DePaul Presentations

Technology Tuesday: Blackboard Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:17:00 +0000

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 http://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

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:18:00 +0000

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:
1. What was the most useful thing that you learnt this week?
2. What was the least useful thing that you learnt this week?
3. Is there anything that you did not understand?
4. Did you experience any technical difficulties?
5. Is there anything you want to tell me?
6. 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:

Inspiration and Pedagogy: Honda Accord Cog

Inspiration and Pedagogy: Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

DOTS: ScreenFlow

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:36:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:19:00 +0000

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 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

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:54:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:53:00 +0000

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.

Technology Tuesday: EditGrid

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:57:00 +0000

This presentation is available in three formats:

	You can view the Ooyaal 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

EditGrid is an online web-based spreadsheet application that lets you publish working spreadsheets directly into Blackboard. Rick Salisbury from IDD will demo Editgrid and show how you can incorporate it into your online courses. This session will explain:

How to setup up an Editgrid account and upload your Excel files
How to embed spreadsheets into Blackboard
How to use Editgrid’s remote data feature to create spreadsheets with real-time data such as stock quotes, foreign exchange rates, and other web data.

Vodcasting in the classroom

noreply@blogger.com (James Moore) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:54:00 +0000

I was lucky enough to present at the 14^th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning this year. My presentation (Vodcasting in the Classroom) explains how I use simple hardware and software to podcast and vodcast classroom lectures. An M4V version of the presentation (which plays in/on iTunes, QuickTime, iPods and iPhones) can be downloaded here.

There are two PDFs that accompany the presentation:

I have provided links to the hardware and software that I use to record my classes (and convert to podcasts/vodcasts):

Software

Hardware