Effectively Using SoftChalk to Deliver Today’s Instructional Options in Online and Blended Courses Ms. Darla Runyon Dr. Roger Von Holzen Northwest Missouri State University
Quality Issues with Content Delivery n Poor design of most online and blended course sites n Domination of text-based content n Lack of interactivity within content delivery n Lack of professional design and delivery* 2
Instructional Options Instructional Options n Screen recordings –Jing –Captivate –Tegrity n Video recordings –FlipVideo –YouTube –Web conferencing recordings n Audio recordings –Podcasts/vodcasts* 3
Instructional Options Instructional Options n Audio recordings –Podcasts/vodcasts n Polling/Surveys –Pollinganywhere.com n Widgets –Calorie counters –Green word dictionary –Mortgage calculators* 4
SoftChalk n Build lessons for the web n Easy to use interface n Integrates different interactive learning activities n Stands alone or incorporates into course management system* 5
SoftChalk n Demo of activities – n SoftChalk Demos – n SoftChalk Tutorials – n SoftChalk within a CMS* 6
7 Darla Runyon Roger Von Holzen Northwest Missouri State University