Author: kchamber
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Videos from instructional services
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I wanted to highlight that in a comment on an earlier post, Joyce mentioned that Instructional Services “started creating mini instructional videos last year on some of the basics of Moodle and plan on expanding them, as well as including other topics. They can be found at http://instructionalservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/05/07/new-from-instructional-services-mini-instructional-videos/.” So far, they have instructions for uploading…
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Realtime collaboration with EtherPad
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Colleagues working at different schools writing a conference abstract together or students living in different residence halls working on a group project are just two examples of times when real-time online collaboration is helpful. Google Docs can serve this purpose, but you should also consider using EtherPad. Unlike Google Docs, EtherPad doesn’t require account creation;…
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Collecting data using forms
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Throughout the semester, it is sometimes useful to survey your students’ knowledge or familiarity with a particular subject. For example, you could find out about their familiarity with Excel or see how frequently they have used the PsychInfo database at the library. You can do this by visiting your Gustavus Google account (if you have…
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Doodle for polling and scheduling
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Last year, I planned an event for both sections of my Developmental Psychology course, which is about 60 people. Trying to find the time when the most people could attend was made easier by using a free service called Doodle. It allows you to choose potential meeting times. Then gives you a link to send…
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Screen recording
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In classes or research collaborations, you may need to demonstrate how to perform certain computer tasks such as, creating a Figure in Excel, contributing to a Moodle forum, or searching for journal articles in a discipline-specific database. While doing these demonstrations, you could use screen recording software to record your actions and then make these…
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Do internet-based technologies enhance learning outcomes?
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Kelly Marsh addresses whether internet based technologies can enhance learning outcomes and motivate students to participate in the instructional process and includes links to more popular internet technologies and potentially effective ways to use them in the classroom. Has an internet technology improved learning in your classroom? If so, let us know what you tried in…
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Saving local copies of web videos
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The number of short videos posted online relevant to class discussions continues to increase. Ideally you would stream these videos from the source website*; however, occasionally streaming problems arise (e.g., jumpy playback or slow buffering times). That’s where services like Vixy and KeepVid can come in handy. They allow you to save a local copy…
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libX
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Firefox users might be interested in trying out LibX: Gustavus Adolphus College Edition. FBML has a nice summary of the extensions main features. One of my favorite features is the ability to see whether Gustavus has a book that I discover while visiting Amazon.com–why buy it when you can check it out on campus (Thanks,…
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Upload multiple files to Moodle
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Getting ready for classes and thinking about uploading a lot of pdf articles to your Moodle course page? Be sure to watch this video which demonstrates how to combine multiple files into one compressed file before uploading them to Moodle…it will save you a lot of clicking. For Mac users: After you select all the…
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Welcome
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This blog will be used to share information relevant to faculty interested in exploring how various technologies might useful to their teaching and scholarship. We’ll post technology tips, ideas for your classroom, helpful websites, and useful software among other topics. Posts that describe software or websites that may be useful to you will be in…