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Recent Seminars
Finding the Right Technology to Support Learning Outcomes
Blended instruction can lead to improved student performance and lower costs. But, like anything, it only works if you do it correctly. This seminar will provide you with the knowledge needed to make smart, informed decisions about blended instruction and blended course design.
audio Online Seminar • Recorded on Thursday, October 20th, 2011
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
Digital Storytelling Can Help Boost Student Learning
Storytelling is the oldest form of education. The cave dwellers first taught their children lessons through stories. The Greeks picked up on the tradition by teaching morality through the myths. Stories capture our imagination by reaching us on an emotional level. Mere facts out of context are hard to remember. Memory experts learn long stings
A Guide to Video Communication for Online Instructors
If you’re an online educator, video content is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It’s a virtual requirement as student expectations for a rich, multimedia learning experience rise. This seminar covers video creation from inception to viewing, discovering simple ways to effectively create and deliver online video content.
video Online Seminar • Recorded on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom: Embracing the Benefits While Understanding the Risks
Earlier this year a UCLA student made a video tirade against Asian students and posted it to YouTube. She quickly removed the hateful clip, but it was too late. The damage was done.
Although an extreme case, it’s a good example of how inappropriate behavior can not only spread rapidly far beyond one’s circle of friends, but can damage a reputation for years to come. Students don’t always thinking about this, nor are they aware that employers now regularly use Google and social networks to check out prospective employees.
Bring Your Computer to Class Day
Our student newspaper recently ran a story about students bringing their cell phones and computers to class. Not surprisingly, all of the teachers interviewed were against the practice on the grounds that these devices distracted students from class material. Some went so far as to forbid students from using them in class, although you have to wonder if they can really enforce such a rule.
Using YouTube to Enhance Student Engagement
Technology is everywhere. Some people are addicted to it and refuse to live without it. College students will say that their laptop, phone, and iPod are necessities comparable to food. So how can professors remove these technological items from the hands of the student and still keep them engaged in class discussions? Through another form of widely used technology: YouTube. Students view videos and upload them to experience visual content and to share the same. Visual tools create a connection between the content and viewer (McKenzie, 2008). Many videos on YouTube are academic and professional in nature and when used properly will reinforce classroom discussions and engage college students due to the images and audio used (Cardine, 2008).
What Games Teach Us about Learning
Many teachers consider video games the antithesis of education. Boys especially are drawn in at the exclusion of all other interests (girls tend to be obsessed with social networking). But games can teach us a lot about learning. Why are games so captivating? Researchers have said that the appeal of games is that they provide two central elements: 1. achievable challenges, and 2. progressive rewards.
Improve Feedback with Audio and Video Commentary
While online discussion is generally deeper and more active than face-to-face discussion, even online discussions can eventually become a drudgery. Nobody likes reading long blocks of text online, yet discussion in an online classroom is text based.
Using Screen Capture Software to Improve Student Learning
By using Podcasts, vodcasts, and screen capture software to provide supplemental and remedial materials, instructors can focus on higher-order learning activities during class, says Dave Yearwood, associate professor and chair of the Technology Department at the University of North Dakota. In an email interview with The Teaching Professor, Dr. Yearwood shared some ideas for getting started.
