All advice documents, training courses and blog entries tagged 'e-learning'
Still images advice tagged 'e-learning'
Practical Ways to Use Digital Images in Teaching and Learning
This list provides examples of ways in which digital images can be used in teaching and learning materials. It has been put together to inspire lecturers new to using digital images: however it is not comprehensive!
Read full advice document...Using Images In Education
This advice document uses an interactive resource to show some of the uses and considerations when using images and how they relate to pedagogy.
Read full advice document...Using Images in Learning, Teaching and Research Materials
A brief guide to using images in educational materials.
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Moving images advice tagged 'e-learning'
Introducing Screen Capture Software
We introduce a number of screen recording software options for capturing moving image and audio activity on a computer screen.
Read full advice document...Screencasting: Broadcasting On-screen Activity
Here we introduce the process of recording the actions on your computer screen, then making them available - known as 'screencasting'. Screencasting software is a flexible tool, suitable for many tasks and in a variety of roles, and the ease with which it can help provide widely enhanced support to learners make it an area of keen interest to anybody wishing to use mixed digital media.
Read full advice document...Choosing a Digital Video File Type
Choosing a file format can prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital video. The aims of this document are to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before selecting a file format and to suggest suitable choices for specific applications
Read full advice document...Using Video in Teaching and Learning
Audiovisual material provides a rich medium for teaching and learning. Video can effectively communicate complex information to a student and, if used creatively, can become a powerful expressive tool. This short paper looks at some potential benefits and challenges associated with using video materials in teaching and learning.
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Audio advice tagged 'e-learning'
User Guide to MP3
A guide to the creation, manipulation and use of audio flies in the popular MP3 format, including a close look at the many audio and metadata options which MP3 offers, and its use within teaching and learning.
Read full advice document...Using a Mobile Phone as an Audio Recorder
Examining the potential uses of mobile phones and other mobile devices as simple voice recording and audio blogging tools.
Read full advice document...Creating an Audio Podcast
An introductory guide to recording an audio podcast on a computer with a microphone and free open-source software.
This advice document will help users with little or no experience of recording audio to record their voice onto their computer using free software and simple peripherals. It then covers basic processing and editing of their recording and mastering it to a final format - in this case MP3. Simple instructions are then given for delivering this recording as a podcast through an institution's VLE and for archiving projects.
Read full advice document...Audio via Blackboard
An overview of using Audio in Teaching and Learning, and an introductory guide to the facilities of Blackboard VLE for supporting audio-enriched content and communication.
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Cross-media advice tagged 'e-learning'
Delicious Bookmark Service
This advice document brings to your attention the free online bookmark service Delicious. Its ability to allow you to manage bookmarks by saving, searching and sharing will be of interest to anybody who has to manage many bookmarks for individuals or groups. It has applications of use for teaching and learning which will be described below.
Read full advice document...Mobile Learning for Education
This document introduces the subject of mobile learning for education purposes. It examines what impact mobile devices have had on teaching and learning practices and goes on to look at the opportunities presented by the use of digital media on mobile devices.
Read full advice document...Using digital media for your e-Portfolio
e-Portfolios are an important part of many learners' academic life. This advice document introduces the concept of an e-Portfolio and explains how digital media can be used effectively.
Read full advice document...Using digital media in Quizzes
This is an introduction to some of the ways in which digital media can support the development and use of quizzes to support student learning.
Read full advice document...Using Multimedia in a PDF
PDF files have long been used for their versatility and convenience, working well both on the web and in print. While predominantly text and image based, there is also the opportunity to use video and audio. This advice document outlines the considerations for using and embedding multimedia in PDFs.
Read full advice document...Providing Live Support to your Community over the Web
Email has long been established as the primary communication tool for online support between two parties. However the synchronous nature of newer tools, themselves becoming quite established, means there are now opportunities to improve web-based support incorporating digital media.
