Technology Tuesday: Google Wave

This presentation is available in two formats: You can view the Ooyala video version by pressing the play button above. The video is also available on YouTube. Alternatively, you can download the video as a M4V file. This version will play in iTunes, QuickTime and on iPods, iPhones and Apple TVs. iTunes is a free download that will work on both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. You are recommended to download and print the accompanying presentation handout (PDF). What Is Google Wave? E-mail is old... e-mail has been around since 1971 when Ray Tomlinson developed a hack to transfer files over ARPANET (the network that evolved into what we now call the Internet ). He says it took him about six hours to create — in his spare time. E-mail has not changed too dramatically over the years; this simplicity may be one of the reasons for its ubiquity. However, e-mail has inherent flaws, such as: E-mail promotes the distribution of duplicate attachments, rather than sharing from a centralized repository. E-mail supports limited content types. E-mail does not scale well with multiple recipients and multiple messages. Google Wave grew out of the question “What would e-mail look like if it were invented today?” As such, it is a real-time collaborative tool that assembles the elements of IM (Instant Message), Wikis, Google Docs and e-mail into one interface. Initially you may find it a little confusing to use, but Google Wave has the potential to usurp older methods of communication. The inventors of Google Wave (Lars and Jens Rasmussen, who also created Google Maps) are science fiction geeks, and the Wave name was inspired by the television series “Firefly.” In Firefly’s universe, communication took place via “wave.” Hence the name. Wave is a protocol, in the same way the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a protocol. HTTP allows netizens to create webpages and surf the Web. When Tim Berners-Lee gave HTTP and the Web to the Internet community, this transformed the world — and the way we communicate. Perhaps Google Wave may have a similar influence. Google is developing Wave, but this technology is not proprietary — others can develop the three elements of Google Wave: Protocol The Google Wave protocol is an open extension to the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) Server Client Google Wave currently runs in the browser, but dedicated clients could be created. How Do You Get a Google Wave Account? There are two ways to get a Google Wave account (something that looks like jmoore.depaul@googlewave.com): Request an invitation from https://wave.google.com Ask someone you know on Google Wave for an invitation. Option two is generally the quickest way to get an invitation. Typically, you may have to wait a week for your invitation to come through. This will be sent from the the account wave-noreply@google.com. You may have to check your spam filter to ensure that this message arrives successfully. Running Google Wave Google currently recommends three browsers for running Google Wave: Google Chrome https://www.google.com/chrome Firefox https://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ For a better experience, install Google Gears: https://gears.google.com Safari https://www.apple.com/safari/ Google Gears currently does not install on OS X Snow Leopard Mobile Devices Google Wave will run on the iPhone (if you ignore the error message), on the Palm Pre (with a hack to make the browser to report as Mobile Safari) and on Android mobile telephones. Google Wave Interface Google Wave’s interface is fairly straightforward - with 4 primary panes: Navigation Contacts Inbox Conversation Google Wave Structure Google Wave operates by using Wavelets. A Wavelet is a container for: Participants Each wave has one of more participants: Humans Wave users. Robots (Extension) Robots are automated agents that perform a specific function, such as providing poll results or linking usernames to Twitter. Public Adding public@a.gwave.com to a wave makes that wave public. Blips Blips are the individual messages within a wave. A blip can contain another blip. Gadgets (Extension) Gadgets are mini-applications that run within the browser, such as: Google Search Yes / No / Maybe Google Maps Ribbit Conference Call 6 Rounds Video Chat Lonely Planet Trip Planning AccuWeather Sudoku Documents Documents are attached to blips. Ramifications Google Wave has just been launched. The product may enter history as one of Google’s interesting experiments, or it may take off. If Google Wave is a success, then there are some possible outcomes: Existing e-mail services are replaced. Users migrate from social networks. Wave becomes the new standard for online collaboration. Wave becomes new standard for project management. Integration with Learning Management Systems (or replaces Learning Management Systems). Internet Resources Google Wave https://wave.google.com/ About Google Wave https://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html Google Wave Federation Protocol https://www.waveprotocol.org Google Wave API https://code.google.com/apis/wave/ The Complete Guide to Google Wave https://completewaveguide.com

