforces their geographical knowledge and understanding of different regions.
- Sorting True/False Statements: Present a series of statements related to course content, and have students categorize them as "True" or "False." This encourages critical thinking and comprehension, as students must assess each statement’s accuracy based on their knowledge.
- Ethics and Philosophy Scenarios: In ethics or philosophy courses, present scenarios or actions and have students sort them by ethical theory (e.g., "utilitarianism," "deontology," "virtue ethics"). This activity can help students differentiate between ethical frameworks and apply them to real-world situations.
- Sorting Scientific Processes: In courses like biology or chemistry, ask students to sort steps in a process (e.g., "mitosis" vs. "meiosis" or "photosynthesis" vs. "respiration"). This activity reinforces their understanding of complex scientific processes by helping them see step-by-step differences.
- Business and Economics Concepts: For business courses, students could sort concepts or case studies into categories like "marketing," "finance," "human resources," and "operations." This strategy allows students to see the distinct functional areas within a business and apply knowledge of business structure.
- Health and Medicine: In healthcare courses, students can categorize symptoms or conditions by body system (e.g., "respiratory," "circulatory," "nervous system") or by treatment type (e.g., "surgical," "medication," "therapy"). This sorting reinforces medical knowledge and diagnostic thinking.
- Sorting Art and Music by Style or Period: In arts or music appreciation courses, have students sort works of art, composers, or pieces of music by genre, period (e.g., "Baroque," "Classical," "Romantic"), or style. This activity enhances students’ understanding of artistic movements and their historical context.
- Sorting Environmental Concepts: In environmental science courses, students could categorize concepts or practices as "renewable," "non-renewable," "sustainable," or "unsustainable." This helps students build awareness around environmental impact and conservation.
- Political Systems and Ideologies: In social studies or political science courses, have students categorize different forms of government or ideologies (e.g., "democracy," "monarchy," "totalitarianism") or distinguish between political beliefs like "liberal," "conservative," and "libertarian."
- Sorting Physical Fitness and Wellness Concepts: In health or physical education courses, students could sort activities into categories like "cardio," "strength training," and "flexibility." This helps them understand the different components of a balanced fitness routine.
- Classifying Literary Genres: In literature courses, students can sort texts or examples into genres such as "fiction," "non-fiction," "poetry," and "drama." This helps them recognize genre characteristics and improve their analysis skills.
- Sorting Psychological Theories or Disorders: In psychology courses, students could categorize theories (e.g., "behaviorism," "cognitive," "psychoanalytic") or disorders (e.g., "mood disorders," "anxiety disorders," "personality disorders"). This reinforces their understanding of major psychological frameworks or diagnostic categories.
- Sorting by Taxonomies in Education: For education courses, use sorting to categorize learning objectives by Bloom’s Taxonomy levels, such as "remembering," "understanding," "applying," "analyzing," "evaluating," and "creating." This reinforces understanding of pedagogical approaches and learning goals.
- Career Exploration: In career readiness or guidance courses, have students sort different professions into categories based on field or skills required (e.g., "STEM," "healthcare," "arts and humanities," "business"). This helps students explore different career paths.
- Analyzing Argument Types: In writing or debate courses, students can sort statements or arguments into categories like "pathos," "ethos," and "logos." This helps students understand persuasive techniques and enhances their analytical skills in rhetoric.
Adds a questions or statements that can be true or false.
- Knowledge Checkpoints: You can use True/False questions as quick, low-stakes assessments to gauge students' understanding of key concepts. This helps students reinforce content knowledge and identify areas needing further review.
- Critical Thinking and Misconception Correction: Craft True/False questions that challenge common misconceptions or require students to think critically about details. Follow up with explanations for each answer, helping students understand why an answer is true or false and deepening their conceptual understanding.
- Pre-Lesson and Post-Lesson Comparisons: Incorporate True/False questions at the beginning and end of a lesson or module to help students reflect on what they knew before and what they've learned. This strategy allows students to see their progress.
- Self-Reflection and Confidence Rating: After responding to each True/False question, ask students to rate their confidence in their answer. This encourages self-assessment and awareness of areas where they might need additional study or support.
- Interactive Peer Discussion: Encourage students to discuss their True/False answers in small groups or discussion forums before revealing the correct answers. This promotes collaborative learning, as students can explain their reasoning and learn from peers’ perspectives.
- Formative Feedback: Provide immediate feedback on each True/False question with explanations. This helps students correct errors on the spot and reinforces correct understanding.
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Layouts
Instructors can select a layout option and add content including text, images, or videos to display to students. Layouts can be used within Momentum Content Files and Insert Elements; however, layouts are not available to use within Insert Practices.
Note: Layouts will display a dotted borderline when in edit mode; however, when viewed by students the lines are invisible.
There are four layout options available, including:
- Two Panels
- Two Thirds / One Third Panels
- One Third / Two Thirds Panels
- Three Panels
Capture App
The Capture App is a tool in the Creator+ package that allows users to record their screen and webcam for presentations and demonstrations. These videos can then be used across courses.
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