Read full advice document...Organising Digital Media Content in a VLE
Here we highlight the major considerations needed when managing still images, video and audio within a virtual learning environment (VLE) and look at practical solutions to help ensure you do this effectively.
Read full advice document...Common Methods for Viewing, Using and Producing Digital Media Resources
We look at some of the tools and processes for creating, using, managing and delivering digital media resources.
Read full advice document...Designing Learning Experiences
Once you scratch at the surface of producing learning materials, it quickly becomes apparent that there are many elements to their creation. An overarching theme outlined here is that of “designing the learner experience”. This introductory advice document examines the notion that building a resource is akin to the process of an architect designing a building where context is paramount.
Read full advice document...Introduction to e-Learning
We understand that the term ‘e-learning’ can be confusing. Aimed at practitioners who are just starting out in incorporating e-learning into their teaching, this document will demystify the term, outline key terminology and its relevance, and introduce commonly used e-learning terms.
Read full advice document...Free Online Screencasting Tools
A guide to free online services which enable you to use your internet browser to capture on-screen computer activity, along with input from peripherals like microphones and webcams, and which offer users the ability to download and/or share the resultant videos in a variety of ways and formats. This advice document will be of interest to those new to screencasting, who would like to try it out with simple tools which require no purchase or installation. Online screencast services will also interest experienced screencasters needing access to screencast tools 'in the field', and the quick publishing and sharing tools which accompany them.
Read full advice document...Distributing Teaching Presentations
This document looks at the ways teaching presentations can be distributed to their end users. While there is a choice of presentation programs, Microsoft PowerPoint is the dominant application and will therefore be the main tool covered in this paper.
Read full advice document...Screencasting Workflow
An overview of all the elements involved in producing screencasts at different levels of complexity, and for a variety of educational purposes. We examine some technical tools and methods for screencast creation from the ground up, and for those already familiar with screencasting there are ideas and tips for improving quality and effectiveness.
Read full advice document...Using Digital Media with Blackboard
This advice document aims to introduce the Blackboard virtual learning environment (VLE) and how you can use digital media to support your Blackboard course design, content, and delivery. We will be referring to the term digital media as: still images, moving image and audio. Each may be used in conjunction with written learning material.
Read full advice document...Using Digital Media in Moodle
This advice document is intended to provide an understanding of how digital media can be used in the Moodle VLE to support teaching and learning. We will be referring to the term digital media as: still images, moving image and audio. Each may be used in conjunction with written learning material.
Read full advice document...Using Quandary to Add Interactive Learning Objects
This advice document will introduce you to the Quandary interactive decision software. We will demonstrate how Quandary exercises can be enhanced using digital media to support your teaching material.
Read full advice document...Digital Media with the WebCT Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
This advice document aims to introduce WebCT and how you can use digital media to support your WebCT course content. We will look at why digital media can enhance the teaching and learning experience.
Read full advice document...Using SlideShare to Share Presentations
This article provides an overview of a web service for uploading, embedding and sharing presentations called SlideShare. After a description of the features available we will look at its uses for teaching and learning.
Read full advice document...Pedagogical Uses of Presentation Software
This advice document investigates some pedagogical aspects to consider when using presentation software for teaching and learning.
Read full advice document...Use of VLEs with Digital Media
This advice document gives you an overview of the things to consider when using digital media in your Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Read full advice document...Overview of JISC Digital Materials for those using Digital Media in Teaching and Research
This guide provides an overview of the JISC Digital Media website we think those staff wishing to use digital images within teaching and research materials will find useful.
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Training courses tagged
BTEC Professional Certificate in Digital Imaging: 3 days
The following units are the BTEC accredited assessment components of our still image professional development certificate and award.
