by Chris Meshanko | Jun 27, 2019 | content, Distance Ed, OER, Teaching Advice
What is OER? “Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium–digital or otherwise–that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and...
by Chris Meshanko | Apr 27, 2015 | Best Practices, Dear TLT, OAKS, OAKS Tips, TLT
Dear TLT, Is it possible to embed a VoiceThread lecture in OAKS content? I know my students access VoiceThread via the Multimedia Resources widget, to make comments, but what if my lecture is view only? Sincerely, Professor C. Connors Genetic Biology [hr] Dear...
by Mendi Benigni | Sep 3, 2012 | Distance Ed, OAKS, Video
Everyone wants at add online video to their classes but it’s not always easy to use them without infringing on copyright law. Well, the Library is offering more options by subscribing to two video streaming databases: Films on Demand and Academic Video Online....
by Monica Lavin | Jan 9, 2012 | Distance Ed, instructional technology, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
Looking for a new, engaging way to introduce content to your students? Consider using Prezi (Prezi.com). Last week during our distance education training sessions, we used a Prezi presentation to introduce the main ideas for one of the sessions. Many of the faculty...