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'
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...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...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 'e-learning'
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.
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Blog entries tagged 'e-learning'
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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