Effectively Using Today’s Instructional Options in Online and Blended Courses Ms. Darla Runyon Dr. Roger Von Holzen Northwest Missouri State University

SoftChalk

SoftChalk n Build lessons for the web n Easy to use interface n Integrates different interactive learning activities n Stands alone or incorporates into course management system* 3

SoftChalk n Demo of activities – n SoftChalk Demos – n SoftChalk Tutorials – n SoftChalk within a CMS* 4

Video Capture

Captivate n Screen recording software –Captures images from the computer screen –Incorporates audio and text explanations –Create tutorials of software programs –Demo a process –Example: dex.html* dex.html dex.html 6

Jing n Screen recording software –Free software –5 minute recordings –Jing Pro--$14.95/year – 7

Video Cameras n Flip Video camera – ml mlhttp:// ml n Easily incorporated into –MovieMaker and CMS n Example: – 8

Web Conferencing Tools

Interactive Web Conferencing n Two-way audio n One-way video –May be switched among participants n Whiteboard-based presentations n PowerPoint presentations n Web tours n Graphing calculator* 10

Interactive Web Conferencing n Multimedia file sharing –Video –Flash Application sharing n File transfer n Interactive surveys/polls n Quiz Manager n Breakout rooms n Chat* 11

eBooks and eReaders n Movement toward the use of eBooks –Multimedia and interactive content –Cost savings n Amazon’s Kindle –$259 plus shipping n Sony’s eReader –$250 –available at Target n Limitations of the technology* 12

eBooks and eReaders n eTextbooks –Platform for delivering textbooks to students –Allows for search, annotations, highlighting, note taking and note sharing –VitalSource VitalSource n eContent –Content provided by publisher that can be placed within the CMS* 13

Online Polling

Pollinganywhere.com n Free/inexpensive web polling tool n Process –Create poll questions on web site –Have students vote via text messaging or online voting –Charts update live in PowerPoint or on the web as students vote –Analyze results or publish to the web* 15

Voting Process and Cost Maximum Audience Size TypeCost per month 30Free$0 50Personal$15 250Presenter$65 700Plenary$150 2,500Conference$ n Vote by –sending text message to –sending text message to –logging into and submitting vote

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Podcasts

n The term “podcasts” is heard everywhere n Used by news broadcasts, faculty, and everyone else n Only about 1% of Internet users indicated downloading podcasts daily –Quality of podcasts n Will students really listen to hour-long podcasts of course content?* Invasion of the Podcasts 20

n Technology needs to be in place for –Classroom use –Individual use n Provide sufficient hardware capacity to meet storage and access requirements and demands Technology for Podcasting n Listen to some sample podcasts n Consider what is best presented in this format –Content should be relevant to the listener* 21

Podcasts n Example of a professionally produced podcast –The Mark Steel Lectures: Aristotle (5:56) » n Bad podcasts –The Most Boring Lecture About Global Warming Ever (9:33) –Math 133 Week 3 Lecture 1 (6:59) » –Math Ninja : Fundamental Concepts of Analysis Lecture 1-2 (8:48) » 22

n Lecture classes –Podcast critical content –Podcast content students historically have not understood –Lectures for students with special needs –Podcast mini-lectures outlining lab course information to be used before going to the lab –Tests or other review material--podcast review sessions n Subject matter expert or guest speaker –Podcast an interview with these individuals –Use a question and answer session n Languages –Podcast pronunciations for student practice –Podcast phrases and sentences for practice* Examples of Appropriate Podcasts 23

n Languages –Review and practice of sign language letters and words n Recruitment –Vodcast pertinent university information to potential students n Student vodcast –Allow students to podcast content, speeches, opinions, and stories which are pushed out to the class through RSS feeds* Examples of Appropriate Vodcasts 24

Microsoft OneNote 25

Microsoft OneNote n Part of Office suite –A digital notebook n Improves note taking n Provides one location to store notes n A digital organization tool for research projects and meetings* 26

Microsoft OneNote n May be used as a centralized collection system for an organized research process –Type/write original information –“Print” any printable files to OneNote »PDF »Word »Excel »JPG –Copy web content to OneNote with reference –Record audio and video content with synchronized notes* 27

Microsoft OneNote n Search features –Flagged content by category search –Keyword search n The OneNote file can be submitted by the student to the instructor with the research paper –Means to verify referenced content –Example* Example 28

Turnitin 29

Turnitin n Utilize online resources such as Turnitin.com Turnitin.com –Encourages proper citation –Over 12 billion web pages crawled –Over 60 million student papers –Over 10,000 major newspapers, magazines & scholarly journals –Thousands of books including literary classics –Printable reports –Side-by-side comparison n Reinforces proper research and citation methods and deters plagiarism* 30

Turnitin n Three Turnitin report options –Immediate—first report final »Reports will be generated immediately for all submissions and students cannot resubmit their papers (default) –Immediate—can overwrite reports until due date »Reports for a student's initial submission will be generated immediately. Students can choose to resubmit their papers and receive Originality Reports as many times as they would like up until the assignment's due date. Note that reports are generated immediately only for a student's first submission; reports for subsequent submissions are delayed 24 hours –On due date »Originality Reports will not be generated for submissions until the assignment's due date. Students can submit their papers as many times as they would like up until the assignment's due date n Second report options emphasizes using Turnitin as a teaching tool* 31

Turnitin n Student copyright issue –Allow other papers to be checked against submissions? –Choose yes if you would like papers submitted to this assignment indexed in the database. –If you do not want papers that are submitted to this assignment stored in the database and used for future plagiarism searches, select no* 32

Turnitin n Setup –Easy to set up via or phone –Generate faculty accounts »Faculty create their own course accounts –No need to manage student accounts* 33

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