Educational Technology in UT Austin School of Nursing
Serving the learning technology & instructional design needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing
Are you looking for new and innovative ways to help your students understand the complexity of the human body?
Do you want to upgrade the outdated images in your PowerPoint slideshows with 3D images?
The brand new Blausen Medical Collection may be just the thing you need!
Do you ever wish students would JUST READ THE SYLLABUS?
If so, you’re not alone. And, we’re going to explore 3 specific things you can do to get students reading (and remembering) your syllabus.
The semester is coming to an end and summer is around the corner, but there’s no shortage of things happening around campus and here in the School of Nursing. Here are just a few that I wanted to share with you and highlight. If you know of anything you’d like to add to future emails, please let me know!
Lecture Capture (video recordings and podcasts) on a Budget! – Custom-made resources to help you easily record audio and/or video of your lectures, guest speakers or anything else.
You want to make a video but you don’t know where to start…
You’ve come to the right place.
The short video below is a great place to begin. You can also contact me any time so we can discuss which option(s) might be best for you.
There are always lots of cool, new things happening around campus and here in the School of Nursing. Here are just a few that I wanted to share with you and highlight. If you know of anything you’d like to add to future emails, please let me know!
This past weekend, Canvas updated the Gradebook with some new features that I hope will make things easier for you and less confusing for your students. Click here for more details.
As a content creator or owner it’s your responsibility to to ensure that the materials you provide as part of your course as accessible to every student in your “audience”.
Specifically, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires all media used or purchased by public agencies receiving federal/state funds be accessible. This also applies to online videos. Not only does captioning videos ensure UT is in compliance with federal legislation, it also ensures that everyone has access to the content.
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.
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.
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.