Read course description...Video Production 1: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course
The use of video in education has ceased to be an occasional occurrence, but the quality of videos has not kept pace with their popularity. This course is intended to instil basic competence in the many areas of knowledge that are needed to produce good video work. A hands-on approach is taken, such that during the two days of learning about video techniques the participants will actually produce two short videos. All equipment and facilities will be supplied.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-day course. Course fees are as follows:
- £275 for participants from UK Higher or Further Education
- £325 for participants from government, charities, libraries, galleries or museums
- Prices for all other participants are available on request
JISC Advance - Digital Media and Copyright Seminar
Bringing together experts in digital media and copyright law this seminar created by the JISC Advance services, JISC Digital Media and JISC Legal, uses common real-world scenarios to focus on how copyright impacts on the use of digital media. The seminar will allow participants to gain an understanding of the common issues and challenges facing institutions in the current copyright landscape.
Seminar fees: £100 per participant. Includes lunch and refreshments. There will be a pre-seminar online exercise attendees are requested to complete. This is merely to provide some background knowledge prior to the seminar.
Objectives
- To increase confidence in dealing with multi-layer intellectual property rights in digital media
- To identify appropriate approaches to dealing with the uncertainties of copyright law in relation to digital media
- To share experiences of both issues and solutions to IPR challenges in relation to digital media
Building Effective Screencasts
Screencasts - videos of on-screen computer activity, accompanied by voice-over, and possibly other media (webcam video, Powerpoint slides etc) - have in recent times increased massively in popularity, scope and acceptance, and can now provide a sophisticated learning experience, incorporating slides, images, video, audio, screen annotation, subtitles, interactive quizzes and more.. Whether you want to narrate a presentation, demonstrate the use of software, or record and share your screen for any other reason, a screencast may well be the answer.
This practical one-day workshop provides an opportunity to learn how to maximise the value of screencasting in presentation, demonstration and digital storytelling for teaching and learning, in the context of the whole workflow from planning your own short screencast to rendering it as a video. We've even had some delegates posting finished screencasts to YouTube by the end of the day!
Read course description...Digital Media Restoration (Audio-Visual only)
Analogue media deteriorates at an alarming rate and few digitisation projects can hope to retrieve great signals from aged collections. In order to archive maximum usefulness some basic digital remastering is often required. Fortunately, today's digital tools mean we can easily remove unwanted 'defects' whether hisses and scratches from shellac discs or the distorted colours of old videotapes
N.B. This course covers digital restoration of audio-visual resources only. It does not cover restoration of still images
Read course description...Advanced Techniques in Digital Image Capture
This course looks at the technical background behind, and procedures for, image capture and optimisation delivered through hands-on activities. This workshop will teach you how to produce the correct end product for your intended purpose and teach you the easy 'science' of scanning to remove the guesswork from your image capture.
Read course description...Digital Photography - Taking Control of your SLR
This action packed course looks in depth at using a digital SLR's creative controls to put you in charge of your photography. You will also have plenty of hands-on practice with the camera and be shown how to effectively illuminate 2D and 3D objects using tungsten and fluorescent studio lighting.
Read course description...Digital Photography - Getting Started with your SLR
This entry level course will provide you with an understanding of the techniques and skills needed to produce great quality images from a digital SLR camera with ease. Some illuminating background theory will be supported by hands-on practical exercises in photography.
Read course description...Colour Management
Effective colour management is vital within the digital workflow and anyone working with digital images should understand and be employing the core principles. This training course introduces colour management theory and 'good practice' to ensure that you understand how to achieve consistent and accurate colour between applications, platforms, and devices.
Read course description...Audio Production: Recording Lectures, Seminars, Interviews and Podcasts
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to record and produce recordings of spoken word audio, with specific emphasis being placed upon the recording of lectures, seminars and events. You will learn the basic concepts of recording technologies and through practical exercises you will learn how to confidently apply these to practical situations. The workshop will also introduce you to ideas for delivering new media such as podcasting, and suggest methods for managing your digital recordings.
Read course description...Introduction to Image Metadata
This course is designed specifically to help you consider how to effectively incorporate metadata into the fabric of your image collection, through explanation, discussion and practical activities.
