Are you looking for a new way of providing a course orientation for your students? Jackie von Spiegel of the Psychology Department demonstrated how to use Carmen to create a scavenger hunt (or treasure hunt) which can act as an interactive, self-paced orientation to any course, whether it is traditional in format or online. The …Read more at the full article: Creating Online Scavenger Hunts for Fun and Effective Course Orientations (02/03/2012)
Rescentris representatives demonstrated Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) software. Rob Day and Wolfgang Rumpf of Rescentris discussed reasons researchers should consider the move from traditional paper notebooks, file cabinets and three-ring binders to a 100% digital, paperless solution for capturing, organizing and archiving research data and documents. They described how to collect and store your research …Read more at the full article: What is an Electronic Lab Notebook? (01/27/2012)
In the past year, technology staff at The Ohio State University have formed an unprecedented partnership with students to deliver a mobile application called OSU Mobile, designed to meet a wide range of student needs. In this Digital Union session, collaborators from the OCIO, Student Life, and University Communications discussed surveying students to understand their …Read more at the full article: What Students Want in Their Mobile Application (01/27/2012)
A group of Ohio State instructors who have used webinar tools for teaching gathered at this panel discussion to share the different instructional situations in which they have used Adobe Connect or Elluminate (now Blackboard Collaborate). They discussed why and how they use webinar tools in situations ranging from large lecture presentations to small group …Read more at the full article: Teaching with Webinar Tools: a Panel Presentation (01/24/2012)
This hands-on workshop focused on ensuring that your HTML content in Carmen is accessible to all students, including those with disabilities. Ken Petri from OSU’s Web Accessbility Center demonstrated how to use the accessible HTML templates available in Carmen to organize your page content so that it is attractive and easy for everyone to read and …Read more at the full article: Usability for All: Accessible Content in Carmen (01/20/2012)
Adobe Connect can be a valuable way to enhance online learning and make long-distance meetings more effective. During this webinar session, Tim Plumer from Adobe shared best practices for using Connect to help you make your online courses and meetings more successful. You will see how to:
Manage your audience—especially the first-time users—so they can participate …Read more at the full article: Best Practices for Using a Connect Room (01/18/2012)
Whether you want to create podcasts, integrate voice-overs into presentations, or use original music loops for a background, you can create a high quality audio experience for your end user with GarageBand and a few easily acquired fundamental skills. On January 13, Mark Rubinstein of the School of Music presented a hands-on workshop focused on …Read more at the full article: Creating Audio Files in GarageBand (01/13/2012)
What do students have to say about the way instructors use technology in the classroom? We implement technologies we think are effective for teaching and learning, but how do students view our use of tools like Carmen, PowerPoint, and the hardware at the lecture podium?
In this session, a panel of students …Read more at the full article: The Student Perspective on Technology in the Classroom (12/09/2011)
Ken Petri from the Web Accessibility Center demonstrated a range of simple techniques to create and present captioned video. After a brief introduction to video captioning and an overview of its benefits, Ken explored ways to get an accurate transcription and create the synchronized caption track. He then demonstrated how to …Read more at the full article: Usability for All: Video Captioning Techniques and Best Practices (11/30/2011)
Usability for All: Creating PDF Documents from Word (02/03/2012)
Ken Petri from Ohio State’s Web Accessibility Center presented a session focusing on using Microsoft Word to create PDF documents using both Acrobat Pro and Word’s native ability to make PDF documents. He demonstrated how to ensure that PDF and Word documents can be easily navigated by general users and, in particular, users of screen …Read more at the full article: Usability for All: Creating PDF Documents from Word (02/03/2012)