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How can I use
interactive media in my class? |
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Interactive media can be utilized in the
classroom first and foremost with the aid of microphones, Internet, and
video. Lectures can be recorded for students to view at a later date or
for review, using both video and audio. Lessons, assignments, quizzes,
etc. can be put into the system to allow students to answer questions
and respond in real time. Group discussions can also be started,
mediated, and/or monitored for the students to interact as a whole.
The CITTLE office staff is readily available
to provide any assistance. Any equipment needed to aid the use of
interactive media in the classroom is available for use in the CITTLE
office; and if something is not available, it can be acquired in a
reasonable amount of time to be accessible to the instructor. |
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How do I organize a
video project for my class? |
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A video project can be organized with the
Microsoft PowerPoint and iDVD software programs. Video is recorded
directly into the iDVD program, both video and audio. There it can be
edited and have titles and subtitles inserted. A video project for a
class can also be organized and manipulated within PowerPoint through
AuthorPoint software. The instructor can record him or herself
instructing live, edit, add titles and subtitles, add links, etc. In
either program, once it is finished, it can be transferred to the
instructor’s website and/or put directly into his or her Blackboard
course on-line.
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equipment can be set up in the CITTLE office for the instructor to use.
CITTLE staff is also available to help the instructor record, edit and
add specific items to his or her class video project. There will also
be further assistance with putting the class video project into the
instructor’s Blackboard course. |
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Assessment
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How can I use
technology to assign and grade problem sets? |
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Assignments can be posted into Blackboard
for the students to access daily. Students’ work can either be attached
in an e-mail to be turned in to an instructor, or an assignment can be
collaborated and posted at a link within an instructors Blackboard page
for the students. Upon the instructor’s will, the students’ answers,
length of time taken for each question, etc. can be recorded and
available for the instructor to view. There the instructor can also
grade the students’ work, record grades, and give them feedback.
Shells can be set up for instructors to put
a course (or courses) on Blackboard. The CITTLE staff will also assist
the instructor with formatting a test or assignment within their
Blackboard course for his or her students. |
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How can I address
plagiarism in an online environment? |
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Plagiarism can be addressed in an online
environment via online anti-plagiarism resources. There are programs
such as a “hit list” to keep an eye on or to use when investigating
potential plagiarism, tips for finding plagiarized phrases, finding
online paper or essay sales, and databases of already written papers
that can be analyzed and matched. |
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Communication
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How do I distribute
(paper) documents electronically? |
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Paper documents can be distributed
electronically via e-mail as an attachment or the document can be posted
on to the instructor’s Blackboard page directly or as a link, for the
students to use at their leisure and/or to print out for themselves as a
hard copy. |
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How do I film and
distribute my lectures? |
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An instructor can film him or herself on his
or her own or let CITTLE do it assist with the slightest detail or the
entire process. The CITTLE office has the resources to film lectures
with various video and audio equipment. CITTLE is also available to
help edit the film to the instructor’s desire and post it (or a link)
onto the instructor’s Blackboard account for a certain class or classes. |
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How do I protect
copyrighted materials I put online? |
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Instructors are encouraged to download and print a reasonable number of
copies of content for noncommercial personal or educational use only;
provide that any permitted copies of content contain, in an unmodified
form, and any copyright or other proprietary rights notices contained in
the content. Instructors are encouraged to site every piece of material
they use on the site, or come to the CITTLE office to get readily
available assistance. |
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richer set of materials for my students? |
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You may use technology to provide a richer set of materials for the
students by using e-mail. E-mail can give students in a large
class access to important information such as class schedules,
assignments, and test. You could also use the computer which
allows the student access to the instructor without the restrictions of
office hours. This way the student can communicate with the
instructor without the restrictions of office hours. This way the
student can communicate with the instructor privately and the instructor
can as well. The student in addition can communicate publicly with
other classmates. Students that are afraid to ask question in
class can use the computers to ask their questions, argue points of
interest, set appointments, and post general information to the class. |
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| How do I make my lectures more
engaging? |
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You can make your lectures more engaging by involving the students.
Instead of one way communication between you and the student, move
toward mutual participation. Start your lecture off with an
interesting point or question (s). Create a problem that may open
up material to be taught for your lecture, this way the students will be
force to think and use what they know. Also, pause to invite
questions from the students, allow them to interact with the class
lecture. This shows that you enjoy or appreciate receiving their
questions by responding positively. Every now and then use humor
to reinforce students' understanding. You can also use
demonstrations, video clips, or PowerPoint to make class lectures more
exciting, this way students can visualize what is being said and what
they need to know. |
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How Do I Digitize
Images? |
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To digitize images you will need the right equipment to get started: a
digital camera and a scanner. With the digital camera take plenty of
pictures of what you want to have digitized so that you will have lots
of options to choose from. On the camera there are two settings, high
and low resolution. High resolution is the main setting on the camera
but it holds fewer amounts of images, but the choice is up to you. After
capturing the images that you will be digitizing, you can bring your
camera to CITTLE to be scanned or do them yourself. You will have to use
a scanner, in order to get the images digitized. Make sure the images
are how you want them, if not please adjust images as needed. Once
everything is correct CITTLE will help you from here. |
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How do I create and
distribute original videos? |
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To create and distribute original videos you have to follow these four
steps: (1) Define goals (2) shoot video and gather material (3) edit (4)
distribute and (5) evaluate. Make sure that you know exactly what it is
that you want to create and distribute. If necessary create an outline
of your goals to follow and make sure that you include an easier logic
for lectures, allow your students to prepare for class, and allow
students to refer to clips for online quizzes. Next gather and shoot
your material. When shooting your video make sure to get permission for
the people you are shooting, have the proper equipment, and an operator
for the camera. When editing the videos make sure you preview the video
to make sure that it is the materials that you want to use, then capture
the video on the computer using your video editing software such as;
iMovie, final cut, or adobe premiere, next you need to cut and collate
clips from your video until you have a final version, and render your
video. |
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How do I transfer
videotape to a DVD for a class presentation? |
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To transfer videotape to a DVD for a class presentation you have to
follow two steps: (1) capture and edit the original video (2) Create and
record your project on DVD. If the original material is copyrighted it
will not be possible to copy. When capturing and editing the original
video you have to use a particular type of software. You have to copy
the video on computer using video editing software such as iMovie, Final
Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere. iMovie software is used for simple videos
that have no titles or require no editing. Final Cut and Premiere is
used for PowerPoint, images or animation in the video. Next you have to
cut and collate the images until you have a complete version of the
video. Lastly you will have to provide the edited version of your video.
This will allow the computer program to write each frame of the new
video to a new movie file, which can exported to other formats. Now to
record your project to DVD you will have to use DVD software such as
Apple’s iDVD. iDVD will create images of how the video will be arranged
on the DVD and write them to a blank DVD-R CD. When you finish rendering
your project insert a blank DVD-R CD in the DVD drive and follow the
instructions on the menu. |
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How do I avoid
violating copyright law and fair use standards on the web? |
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Certain strategies you can use to avoid violating copyright law and fair
use standards on the web are by using blackboard. Blackboard can be
access by students and faculty. Be sure that only students who are
enrolled are the only one’s to be able to access blackboard. Do not
allow public access. Make sure that all your materials are safely store
and protected from the public and if you would like to share with the
public then follow instructions to do so. Also make sure that you
produce least amount of materials. Only make limit amounts of work
available for students for example, if you only gave one section to be
complete by the students then only provide them with that one section.
Make sure that the work posted is not easily copied. Lastly, check the
copyright on the work, make sure that you don’t need permission to use
the information if not your own. |
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