Read course description...Digitising Analogue Video Recordings
Over the past fifty years the videotape has grown from an obscure television production tool into a vibrant and vital social document. But videotape has proved to be a fragile long-term medium and its contents are at risk. This risk can only be mitigated through careful planning. This workshop will investigate the challenges associated with the preservation of videotapes. Through practical exercises, we will look at how digitising materials to archival standards can both safeguard and help develop a collection. We will also look at the challenge of creating a sustainable digital collection. Quality assurance procedures and best practice will be referred to throughout.
Read course description...Essential Techniques in Digital Image Capture
This entry level course provides an easy to understand theoretical overview of digital images and image capture combined with practical exercises using both a scanner and digital SLR camera for those getting started with creating digital images.
Read course description...Using Digital Media in VLEs
This one day workshop focuses on the effective use of digital media online including the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). During the workshop attendees will discover how to improve their presentation resources, know when and how digital media can be used to enhance learning materials and be able to successfully embed their new knowledge in their VLE and online services.
Read course description...Finding Free-to-Use Images, Video and Audio
If you've ever needed to find images, video or audio you can use in your work materials then this course is for you. It will guide you to all the best places to locate free-to-use, copyright-cleared digital media resources for use in teaching and learning. You'll never use Google to find digital media again!
Read course description...Essential Photoshop Skills
This course will get you up and running with Adobe Photoshop. You will learn key concepts and skills to enable you to understand and start using this exciting application with confidence.
Read course description...Managing Digital Media Collections
Now that many important materials are in a digital form, building an accessible online media collection which successfully delivers images, sounds, video and other media is a goal of many institutions.
Until recently, expensive Digital Asset Management systems where the most viable option, but now open source server applications such as Dspace, Omeka and Drupal hold the promise of truly interoperable and standards-based collection management.
This one day course will offer a model of digital collection management, based upon open source solutions. Attendees will gain hands-on experience of planning, building, managing and delivering a digital media collection.
Read course description...Image Optimisation for Print and Web
This course covers the essential skills you need in order to maximise the quality and visual appeal of digital images from both scanners and digital cameras. You will learn the tips and tricks necessary to transform your images quickly and easily.
Read course description...Building a Departmental Image Collection
This course will provide you with a hands-on experience of creating, managing and delivering a departmental image collection. You will acquire the foundation knowledge required to make well informed decisions about building an image library. You will also have the opportunity to discuss and share information with people from the HE/FE/Cultural sector facing similar issues in order to help you develop practical solutions.
Read course description...Copyright and Digital Media
This informative and stimulating course is run by a leading expert in copyright. It looks in-depth at how copyright and other legal issues impact upon digital media and it will enable you to develop practical approaches to clearing and managing those rights within your own collections.
Read course description...Digitising Analogue Audio
To meet the skills required by libraries, archives and institutions to digitise their existing analogue collections, this course aims to provide a complete introduction to the theory and practicalities of successfully digitising analogue audio resources. The workshop will provide hands-on tuition alongside presenting theoretical knowledge with group discussions of topics surrounding the digital lifecycle, in a digitisation project based context. The workshop has been designed as a precursor for our more technical, media specific training modules. The practical elements will involve digitising audiocassette tapes as example media.
Read course description...Scanning with the CLA Licence
This course provides a thorough practical overview of how to digitise images and text from print-based materials. You will use a desktop scanner and related technology to effectively enable you to leverage the rights granted to you by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) scanning licence.
Read course description...Digitising Grooved Discs and Open Reel Audio
This course is designed to meet the requirements of staff in libraries, archives and other related institutions needing to digitise existing analogue collections. The course builds on our Digitising Analogue Audio workshop, by introducing a range of legacy audio media and examining them in more detail.
The workshop will provide the opportunity to both handle these media and configure the equipment needed for their successful playback. A recommended, pragmatic workflow will be followed.
