Category: Tutorials
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TechSmith Blog
TechSmith, the folks who produce Camtasia Studio and SnagIt have a new blog: TechSmith Visual Lounge. No real content there yet, but I would expect them to announce product news there, and they accept comments, so this could be a good way to provide them feedback on their products. Well, this is what they have…
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Tutorials and screencasts galore!
Just about a month ago there was a nice little exchange on the OFFCAMP list about creating mini-tutorials for distance students. I was really impressed with some of the stuff people were doing, and wanted to collect the links in one post, so here they are in no particular order: University of Nebraska Medical Center…
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Software Simulation Shootouts
E-Learning company Brandon Hall has a page of software shootouts, and the most recent is on simulation software. Our old friends Captivate and ViewletBuilder are on the list, but Camtasia Studio wasn’t involved. Also on the list are a whole whack of new ones (well new to me). There are links at the bottom to…
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The Case of the Missing Dissertation
The U of Calgary has the full-meal-deal with ProQuest Digital Dissertations, or I guess it’s now called "ProQuest Dissertations and Theses – Full Text". That means we’re supposed to have full access in PDF to pretty much everying in the database from 1997 to present. Yes, it is nice 🙂 The other day though, my…
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Integration of Breeze and Captivate Enables Easy Creation, Distribution, and Presentation of E-Learning Simulations for Virtual Classrooms
I was really excited when I first saw this on OLDaily, but it seems the big news is for those who have both Captivate and the full blown version of Breeze; my campus just has a mini-version it seems, so none of this new functionality is supported. Regardless, there’s an update to Captivate out there…
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Online Powerpoint Presentation Tools – Best of Class: June 2005 – Online Collaboration and Web Conferencing Breaking News – Kolabora.com
No way can I keep up with New Media Evangelist Robin Good, who has a really nice update of Online Powerpoint Presentation Tools – Best of Class: June 2005. In about 35 mins. of effective audio visual show, I can give you a good roundup of the best rich-media web presentation tools that are available…
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Directions and Files For Integrating TILT Into Blackboard 6.0
Please Note: This entry is under development (I am still working on adding the screenshots). I wanted to thank everyone for the interest in the TILT Board project. I have received several requests for the archive files that we used to create Blackboard. I have assisted a number of libraries in there efforts to import…
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Information Literacy Tutorials and Course Management Systems
I (Gary Roberts) presented the following session at the 2004 Computers In Libraries conference: As learning continues to get more and more comfortable online, needs for tracking and demonstrating progress and success continue to cause a stir. Many are turning to course management (CM) software for help, since these programs offer a suite of tools…
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Durable links to the assessment module in Blackboard 5.5 and 6.0
I (Gary Roberts) recently wrote an article in Computers In Libraries (See reference below) magazine about combining the testing and registration features of TILT with the interactive IL content of TILT (Texas Information Literacy Tutorial). In the article, I discussed the process of importing TILT into the Blackboard course management system. One of the greatest…
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TILT and BlackBoard Presentation at SUNY CIT
The following abstract outlines a panel discussion that I (Gary Roberts) presented with Beverly Crowell and Barb Greil at the SUNY CIT conference in May 2003. You can also preview the PowerPoint Presentation that we prepared for SUNY CIT. Click Here For TILT Board PowerPoint Presentation (recovered via the Internet Archive) Tilt Board Abstract In…