Learning Technology

Programs

iPad Apps Classroom Demos
Creating Digital Content Community of Practice
Online Course Development Community of Practice
Hybrid Course Development Community of Practice
Social Media for Teaching Discussion Group
Getting to Know Your iPad Workshop

Tools

Apple Apps for College Teaching
D2L Desire2Learn
i>clicker

Resources

Hybrid Course Development
Learning Technology Resources

iPad Apps Classroom Demos:

If you are an iPad user, or would like to be….We have the information you're looking for!

Most of the traditional classrooms (excluding large lecture halls) have Panasonic projectors that, with the projector code entered into the iPad, can connect to it wirelessly; this allows instructors to walk around the room while displaying content from the iPad.

Recently the Panasonic app (free) was updated and now offers more functionality; webpages and additional file formats like Word can be shown and up to 4 iPads can be displayed simultaneously on the projector screens.

Contact CETL for a demo or projector codes.

Creating Digital Content

As education continues to change, the need for offering content outside of class is growing. Students' learning experiences will be enhanced with digital content that they can view over and over, whether the class is face-to-face, hybrid, or online. These two CETL/LTS groups will expose instructors to some options for creating short, engaging, and reusable content pieces.

Participants who create at least two digital content pieces using two different technologies and share them with the group in the sharing session and via D2L will receive $300 CETL dollars. April Pierson from LTS will demonstrate the technologies and provide individual hands-on training. Contact CETL, 836-2385, to register and indicate your interest in Intro to Digital Content or Advanced Digital Content. Dates and times will be determined by group members.

Introduction to Digital Content This learning group will meet four times throughout the semester to demo and discuss various user-friendly options to make and share reusable digital content (agenda below). Also included is a one on one training session on the technologies of your choice and a group sharing session to discuss your work throughout the semester. Throughout the group meetings, we'll discuss how these technologies can be used in teaching hybrid or flipped classes, but implementing these techniques is not required.

• Discussion of hybrid and flipped teaching, best practices for creating digital content, storage options, Snipping Tool, Thinglink
• PowerPoint with audio, iSpring Free, PowerPoint design tips
• Screencasting & YouTube: Screencast-o-matic, Camtasia, iPad apps, YouTube Record Webcam, EmbedPlus
• Handwriting digitization & video annotation: Livescribe pen, iPad apps, Wacom Bamboo, Tablet PCs

Advanced Digital Content This group is intended for individuals who have already completed the standard digital content group or who have requisite skills (determined by April) and want to learn more! We will build on what you learned in the first group and explore more complex and robust technologies or the advanced features of previously discussed technologies. Since this is a new group, the participants will steer the content based on their needs and interests. Potential technologies and skills include video editing/annotation, tips for shooting video, Adobe Captivate (e-learning software to create branching scenarios), quizzing in tutorials, mobile apps, video animations (Pow Toons), infographics (infogr.am), image editing, and any other suggestions you may have!

Online Course Development

This community of practice group meets 3 days for 2 hours each day. Individual monthly follow-up meetings are required until the course is finished. Optional weekly or biweekly meetings are recommended to keep you moving forward as you work to develop your course in this different modality. A variety of online courses will be shown so participants can decide:

Requirements for Course Development stipend:

1. Attend the three two-hour workshop days or the equivalent;
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3. Tuesdays, 1 – 3 pm: May 29, June 5, and June 12
   Wednesdays, 10 am – noon: May 30, June 6, and June 13

2. Meet at least once a month with April and Cindy until the course is fully developed; and,
3. Complete the monthly requirements with best practices for online course development.

Check-Off Sheet for Best Practices for Online Course Development

Facilitators: Cindy Albert, CETL, and April Pierson, LTS

To register: Click here for the application to put a course online for the 2014 Winterim or Summer session.

Contact CETL, 836-2385, with questions.

Hybrid Course Development Community of Practice

In a hybrid course, students read or view content outside of class instead of attending a traditional lecture and then meet in class for engaging activities such as discussion or group work. Face-to-face meetings are reduced and in-class time is purposefully planned to take advantage of the ability for the instructor and students to interact. A Department of Education study, Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning, on different modalities of learning found hybrid courses to be associated with higher learning outcomes than completely face-to-face.

This group will explore how to ensure students are prepared for in-class activities, deciding which days and types of content can be transitioned to outside of class, and technology options available to create online content. After successfully transitioning a course to the hybrid format and allowing CETL to collect student data, participants will receive $500 CETL dollars.

Contact CETL, 836-2385, to register.

Social Media for Teaching

Have you ever wondered how social media can be used to enhance your teaching in face-to-face, online, or hybrid courses? This discussion group will explore Twitter, Facebook, Storify, blogs, Diigo, Yammer (the UWEC social networking tool) and others as requested as ways to communicate with your students or enhance your student-to-student interaction. Participants are encouraged to trial these technology tools and share their experiences. This group will meet monthly (4 times) during the semester. April Pierson from LTS will facilitate this group.

Getting to Know Your iPad Workshop 

Obtain more information or register for any Learning Technology program by contacting CETL, 836-2385, or by stopping in OL 1142.