Essential theoretical and interesting historical information is included which together contribute to understanding: the development of audio recording technologies; how to handle and best reproduce each medium; how to digitise each medium to archival standard.
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Blog entries tagged 'e-learning'
Using video in the Design School machine workshop
Over at the Loughborough University E-learning blog, Charles Shields introduces a lecturer at the Design School using video to demonstrate metal machining equipment via QR code.
Read blog entry...Podcasts for teaching music and visual arts
'The effectiveness of educational podcasts for teaching music and visual arts in higher education' by Cheung On Tam looks at the results of 128 students views on podcasts to support their study.
Read blog entry...Using medical recordings an online guide
New advice and guidance on making and using clinical healthcare recordings for learning and teaching has been launched today as the output from a great collaboration project funded through JISC's Strategic and Content Allience and is hosted here on the JISC Digital Media website at Making and Using Clinical and Healthcare Recordings for Learning and Teaching.
Read blog entry...EdMediaShare Boosts Views
As www.edmediashare.org enters its fourth week, higher than expected view rates demonstrate the potential for the new web service.
Read blog entry...OU Pretty Things
Figures show Open University's iTunes U success driven by mobile learning and iOS.
Read blog entry...My Moodle - the official iPhone Moodle app
The new official Moodle app for iPhone offers some very interesting media capture and embedding functions, and many other features for accessing and uploading to Moodle on the move...
Read blog entry...One week to launch of EdMediaShare
We're just one week away from the launch of EdMediaShare – our new proof of concept video sharing site.
Read blog entry...It’s good to EdMediaShare
EdMediaShare - our proof of concept video sharing site - has generated a lot of positive feedback since we announced it last week.
Read blog entry...Finding Useful Online Video is About to Get Easier
With unprecedented amounts of video being uploaded to User-Generated Content sites (48hrs every minute on YouTube alone1) it's getting much harder to find useful content for teaching, learning and research.
Read blog entry...e-Porfolios Podcasts
We were recently at Thanet College in Kent filming the first interviews for a podcast series on e-Portfolios.
Read blog entry...Ibis Reader for ebooks
Ibis Reader is a platform for reading ePub ebooks in the browser or on a mobile phone.
Read blog entry...My DIVERSE 2011 Conference
DIVERSE2011 was a great event and, as well as presenting a paper (about Film Studies undergraduates' experiences of using web-based video to support their learning) I got to see presentations from leaders in the field of digital video in education.
Read blog entry...Personal achievement - CMALT
Today I heard the positive news that I have been awarded my CMALT accreditation!
Read blog entry...Establishing the digital City limits
I was invited to open the Bath Spa e-learning staff development day on Tuesday 5th July.
Read blog entry...Online surgery retrospective
With online sessions gaining in popularity and use, this is a quick look at how we have used Elluminate for our online surgeries, and some of the feedback we've had from users. Many of our users have recently been expressing increasing interest in delivering online interactive sessions. If you want more information contact Zak or Gavin, and check out the surgery archive.
This is a short promotional video we made to explain what it's all about...
Read blog entry...Turbo charged - Turbo T.E.L. ‘11
Storify summary and aggregation of yesterday's brilliant Turbo T.E.L. - Technology Enhanced Learning event in Bristol
A day of lightning talks on a huge range of e-learning related subjects organised by RSC South West. Very successful, informative and fun, and hopefully the first of many such events!
Read blog entry...Four interesting studies about using video
I have been looking through recent studies published online and have found some interesting papers. My criteria for selection are studies that have been published since 1 January 2011, that explore developments in technology, and that discuss the use of video in learning and research.
Read blog entry...Turbo T.E.L.
Upcoming Technology Enhanced Learning event organised by RSC South-West
Read blog entry...Use of video for student feedback
Over at the Loughborough University E-learning Blog they have recently shared a 19min talk by Professor Chris Szejnmann (Head of History) sharing his experience of using affordable video cameras (the flip camera) to provide feedback.
