Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Teaching and Learning Technologies What tools are available at Purdue for Distance Educators? Sangeetha Khichadia Educational Technologist Instructional Development Center

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Agenda Intro to online course platforms Tools to design and build course content Tools for communication Tools for interaction and collaboration Tools to assess student knowledge Other TLT supported tools and services

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Online Course Platforms Capabilities: –a bulletin board function –a real-time chat feature –file upload capabilities – communication of members from within the program –areas for announcements, course information, assignments, and links –a testing capability –grade book feature –the ability to track some features of student use of the program aka Course Management Systems (CMS)/Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Online Course Platforms Course Management Systems most commonly used Blackboard ANGEL Desire 2 Learn (D2L) eCollege Other open source models –Sakai –Moodle –and many more…

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Blackboard Vista Presentation tools:Syllabus, Learning Module, Media Library, Web Links Communication tools:Announcements, Chat, Whiteboard, Discussions, Mail, Blog, Journal Assessment tools:Assignment, Self-Test, Survey, Quiz Management tools:Grade Book, Group Manager, Activity Tracking Student Tools:Notes, My Grades, My Files, To-Do List Centrally managed CMS adopted by Purdue

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Why use Blackboard? InstructorsStudents Distribute grades to students electronically and securely Submit grades electronically to the registrar Conduct Online tests Continue discussions outside of class Track student progress Distribute, receive and grade assignments online 24/7 online access to class materials Communicate and collaborate with other classmates online Receive immediate feedback Turn in projects electronically Benefits

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Assessment Tool - A powerful tool that allows you to: Create exams/surveys offline Work within the familiar Windows environment Publish directly to course management systems Import questions from MS Word Print exams directly from Respondus. For more info:

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Assessment Tool - StudyMate Quick and easy way to create interactive and interesting game-like activities –Creates 10 different flash-based activities –Can be used on iPods and PSPs –Import questions from MS Word –Publish directly to course management systems

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop What can I create with StudyMate? See samples at: 1. Fact Cards 2. Fact Cards Plus 3. Flash Cards 4. Pick a Letter 5. Fill in the Blank 6. Crosswords 7. Glossary 8. Quiz 9. Challenge 10. Glossary

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Adobe Presenter create dynamic presentations and training courses, complete with a narrated voice-over plug-in fully integrated with Microsoft PowerPoint incorporate video, animations, software simulations, and quizzes Publish presentation on Connect server, your computer or as a PDF file Sample:

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop What can I create with Adobe Presenter? Course content in the form of narrated lectures SCORM modules (i.e. a type of learning module) that can be incorporated directly in your Blackboard classes Self-study tutorials for guided learning or review Research presentations Interactive presentations by adding quiz questions

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Adobe Connect Real-time conferencing with audio and video PowerPoint presentations can be uploaded and files shared Chatting, drawing, collaboration Meetings can be recorded and kept on the Connect server View recording sample:

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop What can I do with Adobe Connect? Deliver lectures at a distance Bring in guest speakers online using a headset/microphone and a web cam Conduct live meeting sessions as virtual office hours Use breakout rooms for student group work

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Screen Recording Software Records screen content and movement, audio Allows for post-production editing: video clipping, callouts, hot links Many publishing options

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Captivate Adobe Camtasia Techsmith Comparison ScreenCorder Matchware Free (Purdue license) Contact Automatic creation of callouts Options for interactivity Excellent quiz options Produces Flash only $249$179 Provides a PowerPoint plug-in Record from an attached video camera for inclusion in presentation Produces a variety of video formats and allows full-motion video editing Produces AVI, WMV and Flash video Easy and quick editing

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop More Info Captivate ScreenCorder Camtasia

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Other tools and services Blackboard SafeAssign – Plagiarism detection Confluence – Enterprise wiki Qualtrics – Online surveying Signals – Early student interventions Software Remote – Remote access to standard software available in labs Streaming Servers – Host media files for online viewing For a complete list of tools and services, visit: