Technologies for Teaching and Learning

2008_top_ten_tools

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:11:46 -0400

The Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies posts its top 100 tools for learning (for spring 2008), as compiled from (to date, 92) learning professionals who shared their personal and professional top ten lists. Many of these have been features on Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day. Here are the top ten (including others tied for tenth) as of February 21, 2008.

aapt2010

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:03:20 -0400

Applications * Netvibes AAPT 2010 * Netvibes Class Site * Diigo Class Group * Youtube Class Playlist * Google Wave * Twitter * Class Web Site * Slideshare Presentation * McDaniel Blackboard

apps_software_tools

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:24:52 -0400

building_community

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:16:15 -0400

This material stems from the presentation “Building Community Online with Social Software,” first offered June 6, 2007 Summer Faculty Institute and subsequently on October 23, 2007. See also the notes for the workshop “Fostering a Sense of Community in Online Classes” (March 2008).

clipping_services

Mon, 28 May 2007 21:54:48 -0400

A variety of web-based text clipping and social annotation services provide great research tools for faculty and students. Since you can create groups (private or public), this might make a great tool for class or group projects. Because these are social applications, you can share your bookmarks and notes with others, and you can also learn what others who share your interests have bookmarked and highlighted. Typically these web applications work through your browser (you will need to instal…

cloud_pedagogy

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:35:50 -0400

creating_class_website

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:25:35 -0400

A class web site serves as a central place, or at least a starting point, for students to find course information, applications, communication tools, and resources. Blackboard can serve as such a hub. It is readily accessible to students (who might have other courses on Blackboard) and the university automatically populates the course shell with the names and email addresses of your students. But, depending on how you want to use your class web site, there are many services and applications on…

delicious

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:26:56 -0400

The tags below are presented as a cloud, with the larger fonts reflecting the more frequently used tags. You can sign up for your own del.icio.us account and add NKUPOD to your network. When you bookmark a site that you think might be of interest to POD you can include the tag “for:NKUPOD.”

e-learning

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:13:03 -0400

elearning

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:15:13 -0400

fostering_a_sense_of_community_online

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:05:53 -0400

Below are some ideas for using technology to foster a sense of community in online or hybrid courses. Some Thoughts Community happens: students are natural born community builders and faculty usually have to work to stop community from forming. Due to the university system they work in, faculty often structure courses in ways to dampen these normal tendencies. Social networking sites (Facebook and Myspace) and chat rooms tap into these tendencies.

google_wave

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:24:13 -0400

Anyone with a Google gmail account can now use Google Wave. What is Google Wave? Embed Waves You can embed a Google Wave into an existing web page. Only participants in the can view it unless you add public@a.gwave.com as a participant.

landrum_sound_booth

Mon, 28 May 2007 10:25:59 -0400

Media Services provides access to a sound booth in Landrum (report to LA 333) to record and create podcasts. Here are the steps listed briefly. 1. Plan you podcast in advance. Write your script and consider what kinds of effects you want to see. You can bring your own sound effect or music files on a flash drive if you want to.

laptop_lounge

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:22:45 -0400

Starting fall 2007 for all NKU faculty and staff: End your week--or begin your weekend--by joining us Friday afternoons from 2:00 to 3:00 in SL 221 for a weekly, user-friendly workshop on technologies for teachers and learners. Bring your laptop or use one of ours. We'll try our hands at a different technology or application each week.

live_webcasting

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:09:07 -0400

The following software applications (fre) will allow to manipulate webcam images and create interesting webcam shows. * CamTwist (Mac) * WebCamMax (PC) Ustream Justin.tv Mogulus

lounge_blackboard_and_media

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:20:49 -0400

Below are links to some of sites and programs we discussed during the session. Both YouTube and Vimeo allow you to upload videos (or find existing videos) and then share with with others. You can use the embedding scripts they provide to post selected videos on your class Blackboard site. \In Blackboard, just add an “item” where you want to display the video. Toggle on the html code in the “description” box (look for the ”<>” symbol) and paste the video embedding script you copied from the v…

lounge_blackboard_design

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:14:58 -0400

Making your Blackboard reflect and best serve your course design. Some Links from del.icio.us

lounge_blackboard_testing

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:21:26 -0400

Creating tests and maintaining the gradebook on Blackboard. You can find helpful video tutorials on Blackboard topics, like using the gradebook or creating tests, through Atomic Learning.

lounge_blackboard_tips

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:14:06 -0400

September 14, 2007 Tips for making the most of Blackboard This week at the Friday Laptop Lounge we looked at a few Blackboard tools and content areas. Bbpersonal preferences“”“” groupshere grade bookAtomic Learning video tutorialstutorial

lounge_clickers

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:16:02 -0400

* TurningPoint Student Response Systems * 7 things you should know about clickers (PDF, Educause) * Clickers as OSU (OSU) * Teaching with Clickers (UMN) * New for back-to-school: 'Clickers' (c|net) * No Wrong Answer: Click It (Wired)

lounge_google_apps

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:16:42 -0400

Using Google’s suite of applications for teaching and learning. First, apply for a Google Gmail account--it's fast and easy...and free! Some applications seem especially well suited for teaching environments since they are highly integrated and permit collaborative work. We looked closely at the calendar, docs, and groups, and briefly at the reader]], page creator and blogger. A quick introduction can be found here.

