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 8, 2018 | Accessibility, Accessibility, Content Delivery, Lecture, Lecture Recording, Multimedia, Presentation, Projects
VoiceThread (VT) creates closed captions (CC) automatically. As of 09/19/18, any new VoiceThread you create will automatically have closed captions created. No action is required on the part of the faculty member! However, if you had made the VT prior to this date,...
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 Laura Plotts | Dec 7, 2017 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, OAKS, OAKS, OAKS
Virtual Classroom by YouSeeU is an integrated web-conferencing tool to help you connect with your learners in OAKS with live discussions, online office hours, video-based training and more. Collaborate during a session by sharing slides, files, and live views of your...
by Mendi Benigni | May 31, 2017 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Google, Google, Google, Google, Google, Lecture, Productivity
OVERVIEW: Google Hangouts is a unified communications service that allows members to initiate and participate in text, voice or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group. It can be used to conduct video chats and to share your screen with your participants....
by Mendi Benigni | Sep 7, 2016 | Assessment, Content Delivery, Engagement, Presentation
The OAKS VoiceThread integration has undergone a change, making it easier to add VoiceThreads (VT) to OAKS and giving instructors a new way to assign VTs. With the new integration instructors can: assign students to create and submit their own VT. require students to...
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 an online digital storytelling program that allows users to upload pictures or presentations then add a voice or video recording as commentary. Because it’s online it’s also very easy to share with individuals or your course. Per the VoiceThread site...
