1. Proven Technologies Simple Instructional Tools that Work A showcase of simple - and cheap - technologies that are truly more effective than traditional classroom approaches. Includes academic games and basic office and web programs. Links to templates will be available.

2. Topics  Student survey results  PDFs  Video response  ClipArt.com  Camtasia  Surveys/testing  Pre-tests  Pre-made solutions  Instructional games

3. Results of student survey  Technologies that “helped me learn” PowerPoint lecture notes in class: 94% E-mail: 88% Lab-based simulations: 88% Computer-based simulations: 87% PowerPoint with audio/video of instructor: 87% Web sites: 87% Audio/video: 82% Document camera/projector: 80%

4. Results of student survey  Technologies that “neither helped nor hurt my learning” or “made learning harder” Online threaded discussion: 47% Online chat: 46% E-Reserves: 38% Phone conference calls: 33% CTools: 30% CourseTools: 26%

5. PDFs  For scanned documents Reducing file size is critical Acrobat 6.0 and higher have a “reduce file size” button that works on existing PDFs  Other tips Don’t post PowerPoint decks to CTools – create a PDF of “handouts” and post that Recommended: Acrobat Standard 7.0 Macs with OS X don’t need to buy Acrobat  Detailed instructions at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~espring/bestPractices/pdfs.html http://www-personal.umich.edu/~espring/bestPractices/pdfs.html

6. Video response  Respond to student postings in distance courses  Keep it to 15-minute “chunks”  Requirements: Web cam - $50-$100 – Search on “web cam” in MStores RealProducer Basic (free download) RealProducer Basic CTools site Don’t need a streaming server  Detailed instructions at http://www- personal.umich.edu/~espring/bestPractices/video.html http://www- personal.umich.edu/~espring/bestPractices/video.html

7. ClipArt.com  Clip art, photos, fonts, etc. Educational subscriptions about $30/yr.  Over 5 million items  Excellent search engine  Premium image quality  Multiple image formats  Web site: http://www.clipart.com/http://www.clipart.com/

8. Camtasia  Records computer screen and audio  Perfect for teaching computer techniques or demonstrating software  Can also narrate PowerPoint slides… …but is this good pedagogy?

9. Online Surveys/Testing  Current U-M software (Lessons) is not highly recommended Inaccurate reports Unstable for concurrent users Will be replaced soon  Samigo (in CTools) Ready FA05 or WI06  SurveyMonkey Free for 10 questions or less Easy to use; very reliable; nice reports http://www-personal.umich.edu/~espring/documentation/SurveyMonkeyinstructions.doc

10. Pre-tests  Assess existing knowledge and point students to review resources  Formats Paper Lessons Flash HTML Other  http://www-personal.umich.edu/~espring/statsMod.html http://www-personal.umich.edu/~espring/statsMod.html

11. Pre-made solutions Textbooks  Test banks  PowerPoint slides  Diagrams, videos, animations  Complete learning modules Web search  Try restricting Google search to “site:.edu” Equipment manufacturers  e.g., Laerdal

12. Instructional Games  Cindy Fenske Quiz game (Jeopardy) Group quiz game (Family Feud) Critical thinking board games Memory Bingo Simon Says http://www-personal.umich.edu/~espring/bestPractices/games.html

13. Contact info  Emily Springfield espring@umich.edu http://www-personal.umich.edu/~espring/  Cindy Fenske clfenske@umich.edu