Technology Tuesday: Blackboard Makeover

This presentation is available in three formats: You can view the Ooyala video version by pressing the play button above. Alternatively, you can download the video as a M4V file. This version will play in iTunes, QuickTime and on iPods, iPhones and Apple TVs. iTunes is a free download that will work on both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. Lastly, you can download the presentation as a 3GP file. This file will play on mobile devices that support the Third-Generation Platform standard for mobile devices. You are recommended to download and print the accompanying presentation handout (PDF). Summary Blackboard is the LMS (Learning Management System) that DePaul centrally supports for all classes. Chances are that you use Blackboard but have not explored the ways you can make your Blackboard course come alive. In this session we will cover quick and painless ways you can give your Blackboard course an Extreme Makeover – turning a plain course into something more glamorous (and pedagogically sound). Student Resources Instructional Technology Development (ITD) ITD provides online and in-person training for students at DePaul. Faculty Resouces Information Services Also known as IS. Responsible for the university's hardware, software, network infrastructure and telecommunications systems Instructional Design and Development (IDD) IDD collaborates with faculty from all schools and colleges to design, develop, and implement effective instruction. IDD Consultants provide specialized support to each of DePaul's schools. IDD has a blog which can be found at https://iddresources.org Instructional Technology Development (ITD) ITD provides online and in-person training for faculty at DePaul. Supported resources include Blackboard, QuickData, Respondus, Turn-It-In and more. Office for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Promotes approaches to teaching and assessment that improve student learning; supports scholarly research that advances our understanding of student learning across the University; facilitates faculty sharing of teaching, learning, and assessment issues; and examines institutional policies and structures for their impact on teaching and learning.

DOTS: Best Practices for Using Video

This presentation accompanies the "DOTS Best Practices for Using Video" session and is available in three formats: You can view the Ooyala video version by pressing the play button above. Alternatively, you can download the video as a M4V file. This version will play in iTunes, QuickTime and on iPods, iPhones and Apple TVs. iTunes is a free download that will work on both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. Lastly, you can download the presentation as a 3GP file. This file will play on mobile devices that support the Third-Generation Platform standard for mobile devices. In this short presentation I presented fourteen suggestions for best practices. I also used this opportunity to test some hardware and software - the material presented on the projector was recorded with ScreenFlow, and a BT-1 Bluetooth Webcam was used to stream live video from the back of the room. The test did not go exactly to plan, I lost the feed from the BT-1 about 10 minutes into the presentation. I will continue to refine my testing to see if the BT-1 is suitable for faculty use. Fourteen Suggestions Don’t Replicate the Mundane Don’t attempt to slavishly copy the classroom experience. Your learning objectives may be the same, but the way you achieve this must be different. Be aware of non-verbal communication. Brevity 7 minutes or less. Chunk Your Content Break content into discreet topics. Avoid Numbering The structure of your course content will change in the future. Plan for revisions and reorganization. Provide a Transcript Be aware of ADA (Americans with Disabilities)/Section 508 recommendations. Multiple Methods To View Video Technology fails. Build in contingency plans and redundancy. Streaming Vs. Download Be aware of of the advantages and disadvantages. Ideally you should provide content in both formats. Entwine Video with Assignment Are students able to complete the assignment without watching the video? Look For Feedback Each week I ask six basic questions in my online and blended courses. The feedback helps me understand what I am doing right, and what I need to improve upon: What was the most useful thing that you learnt this week? What was the least useful thing that you learnt this week? Is there anything that you did not understand? Did you experience any technical difficulties? Is there anything you want to tell me? How useful to you were the videos? Archive Intelligently You will need to revise material in the future. Make sure you know where your production files are kept. Inspiration and Pedagogy: Richard E. Mayer Richard Mayer has published widely, I would suggest reading Multimedia Learning: Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia Learning (2nd ed). New York: Cambridge University Press. Inspiration and Pedagogy: Edward Tufte The four texts I would recommend are: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Envisioning Information Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint Inspiration and Pedagogy: Honda Accord Cog Inspiration and Pedagogy: Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

