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Beyond Bullets: Engaging Audiences With Powerpoint, Keith W. Krieger
Beyond Bullets: Engaging Audiences With Powerpoint, Keith W. Krieger
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
PowerPoint’s strength lies in the use of visual content, but everyone has seen their share of bullet points. Your strength as an educator and communicator lies in story-telling. Using 4 simple techniques, you'll move away from bullet points and enliven your presentation for your audience.
Online Course Delivery Standards: Defining Quality, Carine Ullom
Online Course Delivery Standards: Defining Quality, Carine Ullom
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
As a result of training in the Quality Matters course quality process, Ottawa University adopted "Standards for Online Course Design and Development" in October of 2006. However, we felt the need for a separate set of standards that outline institutional expectations for instructor engagement while an online course is in session. In March 2008 Ottawa University, Ottawa Online adopted its first "Standards for Online Course Delivery." The presenter will share the standards and discuss the results following over a year of implementation.
Pushing Past Powerpoint With Web 2.0 Tools, Kathryn Barker
Pushing Past Powerpoint With Web 2.0 Tools, Kathryn Barker
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
This presentation is designed to introduce traditional PowerPoint presentation software users to two Web 2.0-based presentation tools, SlideShare and Issuu. Presentations stored on either site (which serve as web-based publishing archives for your works) can be embedded in an online course or web site. In this session you'll see how a basic PowerPoint presentation will appear using SlideShare or Issuu and can increase accessibility, student engagement, and provide a more polished user interface.
Your Inbox Is Killing Your Productivity, Focus And Time: Getting To An Empty Inbox Everyday, Keith W. Krieger
Your Inbox Is Killing Your Productivity, Focus And Time: Getting To An Empty Inbox Everyday, Keith W. Krieger
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
An inbox often controls people instead of people controlling their inbox. The result is an overloaded inbox, warnings from Information Services, important messages being missed, and a feeling of being weighed down by too much email. By managing an inbox effectively, faculty and staff can become more productive, accomplish more, and be free of the issues caused by an overflowing inbox. Simple techniques useful to email users will be demonstrated.
Developing A Distance Learning Faculty Wiki, Shalin Hai-Jew
Developing A Distance Learning Faculty Wiki, Shalin Hai-Jew
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter discusses how the collaborative learning tools called wikis can be utilized, created, and maintained for faculty who teach via distance-learning can maintain discourse.
Podcasting Essentials: Self-Paced Instruction For Instructors, Tracy Newman
Podcasting Essentials: Self-Paced Instruction For Instructors, Tracy Newman
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter's handout illustrates the different principles and technologies used to develop a self-paced course for use in distributing and creating podcasts in an educational environment.
Building Accessible E-Learning Collaboratively, Shalin Hai-Jew
Building Accessible E-Learning Collaboratively, Shalin Hai-Jew
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter discusses issues online instructors must consider when creating an accessible Web-based learning environment for those with or without disabilities.
Preparing New E-Learning Faculty For Online Instruction, Shalin Hai-Jew
Preparing New E-Learning Faculty For Online Instruction, Shalin Hai-Jew
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter addresses concerns and issues associated with online instruction while providing information for instructors beginning their experiences in offering Web-based curriculum.
Different Teaching Formats, Vivian Reinhard
Different Teaching Formats, Vivian Reinhard
Learning Exchange Networks
While many classes are taught with a traditional Lecture/Demonstration format, this presentation and additional material illustrate that there are many different opportunities for teaching formats.