Read blog entry...Using video to “reinvent education”.
TEDTalks recently gave the stage to Salman Khan to talk about how video is used in the development of the Khan Academy's online assessment programme.
Read blog entry...Wikispaces announces free wikis for HE and FE
Wikispaces, a web-based company that creates scalable Wiki environments, has announced that it is providing free wikis for any higher education purposes (note that Wikispaces uses the term "higher education" in the North American sense which includes both HE and FE).
Read blog entry...New guide - using digital media with quiz tools
The new Using digital media in quzzies guide introduces how digital media may be considered with quiz tools.
Read blog entry...Live session - introducing media enhanced feedback
Wednesday the 9th Febuary 1.30 PM - 2.30 PM will see the 4th and final in our series of live online sessions on the subject of screencasting.
Read blog entry...Using digital media for your e-Portfolio
JISC Digital Media would like to introduce our new guide to Using digital media for your e-Portfolio.
Read blog entry...Event summary - ESTICT
Last week I attended a really inspiring day run by the Engaging Students Through In-Class Technology (ESTICT) SIG Steering Group and hosted by the University of Bath.
Read blog entry...What’s the story?
JISC Netskills launches Exploring Digital Storytelling workshop.
Read blog entry...Photos should be relevant
In Jakob Nielsen's latest alertbox Photos as Web Content he demonstrates the results of a recent eyetracking study regarding the use of photos with/as web content.
Read blog entry...Using digital media in PDFs
Our tenth and final document in the new series is on Using Multimedia in a PDF.
Read blog entry...Providing live support to your community over the web
Providing Live Support to your Community over the Web is our seventh in the new series of ten advice documents.
Read blog entry...Considerations for organising digital media in a VLE
The fifth of ten new advice documents highlights the major considerations needed when managing still images, video and audio within a virtual learning environment (VLE) and looks at practical solutions to help ensure you do this effectively. Organising Digital Media Content in a VLE
Read blog entry...Considering the delivery of digital media online
The fourth of our ten new advice documents is all about Considering the delivery of digital media online
Read blog entry...Viewing, using and producing digital media resources
Introducing the third of ten advice documents: Common Methods for Viewing, Using and Producing Digital Media Resources
Read blog entry...Designing a learning experience
The second of our ten new advice documents looks at Designing Learning Experiences.
Read blog entry...Ten new advice documents released
Today sees the launch of the first of ten new advice documents from the JISC Digital Media team.
Read blog entry...e-Learning: an introduction
Coming soon - a fortnight where we will be releasing one new advice document a day!
Read blog entry...Resources for mobile learning
This post will be regularly updated with our findings of other people's mobile experiences and will include reports and presentations. If you have additions that you feel will be of use to the community please leave them in the comments.
Read blog entry...Digital distribution of teaching presentations
Our latest advice document is a short guide to Distributing Teaching Presentations.
Read blog entry...Cast your screen - new Screencasting Workflow advice
Screencasting Workflow gives a detailed overview of the workflow for creating screencasts - videos of computer screen activity with voice narration and additional content.
Read blog entry...Animated robots show how we can help
The JISC Digital Media team have produced a short video to briefly explain the fundamentals of what we do: provide advice relating to the use of digital media within teaching, learning and research.
Read blog entry...Screencasting - lessons learned
It is always interesting to find out how others produce resources. With screencasting growing in popularity in the mainstream, this is quite timely.
Read blog entry...PowerPoint tip - adding YouTube
Over at David Hopkins e-Learning blog is a handy 'how-to' for adding YouTube videos within PowerPoint.
Read blog entry...5th Plymouth e-learning conference
Last week I had the opportunity to speak at the 5th Plmouth e-Learning Conference held as you might imagine in Plymouth.
Read blog entry...Case study - Greenhead college
Our sister service has recently released a case study detailing work that Greenhead College has done on creating a video storage system for use with Moodle.
