1. Susan Crosson Santa Fe Community College Gainesville, FL Using Technology to Enhance Learning

2. 5% ____________Lecture 10%___________Reading 20%___________Audio-Visual 30%___________Demonstration 50%_ __________Group Discussion 75%_____________Practice by Doing 90%: Teach Others - Immediate Use Why Integrate Technology? It “sticks” better* *National Training Labs, Institute for Applied Behavioral Science; Bethel, Maine

3. Teach More Efficiently Provide content in students’ comfort zone Course resources on the web Model Knowledge Experts –Require web-ready reports and documents, share them online Online Teaching Portfolio Keep the Best, Rethink the Rest! Continuous improvement, not radical change

4. Add Meaningful Technology Tools iPods & podcasting Tablet PC & digital ink Clickers (personal response systems) Skype Cell phones, Cameras, ???

5. 7 Things You Should Know About… (Educause Learning Initiatives) Blogs- online collection of personal commentaries and links, an online journal that is easy to respond to Clickers- use with well designed questions to enhance interaction and engagement Podcasting- any software/hardware combo that permits automatic downloading of audio files to a player Screencasting- video recording of actions on a user’s computer screen, usually with accompanying audio, i.e., Camtasia Video Blogging- uses video rather than text or audio and post them online, potential tool for recording lectures Virtual Meetings- real-time interactions over Internet using audio and video, chat tools, and application sharing, i.e. Webex or Skype Wikis- webpages that can be viewed and modified by anyone for asynchronous collaboration online For more ELI, go to http://www.educause.edu

6. Podcasting with only a Telephone… GCast is a free service that lets you record a podcast by calling a toll-free telephone number and then speaking using voicemail-style recording tools. Also offers free hosting and an embeddable player that can be dropped onto any page. The player describes your audio content as well as a play/pause button so all can listen without leaving the page. http://www.gcast.com For more see “GCast: Super-Easy Podcasting,” Monkey Bites, February 21, 2006 http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/

7. iPods….. Consider the possibilities Record and playback classes Chapter overviews—highlight favorite pages or LOs (learning objectives) End-of-chapter coaching of review problem to model problem solving process Explanations of textbook visuals, i.e., exhibits, figures Podcasts-audio or video broadcasts available on the Internet –I hear, therefore I learn

10. Student Comfort Zone Audio files-podcasting.wav files that students can listen to as they view their text or notes using either a computer, iPod, or mp3 player Managerial Accounting Chats Managerial Accounting Look and ListensManagerial Accounting Look and Listens Video files-videocasting.M4V files that students can see/hear using either a computer or video iPod Chapter 6 LO4 SE 6

11. What you need… iPod iPod iPod-compatible microphone, i.e., Belkin’s Voice Recorder iPod-compatible microphone, i.e., Belkin’s Voice Recorder iTunes…Download free to PC http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ iTunes…Download free to PC http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ External Media, CD, or Webpage to allow transfer of voice memo (WAV) files External Media, CD, or Webpage to allow transfer of voice memo (WAV) files For Video Podcasts, you need either QuickTime 7 Pro or GarageBand http://www.apple.com/podcasting For Video Podcasts, you need either QuickTime 7 Pro or GarageBand http://www.apple.com/podcasting

14. Recording Voice Memos Attach iPod-compatible microphone to the headphone port of your iPod. Select Extras>Voice Memos>Record Now>Record to begin recording. Attach iPod-compatible microphone to the headphone port of your iPod. Select Extras>Voice Memos>Record Now>Record to begin recording. Hold microphone a few inches from your mouth when speaking for best results. To pause recording, select Pause. Hold microphone a few inches from your mouth when speaking for best results. To pause recording, select Pause. When you’re finished recording, select Stop and Save. Your recording is saved as a WAV file and listed by date and time recorded. Select Delete to discard any unwanted recordings. When you’re finished recording, select Stop and Save. Your recording is saved as a WAV file and listed by date and time recorded. Select Delete to discard any unwanted recordings. Hint: It is better to have many short voice memos than one long file.

15. Transferring Voice Memos to PC 1. Connect your iPod to your PC. iPod will transfer the voice memos (WAV files) automatically to your iTunes Library on your PC. You will see the time and dated Voice Memos in your iTunes Source list, i.e., “7/30 3:15 PM” 2. To organize voice memos in iTunes Library, select File>”New Playlist” to create playlist then drag voice memos into it. 3. Rename voice memo files in the playlist to better describe the files, i.e., “7/30 3:15PM” renamed “Ch 1 Review” 4. Use one of several methods (i.e., External Media, Burn Data CD) to transfer files from your iTunes to other PCs. Note: Voice memos are saved in a Recordings folder on the iPod in the WAV file format.

