digital media
Recent Seminars
Selecting and Using Technologies in Online & Blended Courses
If you’re aware that social media and other new tools could help your students, but you’re more interested in education than jumping on the latest digital bandwagon, this seminar will give you a framework for deciding which high-tech tools are the best match for your teaching objectives and your students’ learning needs.
audio Online Seminar • Recorded on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
How Much Multimedia Should You Add to PowerPoint Slides When Teaching Online?
PowerPoint is versatile in allowing us to add multimedia (graphics, sound, audio, video, text, animation, etc.) to our presentations for keeping online students’ rapt attention. But how much multimedia should you add? In answering this question, I find that taking into consideration students’ learning styles and cultural/international backgrounds can help to lessen the risk of using too much or too little multimedia in your online PPTs.
Using Digital Media in Online Courses
Sometimes content delivered in a traditional classroom setting can fall flat in an online course where your students don’t get to benefit of your voice inflections, gestures, etc. If you have material that you like to deliver face-to-face, but are concerned about presenting it in the online arena you can be creative when you include the material in your course and be assured that the content is delivered in a manner that you are comfortable with.
Five Quick Tips for Using Streaming Media in Your Blended or Online Courses
If you are thinking of adding streamed audio and/or video presentations to your blended or online course, here are some things to consider.
Connecting with Students One MPEG-4 at a Time
“If you do it right, digital media can really enhance a course and provide meaningful student-teacher connections,” said Kevin Reeve, head of Marketing and Communications for Information Technology at Utah State University. “When not implemented properly, it becomes a frustrating experience for everyone – students, instructors, IT and administration.”