DOTS: ScreenFlow

This presentation accompanies the DOTS ScreenFlow session and is available in three formats: You can view the Ooyala video version by pressing the play button above. Alternatively, you can download the video as a M4V file. This version will play in iTunes, QuickTime and on iPods, iPhones and Apple TVs. iTunes is a free download that will work on both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. Lastly, you can download the presentation as a 3GP file. This file will play on mobile devices that support the Third-Generation Platform standard for mobile devices. You are recommended to download and print the accompanying presentation handout (PDF). Summary ScreenFlow is a screencasting tool that captures live desktop video, microphone and computer audio, and video camera input (internal or external) and then allows for editing after you have finished recording. There are other similar products out there in the marketplace, but I have found ScreenFlow to be the best option for these reasons: Affordable price. ScreenFlow has a “street” price of $99, and is available with a 10% educational discount. Quick and easy recording. Unlike competing applications, ScreenFlow does not need to encode video immediately after recording. Sophisticated editing. ScreenFlows editing options include zoom, panning, callouts, overlays and titling. Everything that I might need is there. ScreenFlow runs only on OS X Leopard (and above). You can download and purchase ScreenFlow from Telestream. DOTS participants - you should speak to your IDD consultant about getting ScreenFlow installed and licensed. Distribution Options iTunes U: Contact Diane Tarkowski (ITD) to get an iTunes U account. Ooyala: Contact your IDD consultant. Smedia: Complete ITD's Streaming Media Request form.

Technology Tuesday: ScreenFlow

This presentation is available in three formats: You can view the Ooyala video version by pressing the play button above. Alternatively, you can download the video as a M4V file. This version will play in iTunes, QuickTime and on iPods, iPhones and Apple TVs. iTunes is a free download that will work on both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. Lastly, you can download the presentation as a 3GP file. This file will play on mobile devices that support the Third-Generation Platform standard for mobile devices. You are recommended to download and print the accompanying presentation handout (PDF). Summary ScreenFlow is a screencasting tool that captures live desktop video, microphone and computer audio, and video camera input (internal or external) and then allows for editing after you have finished recording. There are other similar products out there in the marketplace, but I have found ScreenFlow to be the best tool for ad-hoc lecture capture as well as creating video content for blended and online learning. ScreenFlow is Mac OS X (Leopard) only. I consider the application to be sufficient cause to migrate from Microsoft Windows to the Apple platform. The video and session handout presents quick and easy way to create streaming and downloadable video.

Technology Tuesday: Twitter

This presentation is available in three formats: You can view the Ooyala video version by pressing the play button above. Alternatively, you can download the video as a M4V file. This version will play in iTunes, QuickTime and on iPods, iPhones and Apple TVs. iTunes is a free download that will work on both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. Lastly, you can download the presentation as a 3GP file. This file will play on mobile devices that support the Third-Generation Platform standard for mobile devices. You are recommended to download and print the accompanying presentation handout (PDF). Summary Twitter is the microblogging service in which users tweet short (140 character) messages over the Internet. Twitter is a service used by millions but misunderstood by an even greater number. In this Technology Tuesday session you will learn what Twitter is, but more importantly how you and your students can use Twitter to enhance learning, research and networking. Twitter is being used at DePaul for classes and communication. Find out what you need to know about this exciting social media phenomenon. Additional Resources James Moore's Twitter site James Moore's MKT 595 Twitter site Twitter Applications and Widgets Twitter Search Twopular (Twitter trends) Twitter Fan Wiki Twitternet: Comprehensive introduction to Twitter and resources Twitter at DePaul Coleman Entrepreneurship Center: colemancenter DePaulia: dannythedemon DePaul Alumni: depaulalumni DePaul Athletics: depaulathletics DePaul CPE: depaulcpe DePaul Magazine: depaulmagazine The Theatre School: theatreschool

Technology Tuesday: Filming in the Classroom

This presentation is available in three formats: You can view the Ooyala video version by pressing the play button above. Alternatively, you can download the video as a M4V file. This version will play in iTunes, QuickTime and on iPods, iPhones and Apple TVs. iTunes is a free download that will work on both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. Lastly, you can download the presentation as a 3GP file. This file will play on mobile devices that support the Third-Generation Platform standard for mobile devices. You are recommended to download and print the accompanying presentation handout (PDF). Summary Relatively inexpensive video camcorders like the Flip Mino provide the opportunity for faculty to film in the classroom. In this video I look at three video camcorders (the Creative Labs Vado HD 720p, Flip Mino and Kodak Zi6) and suggest which device is best to use. I also cover some of tripod options to consider. Rick Salisbury (IDD) has also put together some recommendations for filming with the Flip.