16. Providing Voice Memo files on the Internet 1. In your iTunes Source list, select desired playlist to view WAV files to be copied, highlight each file and drag to your PC’s desktop. 2. Copy/paste these desktop files into a folder on your Internet server. 3. Create/publish a webpage containing links to each WAV file. 4. To listen to file or download it to another PC, access the webpage on the Internet, click on file to open it to listen or save it to the desktop. 5. Open iTunes, if not already open. Select Edit>Preferences>Advanced and confirm “Copy files to iTunes Music Folder when adding to library” is checked. Click “OK.” 6. Drag each WAV file from desktop into the iTunes Library list (or choose File>”Add File to Library” and select the desktop files). 7. Organize voice memo files in this iTunes Library by selecting File>”New Playlist” to create a playlist then drag voice memos into it. 8. To load voice memos from this iTunes Library onto its associated iPods, Dock iPod. If it does not automatically update, select File>”Update iPod” to transfer the playlist of voice memos to the iPod. 9. To play voice memo files on iPod, select Menu>Playlists then the playlist you created for your voice memos then select the file you want to listen to. Note: To transfer files, you must use iTunes. If you transfer or copy files using Windows Explorer, you won’t be able to play them on iPod.

17. iTunesU

18. Exporting and Publishing In iTunes on your PC, select the file to be exported then select Export from the File dropdown menu. Select the desired location (i.e., your desktop) and click Ok. In iTunes on your PC, select the file to be exported then select Export from the File dropdown menu. Select the desired location (i.e., your desktop) and click Ok. PUBLISHING OPTIONS You can publish the exported file to the Internet as an enclosure on a blogging service such as Blogger, if wrapped in a podcast friendly RSS feed. (Note: the audio file must be hosted on a web server such as.Mac) RSS feed providers, such as FeedBurner, make it easy to create an RSS file from your blog. You can publish the exported file to the Internet as an enclosure on a blogging service such as Blogger, if wrapped in a podcast friendly RSS feed. (Note: the audio file must be hosted on a web server such as.Mac) RSS feed providers, such as FeedBurner, make it easy to create an RSS file from your blog. You can publish your podcast to the iTunes Podcast Directory (subject to it being free of copyrighted material and overtly explicit material). For inclusion in the iTunes Music Store, you’ll need to provide the link to the podcast RSS feed and all episodes within a podcast must be available as either ACC (.m4a) or MP3 audio enclosures. (You can use iTunes to convert files to MP3.) You can publish your podcast to the iTunes Podcast Directory (subject to it being free of copyrighted material and overtly explicit material). For inclusion in the iTunes Music Store, you’ll need to provide the link to the podcast RSS feed and all episodes within a podcast must be available as either ACC (.m4a) or MP3 audio enclosures. (You can use iTunes to convert files to MP3.)

19. Tablet or Convertible PCs

20. What I write each class: Spring 2006 Class Notes Spring 2006 Class Notes Spring 2006 Class Notes Spring 2006 Class Notes Fall 2005 Class Notes Fall 2005 Class Notes Fall 2005 Class Notes Fall 2005 Class Notes Class Notes

22. What you need… One Note or other digital inking program One Note or other digital inking program Tablet pc or other Digital ink device Tablet pc or other Digital ink device External Media to transfer files to website External Media to transfer files to website Webpage to view files (One Note must be viewed using Internet Explorer) Webpage to view files (One Note must be viewed using Internet Explorer) Students need only the Internet and Internet Explorer

24. How to… In classroom, connect tablet to projection system. Turn both on. Open OneNote program, go to semester folder, click on the course tab and label the new page for each class taught. Conduct class by writing on tablet instead of the board. Use various color pens, highlighter, insert links, ppt, etc. to make your points and capture class activities. After class, highlight “File” on toolbar. When dropdown menu appears, select “Publish” which converts page to an.mht file that can be viewed using Internet Explorer. Save.mht file on your tablet and on external media. Power down your tablet and the class projection system. Transfer.mht file to the college server and create a link on the Class notes webpage on your website for students to view 24/7.

26. Clickers

28. Teaching with Technology No Turnkey Solutions Expresses You Continuously Challenges Research Opportunities Delights Students! Get more out of your teaching: By getting teaching/learning out of the classroom, By remembering to begin with the end in mind, By utilizing students’ modalities, questions, and development stages, By keeping the best and rethinking the rest, By inspiring students like your favorite professor inspired you.

29. http://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson susan.crosson@sfcc.edu Using Technology to Enhance Learning What’s next? What will you do this year? Share your best practices? Any efforts will be appreciated by your students!