Read blog entry...Make an e-book from an RSS feed
Joss Winn from the University of Lincoln, nicely explains how 'Creating a PDF or eBook from an RSS feed' can easily be done. Image credit.
Read blog entry...Concept video - future of print
This short concept video demonstrates how Sports Illustrated might work in the near future using a tablet/mobile device. found via The Fischbowl
Read blog entry...Microphone technique screencast
A new JISC Digital Media screencast offering advice on microphone technique and choice for voice-over. Recorded for today's online surgery.
Read blog entry...Winter tour of RSCs
We will be visiting various JISC RSC (Regional Support Centre) events in the coming months.
Read blog entry...Reduce RSS subscription clicks for Google Reader
If you use Google Reader for your RSS subscriptions then this tip will save you time when subscribing to new feeds. If you're not sure what RSS is, then our sister service JISC Netskills has a handy Introduction to RSS screencast to get you up to speed.
Read blog entry...Crushing it - three tips for online success
People in my field of e-learning (e for electronic) often get asked by teaching staff/resource managers with regard to their online material: "Why is my online content hardly used/visible/visited?"
Read blog entry...Camtasia goes Mac
Camtasia's popular screen-capture software application now available for Apple Mac.
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iTunes U in practice
With a handful of universities in the UK starting to use iTunes U for delivering their audio and video productions online, Barry Cornelius from Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS) has shared this account of Oxford University's use of iTunes U. Oxford started using iTunes U in October 2008 and now hosts links to a wealth of audio and video resources, the most popular ones being downloaded 2500 times a week!
Read blog entry...One year on
Today marks one year on as JISC Digital Media’s sole e-Learning Officer and being back in Bristol. Due to a lack of memory I wont reflect too much but noticeable points include the following:
Read blog entry...Backing up your iPhone/touch
Backing up is the first thing that I think about once I have any new data on a new device.
Read blog entry...New read - the edgeless university
A new book Edgeless University: why higher education must embrace technology has just been released by JISC. The title gives enough of a hint to tell you what it is about. It is available to order now and is also available as a PDF with an accommodating creative commons licence. Enjoy.
Read blog entry...Voice recorders on the iPhone
First impressions of the Voice Memo function in the new v3.0 iPhone software and comparison with an equivalent existing utility.
Read blog entry...BBC Mobile day
This coming Thursday (11th June 2009) the BBC's Internet blog will be having a Mobile day.
Read blog entry...Advice doc - Quandary
We have just released our advice document that will introduce you to the Quandary interactive decision software.
Read blog entry...ALISS: one day summer conference
The Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences (ALISS) are holding a one day summer conference at Coventry University on 29th July 2009.
Read blog entry...Essay examining Blackboard
I just came across a peer review essay critically examining Blackboard which may be of interest to the community.
Read blog entry...Advice doc : using WebCT
We have just released an updated version of our Using WebCT with digital media. This advice document aims to introduce WebCT and how you can use digital media to support your WebCT course content. We look at why digital media can enhance the teaching and learning experience.
Read blog entry...Demo - Apple Podcast Producer
Last week Rich Belson from Western Computer in Bristol came in to our offices to give us a demo of Apple Podcast Producer, with specific focus on its use in education. Its premise is to support the recording, uploading, file management and delivery of podcasts using audio, video and/or screen capture.
Read blog entry...Futuresonic Conference 09
Last week, 13th – 16th May 2009 I attended the 4th Futuresonic Conference in Manchester at the Contact theatre. It’s a conference centred around social technologies and attracted a healthy range of industries including education.
Read blog entry...NEW - ‘Creating an Audio Podcast’
A new, simple and step-by-step guide to making a podcast is now available in our Advice Documents area. It offers tips on recording, editing and delivery techniques, as well as how to plan and structure your podcast episodes.
