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Creating And Using Interactive Presentations In Distance Education Courses: A View From The Instructor's Chair, Karen K. Hein Jun 2014

Creating And Using Interactive Presentations In Distance Education Courses: A View From The Instructor's Chair, Karen K. Hein

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Instructors of distance education courses have many choices when it comes to designing course materials and learning experiences. One approach has been to develop interactive presentations – audio voice-over slide presentations or presentations incorporating voice-over narration plus other interactive elements. Some of the previous research has focused upon the impact of these types of instructional materials on student academic achievement (Stephenson, Brown, Griffin, 2008; Lents & Cifuentes, 2009; Savoy, Proctor, & Salvendy, 2009; and Geri, 2011). Others have examined interactive presentations from a limited instructor perspective, focusing on the tools and preferences in specific disciplines (Pace & Kelly, 2006; Burke, …


It's All In The Family: Keynote Address To The International Association For Visual Literacy, Renee Hobbs Sep 2011

It's All In The Family: Keynote Address To The International Association For Visual Literacy, Renee Hobbs

Renee Hobbs

No abstract provided.


Teaching With Technology: Strategies For Engaging The 21st Century Learner, Julianne Miranda, Kelley J. Hall Mar 2011

Teaching With Technology: Strategies For Engaging The 21st Century Learner, Julianne Miranda, Kelley J. Hall

Julianne Miranda

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News Literacy: What Works And What Doesn't, Renee Hobbs Aug 2010

News Literacy: What Works And What Doesn't, Renee Hobbs

Renee Hobbs

No abstract provided.


A Collaborative Approach To Building A Student Information And Technology Literacy Program, Kenetha Stanton Mar 2010

A Collaborative Approach To Building A Student Information And Technology Literacy Program, Kenetha Stanton

Kenetha Stanton

This is a brief overview of the Information Commons program at Butler University presented during an EDUCAUSE Midwest Lightning Round. The Information Commons is professional development program jointly sponsored by The Center for Academic Technology (formerly Instructional Technology) and the Butler Libraries for student staff that provides information and technology literacy support to Butler students through scheduled desk hours and peer-to-peer training and consulting.


Social Media Tools And The Policies Associated With Them, Anne M. Arendt Nov 2009

Social Media Tools And The Policies Associated With Them, Anne M. Arendt

Anne M Arendt

This paper summarizes the social media and Web 2.0 field in regard to policies from the perspective of a Web resource director. The paper is 50 pages and was created specifically for the Best Practices in Policy Management Conference sponsored by the UVU Policy Office on November 6, 2009.


Using Open Educational Resources In The Basic Composition Classroom, Anne M. Arendt Oct 2009

Using Open Educational Resources In The Basic Composition Classroom, Anne M. Arendt

Anne M Arendt

A 90 minute presentation was given in a lab setting for the TYCA West Conference (http://tycawest.org/) entitled Point and Counterpoint Converging Fugues within Composition and Community. This is the document that was given during this presentation.