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Ideas to Get Started

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Interested in participating in the Faculty Fellow Program, but don't know where to start? Below are some ideas to help to inspire you and get you started. 

 

As a faculty member, I would like to...

 


 


Ideas to make class discussions more interactive:

 




 

Strategy: Poll your students during class to get instant feedback 

 

Technologies to consider:

 

 

 

  • Poll Everywhere is a simple text message voting application where people vote by sending text messages (or using Twitter) to options displayed on-screen. The poll can also be embedded within a presentation or web page and update in real time. 
 
 

Strategy: Use the classroom projector to project student responses during class. This also known as "backchanneling" or a secondary conversation that takes place at the same time as a lecture, instructor-led learning activity or conference session.  

 

Technologies to consider:

 

  • Set up a Moodle chat and ask students to share their ideas during class. The projector displays all comments to help keep the discussion on task. In addition, the chat can be saved, which creates a record of the conversation and helps to extend discussion beyond the class session. 

 

 

 

 


Make better use of Moodle:

 


Strategy: There are many Moodle add-ons, which allow for more student interaction. 

 

Technologies to consider: Moodle activities to explore:

 

 


Use video or digital storytelling in my classroom:

 

 

Strategy: Use existing videos as a teaching tool

 

Technologies to consider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Strategy: Record your own video for class

 

Technologies to consider

 

  • Use a Flip video camera to record a lecture, demonstration, interview, etc. to use in class. A Flip video camera can be check out from ITS or the Broadcast Studio. The software for the Flip video camera is stored on the camera itself, so there is no need to download or install software on your computer. It also connects to your computer via USB eliminating the need for extra cables. 

 

 

  • Panopto is known as "lecture capture" software. Basically it is a web-based program that records video, audio, PowerPoint and/or desktop simultaneously and archived online. This tool is great for recording lectures or conducting a demonstration. To see a examples of Panopto, visit the showcase of examples page.

 

 
 

Strategy: Assign your students a digital storytelling project

 

Technologies to consider

 

  • VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

 

 

 

 

 


Learn more about podcasting:

 

 

Strategy: Use a podcast as a teaching tool during class. A Podcast is an audio file (sometimes video) that can be downloaded and played back on a mobile device (MP3 player) or computer. The main difference between an simple audio file on the web and a podcast is podcasts have episodes and can be downloaded through web syndication or RSS feed. Podcasts are often compared to syndicated radio shows, but podcasts can be downloaded to a mobile device or computer. 

 

Technologies to consider

 

 
 

Strategy: Create your own podcast or have students create their own podcasts.

 

Student Created Examples

 

 

Faculty Created Examples

 

 

Technologies to consider

 

  • Audacity is a free audio recorder that works on both a Mac and PC. It is very easy to use and saves audio files in MP3 format.
  • GarageBand is Mac only application that you can use to create podcasts.
  • Podbean is an online service for creating and posting podcasts. 

 


Use electronic portfolios with my students: 

 


Strategy: Have students create an individual or group project ePortfolio page

 

Technologies to consider

 

  • Mahara is Chatham's ePortfolio system. It can be accessed through Moodle by clicking on the Mahara link after a user logs into Moodle. The ePortfolio can be used for student projects, group projects, resumes and more. 

 

  • an ePortoflio page can also be created in Moodle. Students can create their own course shell and add document to the course shell. 

 

  • wiki can also be used to create an ePortflio page.

 

 


Create a class or department blog:

 

 

Strategy:  Create a custom start page like a iGoogle page, which includes "RSS feeds" or blog links to get the most up to date information. 

 

Technologies to consider

 

   

 

 

Strategy: Create a class or department blog 

 

Technologies to consider:

 

   

 

Create a classroom collaboration space

 

 

Strategy: Create a collaborative work space to share documents or information with your students or colleagues. 

 

Technologies to consider:

 

  • Set up a wiki, using Chatham's free Campus Edition of PBWorks. A wiki is a webpage that many people can edit. This page is a part of a wiki. 

 

 

 

 

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