Topic: Instruction

Sub-Topics

• Blackboard

Documents

Blogs and Wikis and Podcasts – Oh My!

This handout for a SIDLIT session, covers blogs, wikis and podcasts as instructional tools and how you can use them to enhance your courses. The differences between these mediums and what the advantages and disadvantages of each are covered.

Age of the “Literate” Machines? Plagiarism Detection Services

Essay raters, placement tests, and plagiarism software involve human language with all its complexities, some of which are easily parsed for technological interpretation, and some of which are not. How are these tools making and shaping learning, and how can we re-shape them to support our pedagogy?

Developing New Online Faculty

As part of the faculty development efforts, the Teaching & Learning Technologies (TLT) department at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) added a course about Teaching & Learning Online at KUMC. Unlike many similar courses that emphasize technology training, this course is unique in its focus on the application of theory, research, and best practices. This presentation will examine the design, development, content, delivery, and evaluation of this course, as well as faculty outcomes. Additionally, we will describe and demonstrate our methods to broaden faculty understanding of interaction, and the use of learning activity templates to assist faculty with selecting appropriate learning strategies and developing quality learning activities with much less time and effort.

Why Angel Learning?

The University of Kansas Medical Center recently switched from Blackboard to ANGEL Learning to better support learning initiatives within the schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. This session explores the planning and design process, the politics, and the technology used to support this exciting enterprise level project. The presenter will discuss strategies to obtain faculty buy-in, explore course conversion issues, and discuss faculty training strategies. How to implement ANGEL as an enterprise level solution for collaboration and resource sharing among departments and researchers will also be discussed. In addition, using ANGEL components to support the design, and delivery of online instruction will be covered. The presentation will: - share how the instructional designers and faculty use collaboration groups to help facilitate in the design of online instruction and instructional programs; - explore how researchers and departments use ANGEL to support initiatives and accreditation processes; - demonstrate how templates are used to design learning components; - demonstrate how an Object Repository is used to manage curriculum, lectures, and course components; and - discuss how Modules are created with linked content from an Object Repository to provide students access to teaching resources in a large lecture format with limited support resources.

You Want to Implement ePortfolios When?

The School of Medicine requested an integrated ePortfolio to demonstrate student competency in the medical curriculum. The School of Allied Health requested an ePortfolio initiative to demonstrate student competency in the Physical Therapy program. The purpose of this session is to explore the process, the challenges and the solutions that the University of Kansas Medical Center used in the design and integration of not one, but two ePortfolio initiatives in less than 6 months. This session will explore the planning/design process, the politics, the challenges, and the technology used to support both projects. Participants will learn valuable insights to take back to their institution.

Wikis: Easy Collaboration for All

While most people have heard of Wikipedia, few know how to make a wiki or what to use it for. In this session, we’ll talk about how to create your own wiki and why you would want to use one in your classrooms. Join us to find out about Peanut Butter Wikis and see examples of current educational wikis.

Podcasting at JCCC

This handout was used at the September 5, 2007 Technology Brown Bag session on Podcasting at JCCC. It includes an excerpt from the new online course offered by the Educational Technology Center on podcasting.

If You Could Dream: Technological Dreams and Brain Storms

Documentation from a Technology Brown Bag session titled "If You Could Dream: Technological Dreams and Brain Storms." Where does innovation in instruction come from? Who grows these ideas? What would you do, if you could really dream? Sessio offered a chance for faculty to brain-storm with your colleagues about ways to improve instruction, both face-to-face and online using technology? In this session, members of the Ed Tech Center and Bookstore shared new technology developments and products that might be applied to the instruction. Information will also be available about JCCC's Technology Innovation Grant program.

Games in Education

We’ve all heard about using games to teach our students, but does it really work? This session will explore the theory behind the educational use of games, elements of a good game, what kinds of games work (and what kinds don’t), and things you can do to incorporate more fun into your classroom. We’ll talk about Mark Prensky’s work in game-based learning and take a look at what other teachers are doing.

Videoblogging What is it and why would you want to?

What is a Videoblog? • Blog (= weblog) comprised of video entries • Different formats and styles • Easy to do!

Games in Education

Using Video Assignments in the Classroom and Online