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Serving the instructional design & educational technology needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing

Educational Technology & Design in the School of Nursing

Serving the instructional design & educational technology needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing
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Posted on February 22, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Dynamic, Engagement, Interactivity, Learning, Media, PowerPoint, Video, Visuals

Take your PowerPoint Slideshows to the Next Level

Are you (and your students) tired of the same old PowerPoint slideshows? Would you like a few different ways to take your slideshows to the next level?

Well, then you’ve come to the right place! We have several new resources to help you do just that.

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Posted on February 8, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Conference, Engagement, Interactivity, Media, Screencast, Video, Virtual

BigBlueButton Deeper Dive

 

Take a deeper dive into BigBlueButton and learn about how you can get started using this in your Canvas course right away.

  1. Create a New Conference with BigBlueButton
  2. Invite Students to Join Your Conference
  3. Record Your Conference
  4. Share Your Conference Recording

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Posted on February 8, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Conference, Engagement, Media, Screencast, Video, Virtual

Zoom VS BigBlueButton

Which One Should You Use?

Zoom and BigBlueButton are both “video conferencing” tools, and they have a lot in common. But, they also have some important differences. And deciding which one you should use will depend in large part on what exactly you want to do.

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Posted on February 8, 2018 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Conference, Engagement, Interactivity, Media, Screencast, Webcast, Website

Getting Started with Zoom & BigBlueButton

 

Do you ever have guest lecturers who can’t make it to campus, or want to conduct online interviews or “virtual office hours”?

Do you need to record a lecture or short video that you can share with students later on? Is inclement weather preventing you (or your students) from coming to campus?

Or maybe you’d like to let students work together in a virtual space that doesn’t require them being in the same room?

Well, luckily, there are two FREE tools available to you to let you do all that and more.

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Posted on October 4, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Interactivity, Media, Video, Virtual

Zoom & BigBlueButton: Web Conferencing Made Easy

Do you ever have guest lecturers who can’t be THERE with you and your students in class?

Do you ever wish you could offer ‘virtual office hours’ for your students?

Would you like to let students work together in a virtual space that doesn’t require them being in the same room?

Do you need to record a webinar that you can share with students later on?

Well, luckily, there are two tools available to you to let you do all that and more.

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Posted on September 11, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps | Tagged With: Canvas, Classroom, Engagement, Learning, Media, Video

Getting Started in Our New 1st Floor Classrooms

 

Whether you haven’t yet had a chance to really explore our new first-floor classrooms, or you’d like a quick refresher before your next class, these three short videos (12 minutes total) will give you a quick overview of how to use the new technology in each classroom as well as some tips regarding what to do and what NOT to do.

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Posted on September 11, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Audio, Canvas, Engagement, Learning, Media, technology

New Classroom “Cheat Sheet”

By now you’ve probably noticed that many of the classrooms on the first floor here in the School of Nursing have been completely remodeled. One BIG part of that remodel was upgrading the technology available in each of those classrooms.

Over the course of the next year or so, all of our classrooms will be upgraded with the same technology.

So, to help you begin getting acquainted with this new tech and how to use it, here’s a handy classroom cheatsheet (show below) that explains the major features of the touch panel used to control the computer and projector in each classroom.

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Posted on July 15, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Software & Apps | Tagged With: Dynamic, Interactivity, Learning, Media

AHRQ/Health IT YouTube channel

AHRQ’s health IT initiative focuses on (1) Improving health care decision making, (2) Supporting patient-centered care, and (3) Improving the quality and safety of medication management. AHRQ (the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) is part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

To learn more, and watch any of their more than 30 videos, visit AHRQ’s YouTube page.

You can also watch their past webinars by visiting their website events page here.

Posted on May 24, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Clicker, Engagement, Interactivity, Learning, Media, Video

A Curated Toolkit for Instructors

The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) recently unveiled a new website full of resources just for you!

Called “QUICK FIC Solutions – A Curated Toolkit for Instructors”, this website contains more than 50 short videos that will show you tips and best practices for everything from dealing with difficult students to how to incorporate technology into your classes.

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Posted on May 2, 2017 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Interactivity, Media, PowerPoint, Website

How to Embed Live Websites into Your PowerPoint Slideshow

Do you get tired of having to switch back and forth between websites and your PowerPoint slideshow during a lecture? Do you wish it were possible to add that website right to your slideshow?

Well, it turns out you can!

For newer versions of PowerPoint (2013, 2016, Mac), you can download the Web Viewer add-in and place web pages right into a slide within your slideshow.

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