by Mendi Benigni | Mar 16, 2020 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Google, Google, Google, Google, Google, Lecture, Productivity
Zoom is an online communications service that allows members to hold sessions (called Meetings), either one-on-one or in a group. It can be used to conduct video chats, audio chats, collaborate on an interactive whiteboard, and to share your screen with your...
by Mendi Benigni | Dec 20, 2019 | Assessment, Content Delivery, Video
NOTE: Kaltura does not work properly in Safari (1/15/20)Kaltura is the video storage and streaming application owned by CofC. It can interfaces with OAKS or be used as a stand-alone product. It is available for use by faculty, staff, and students.With Kaltura you...
by Michael S. Overholt | Dec 5, 2018 | Content Delivery
These are suggestions for being flexible and resilient with clicker technology: Use clickers often enough to allow for X number of dropped grades (if you are going to grade student responses). Because technology involves many variables, simple problems can discourage...
by Michael S. Overholt | Dec 5, 2018 | Audience Response, Mobile, Mobile, Presentation, Summative, Uncategorized
PowerPoint clickers untether you from the computer, allowing you the freedom to roam about the stage, interact with your audience, and add the dynamic flair to your presentation. What they don’t do is provide the tools to manage the activity. The Poll Everywhere...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 5, 2018 | Accessibility, Content Delivery, OAKS, Uncategorized
Creating Course Content Instructors can create course content with the following tools: Create course content with the Content tool Format HTML course content with the HTML Editor tool Add URL links to a course with the Links tool Create a custom learning path in a...
by Mendi Benigni | Jun 12, 2018 | Content Delivery, OAKS
The Content tool is used to display and organize your course materials, for example, your syllabus, web links, lecture notes, readings, etc. Use the Content tool to create, edit, organize, and delete organizational modules and topics in your course. Using the Content...
by Mendi Benigni | Apr 13, 2016 | Lecture Recording, Multimedia, Video
YouTube has built-in video editing tools. While these tools are not as extensive as iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, they are sufficient for most basic editing needs and are a good way to learn the concepts of editing. Using these tools you can make tweaks and add...
by Mendi Benigni | Feb 5, 2016 | Assessment, Communication, Content Delivery, Feedback, OAKS, OAKS, OAKS, Presentation
VoiceThread is a learning tool for enhancing student engagement and online presence. With VoiceThread, instructors and/or students can create, share, and comment on images, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, videos, audio files, documents, and PDFs, using microphone,...
by Mendi Benigni | Jan 8, 2016 | Communication, Content Delivery, OAKS, OAKS, OAKS, Productivity
Step-by-Step Video Tutorial Depending on how you run your course and how you use OAKS you may not want or need the standard OAKS Homepage (News, Upcoming Events, Etc.) There is a way to change that page to display only a tool, such as Content, so that’s the...
by Mendi Benigni | Nov 25, 2015 | Content Delivery, Lecture, Multimedia, Presentation, Video
Screencast-o-matic is a simple, one-click screen capture recording application for Windows or Mac. Screencasting is the act of recording the mouse movements and contents of your computer screen while recording a voice0ver or video that accompanies the movements....
