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Technology Enhanced Learning Environments

Kara Monroe, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Center for Instructional Technology

Objectives

What is it? Why would I use it to connect with my students? How do I use it at Ivy Tech?

Wiki

Blog

IM

iPods, MP3s, and other media

Streaming Media

Social Networks

Wiki

Streamed live from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Wiki – why use it?

Group projects

Better publishing options than the discussion board or a word document

Ability for students to make comments

Building a collective “library”

Carries over from one semester to the next when you copy your course

How do I use it at Ivy Tech?

Within Blackboard – Teams LX

Great built-in assessment features

Full revision history

Can be exported and placed on another web site

Other wiki products

Twiki (available at Ivy Tech for admin use)

Blog

Streamed live from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

Blog – why use it?

Student journaling

Faculty “journaling” - Announcements that can be directed to an RSS reader

Ongoing team reporting

A new format for discussion

Allows richer editing

Is more challenging to “assess”

Blogs – How do I use it at Ivy Tech?

Within Blackboard – Journals LX

Choose the configuration options right for your particular application

Grading is more challenging than with discussions

Outside of Blackboard

No other College option is currently available

Instant Messaging – IM’ing Instant messaging is “like an email, but live” (NCIS, Season 2, Red Cell).

Stream available at: https://media.ivytech.edu/Gallery/Sqrt4qjyRYIGpk0P

Instant Messaging – Why Use It?

Connect with other faculty and staff, in your region and beyond

Help students connect with one another

Better connect with your students by holding regular “office hours”

Focus student communications to times during your “office hours”

Our IM tool has some great additional tools as a part of it – voice, video, and application sharing with more coming soon.

IM – How do I use it at Ivy Tech?

Pronto

Register once

Classes are automatically linked up

Add your Pronto ID to your signature in emails to let others link up with you.

Guide to Pronto is on the Click for Help tab

Check out training from the Center for Instructional Technology

iPods, MP3s, and other media Make content that students can take with

them or use when they want.

Lots of tools can be used to create these things free or for very little cost:

Audio Video Interactive Activities

Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Both Windows and Mac Machines also include a simple audio recording program

JingProject: http://www.jingproject.com/

CamStudiohttp://camstudio.org/

IHETS Interactivehttp://interactive.ihets.org

Both Windows and Mac Machines also include a simple video editing program

StudyMateAvailable from Click for Help

Merlothttp://www.merlot.org

Hot Potatoeshttp://hotpot.uvic.ca

Streaming Media

Build your own and post to media.ivytech.edu

Stream from YouTube, TeacherTube, etc.

Get from other sources (search google for topic and video; look at textbook publisher resources

Use sparingly

Remember your first attempts will be difficult, but it will get easier

ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN!!!

Social Networks - Facebook