lounge_rss_feeds

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:22:17 -0400

How teachers and students can stay current by using RSS feeds and newsreaders. ---------- * Sign up for Google Reader - requires Google gmail account * Find RSS feeds and subscribe (example sites: NY Times Science, TTL, NKU News, Majikthise) * Manage your feeds (folders, tags, stars) * Share your feeds * Shared feeds; your public page * Display clips in a sidebar * Display feeds in Blackboard

lounge_social_bookmarking

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:22:45 -0400

September 21, 2007 Social Bookmarking This week at the Friday Laptop Lounge we looked at how del.icio.us and other social bookmarking services might be used in our classes and for personal research projects. del.icio.ussign up save bookmarkstags share your bookmarks discover new sitesnetwork subscription link or tag rollsinsert them

lounge_student_portfolios

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:15:30 -0400

Student Portfolio and Assessment Management Compare these two portfolio models: * A portfolio that is assessed as a whole against a rubric. * This portfolio is a showcase in which students present final polished products. Useful for assessing overall achievement in a class (summative evaluation) and for resume building.

lounge_zotero

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:21:52 -0400

Explore Zotero, which is a wonderful new research tool that plugs into FireFox browsers. It's easy to create bibliographies; Zotero pulls bibliographic data out of web pages (including JSTOR, Google Scholar, Amazon, and many university library searches). You can bookmark web sites, save screenshots of web pages (which you can annotate and highlight), keep and organize notes, attach different kinds of files, and organize everything by tags and folders.

online_services

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:35:17 -0400

Doodle "Doodle is a web-based tool to find suitable dates for appointments with other people. No authentication or registration is necessary. This makes Doodle particularly useful for people who do not use one common calendar or groupware system. Doodle can be used to find dates for meetings, dinners, cinema, events, and so on."

podcasting

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:07:22 -0400

What is Podcasting? A podcast is a series of audio files, usually in MP3 format and organized into episodes that can be easily retrieved and played on an iPod or MP3 player. Episodes can be downloaded automatically for the end user's convenience through a feed aggregator or subscription service such as iTunes. While podcasting is to iPods what broadcasting is to radio, the internet allows users to capture the latest episodes and listen to them at any time on their own computer or MP3 player.…

prezi

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:04 -0400

respond_to_student_writing

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:12:49 -0400

Rudy: There are different ways to respond to student writing. Choosing the right technology and method for response depends on what you want to accomplish. Consider: * Private or personal student-instructor interaction vs. public, workshop or peer-editing approaches * Are you commenting to facilitate further revision on this current project or are you offering a final (summative) set of comments that reviews work on current project and possibly offers advice for future projects? * Is …

rgtv

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:30:52 -0400

Live Video Chat

rss_feeds

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:04:00 -0400

Many of the more interesting and popular websites on the internet create new content on a regular basis. A podcast might produce weekly episodes. A blog or online news source might update its entries or articles several times an hour. With more traditional media you can subscribe to a journal or magazine to have the newest editions sent to you automatically, to be read at your leisure. The same model is used for online content. Most news sources provide “feeds” to which you can subscribe w…

science_and_learning_blogs

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:12:49 -0400

Eide Neurolearning Eide Neurolearning is a blog operated by Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide in Edmonds, WA. They are the co-authors of The Mislabeled Child and as physicians they have a national referral practice for children with learning differences. Their blog is dedicated to a scientific, particularly neuroscientific, look at learning and development. Recent topics include learning strategies, learning differences, brain research, teaching tips, gifted & creative thinking, learning styles, …

secondlife

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:33 -0400

Second Life is an online 3D virtual world created by resident avatars, who can walk, fly or teleport to different destinations. Residents can interact with each other, buy and sell land and other commodities (using the inworld unit of trade--the Linden Dollar), and design and build houses and other structures.

sidebar

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:19:21 -0400

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soche2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:50:58 -0400

This presentation was delivered at the SOCHE/GCCCU Higher Education conference in February of 2008. Slideshow Resources * Seven principles of good practice in undergraduate education, by Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson. From The American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, March 1987

social_bookmarking

Thu, 31 May 2007 19:02:57 -0400

A social bookmarking service allows you to store, organize and share your bookmarks. Through your browser you save a link to a selected website, including the URL, a title, a description, and a set of tags or keywords. Sometimes you can even save specific clippings of text or images. There is no pre-established set of tags you must use. Instead, you make your own decisions about how you want to categorize and organize your bookmarks. Other users are doing the same thing with their bookmark l…

social_software

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:12:14 -0400

Creating opportunities for building a virtual community, social software facilitates interaction, collaboration and connection among users. Examples include * blogs * wikis * social bookmarking services * web clipping services * media sharing

start

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:44:16 -0400

Welcome to Technologies for Teaching and Learning. The links below will take you to further discussions of new software, tutorials, strategies and issues of interest to those who want to use technology to enhance teaching effectiveness and facilitate learning.

tag_crowd

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:57:36 -0400

This is the tag cloud created for the TTL home page by the service TagCrowd. It helps visualize the frequency of key terms.

twitter

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:10:06 -0400

Twitter is a free microblogging site where entries are limted to 140 characters or fewer.

web20

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:58:15 -0400

What is Web 2.0? Links What Is Web 2.0 (O'Reilly's) How the WebOS Evolves? (Minding the Planet) From semantic Web (3.0) to the WebOS (4.0) (ZDNet) Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning? (EDUCause)

wikis_and_pedagogy

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:19:59 -0400

What is a wiki? “A wiki is software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.” (Wikipedia) * emphasis on collaboration and cooperation * more complex peer working relationships requiring negotiation * greater emphasis on revision process * emphasis on associations and conceptual relationships