Read blog entry...Tip - Silence the phones
You're on a roll, you're recording your best piece of audio ever..... and then one of your phones in the room rings, throwing you completely off. Although it seems obvious, you would be surprised at how easy it is to ruin a recording by being thrown off due to the phone ringing. Remember to turn off/silence/unplug your phones when recording. More recently this also applies to computer noises such as twitter/facebook alerts. If you hear the Microsoft Windows shutting down sound then you have probably lost your recording anyway! If you have any tips yourself, please do add them to the comments.
Read blog entry...Pedagogical Uses of Presentation Software
We are pleased to announce a new advice document called Pedagogical Uses of Presentation Software which covers how to improve your PowerPoint/Keynote/Open Office presentaion files. If you have any suggestions for inclusions or would like to point to out your own examples please leave a comment.
Read blog entry...Cloud computing
Last week the Futures Café at the University of Bristol held a presentation about cloud computing with particular reference to the use of Google Docs in education.
Read blog entry...Bloom’s taxonomy for the digital age
Mike Fisher has a fascinating blog called DigiGogy. On it he recently created and posted a visual representation of Bloom's taxonomy with a slew of Web 2.0 tools positioned on it in appropriate places.
Read blog entry...NIACE E-Guides event
We will be at the NIACE E-Guides National Event 2009: Refresh and Sustain on Thursday 26th March 2009. It will be a day full of workshops aimed at those interested in e-Learning. We have a stand and will be showcasing some of our digital media knowledge and be available to answer any questions on how to use your digital media.
Read blog entry...SlideShare mobile version
SlideShare, the web service that allows sharing of presentations that we have recently covered in an advice document, has just launched a mobile version. This now further simpifies using the service with a mobile device.
Read blog entry...Introduction to VLEs
We have just released a new advice document titled Introduction to the Use of VLEs with Digital Media that covers the basics of what a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is and an overview of how digital media can be used within the VLE. We welcome feedback / experiences on any topics that you feel should be included to further clarify this topic. For example, when I first used a VLE I could not easily navigate it to find my grades. It can be a big leap and we hope to be along with you on the journey.
Read blog entry...Good housekeeping
Although it can be difficult to manage it is crucial to remove test accounts used by staff and associates in your VLE. I was reminded of this very recently when my main account was accidently suspended. Once I realised that I was locked out of my account and that I was out of hours for IT support I remembered that I had access to a test account that I used to mimic the student experience. This account was not suspended as it is not associated with my normal account. In this instance the test account had instructor rights (Blackboard) and I was able to continue as normal. This serves as a reminder that it is good practice to regularly remove temp accounts. Not only for security purposes but also to keep archives accurate and a tidy VLE house.
Read blog entry...Slides from 9th Blackboard Durham Users Conference
As promised below are our slides used in our conference talk:
Read blog entry...I’ll be talking at the Blackboard users group conference
Alongside Sophie Paluch (College of Law- Bloomsbury) and Kate Reader (University of Bristol), I will be giving a talk at the 9th Annual Blackboard users group conference at Durham University on 7-9th January 2009.
Read blog entry...Camtasia Relay
At the other end of the spectrum from Steve’s post on a lightweight, open source screen recorder, but also of interest to those needing live screen capture with additional audio and video, is a new product from TechSmith - Camtasia Relay. Designed for educational institutions wanting to record lectures, including presentations, video and sound recording, Camtasia Relay sits on a dedicated Win2003 server and routes recordings taken in lecture venues across site directly to Blackboard via the network.
Read blog entry...Free, open source screen capture program
There’s a nice little open source screen capture program available on the web for Windows users. CamStudio will record whatever happens on all or part of your screen, but there are a few nice extras as well.
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Training courses
- Building Effective Screencasts 12 June 2012
- Managing Digital Media Collections 14 June 2012
- Digitising Analogue Video Recordings 20 June 2012
- Introduction to Image Metadata 05 July 2012
- BTEC Professional Certificate in Digital Imaging: 3 days 09 July 2012
- Video Production 1: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course 25 July 2012
