Category Archives: Distance Ed
Swivl – Turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into your own personal cameraman
I saw this gadget at the ISTE 2012 Conference this summer and thought it would be a cool tool for anyone who is interested in recording their lectures. Swivl is a very small swiveling camera holder that allows you to easily record yourself. If you use an iOS device and the tracking device then the [...] Continue reading
Posted in Conferencing, Distance Ed, mobile, public speaking, recording, Swivl, tracking
Tagged presentation, presentations, video
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Echo 360 Personal Capture at the Faculty Social
Thanks to everyone who came by the TLT Faculty Social on Thursday. It was great to see everyone. During the social I did a short demonstration of Echo360 Personal Capture. Echo 360 is desktop/lecture capture software and it comes in two flavors. The first type is a full room installation with tracking cameras and a [...] Continue reading
Posted in Distance Ed, flip, Innovative Instruction, Pedagogy, recording, screencasting
Tagged DE, online, presentation, reverse classroom, screencast, video
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Using the Library’s Video Databases in Your OAKS Courses
Everyone wants at add online video to their classes but it’s not always easy to use them without infringing on copyright law. Well, the Library is offering more options by subscribing to two video streaming databases: Films on Demand and Academic Video Online. You can read more about these databases on the Library’s Media Collections [...] Continue reading
Posted in Academic Online Video, content, Distance Ed, Films on Demand, streaming
Tagged library, OAKS, video
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A new way to interact online — Google+ Hangout…with extras
Google+ offers two new ways to interact with your friend, colleagues, or anyone in your circles: Google+ Hangout which is a video chat application and Google+ Hangout with Extras which allows for the video and text-based chat as well as document and screen sharing and a shared online whiteboard. At it’s most basic the Hangout [...] Continue reading
Posted in audio, Conferencing, Distance Ed, document sharing, extra, Hangout, screen sharing
Tagged android, apps, collaboration, communication, Google, Google apps, iPad, online, video, video chat, whiteboard
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Tips for Managing Weekly Online Discussions
Weekly online discussions, whether in a face-to-face class or a fully-online class, can be a great learning tool for students. They can foster reflection, debate and critical thinking. They can also facilitate community within the class. Weekly discussion however can be very difficult to manage as the professor. Do you respond to each student? Do [...] Continue reading
Posted in best practice, critical thinking, Distance Ed, effective, Faculty Focus, instructional technology, online discussions, Pedagogy
Tagged collaboration, debate, discussions, OAKS, tips
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