Teaching
with Technology
Donald
R. Schertz
(Professor
of Electrical
and Computer
Engineering)
Introduction
The
following
information
was presented
by Don Schertz
during the
Teaching
With Technology
Workshop
in the Spring
of 2005.
Additional
information
about the
workshop
can be found
at:
http://blackboard.bradley.edu/docs/twt_2005.shtml
All
links
to presentations
below require
that you
have the
audio turned
on and the
volume adjusted
on your computer.
Links
will open
in new windows.
The
following
link will
lead you
to a PowerPoint
presentation
made by Don
Schertz that
has been "Impaticized".
This presentation
will demonstrate
new opportunities
for instructors
to deliver
lecture materials
to off-campus
students.
The presentation
discusses
the history
of video
recording
(which was
the original
method used
to record
lecture materials)
at Bradley.
It includes
the disadvantages
of recording
in studios;
problems
with video
resolution;
problems
with large
file sizes of
PowerPoint
presentations
when audio
tracks have
been added;
difficulty
of audio
synchronization;
conversion
of PowerPoint
presentations
to streaming
forms; introduction
of Impatica
and its advantages;
solutions
provided
by Impatica
to many of
the previously
mentioned
problems; various
PowerPoint
presentation
options that
can be used
within
Impatica; hints
for recording
with PowerPoint;
solutions
to recording
classroom
demonstrations;
Viewlet Cam
options and
uses.
The "Teaching
with
Technology" presentation
given
in
Impaticized
form
A
sample
of one
of
the
PowerPoint
lectures,
in
Impaticized
form,
used
by
Don
Schertz
for
teaching
his
students. Note:
there
is
no
audio
on
the
first
two
slides.
ETE
365
Microprocessors
lecture
(an
audio
show)
The
same
PowerPoint
lecture
materials,
as
in
the
above
link,
except
the
presentation
is
in
".pdf"
form
and
can
be
viewed
through
Adobe
Acrobat
/ Reader:
ETE
365
Microprocessors
lecture
(black
and
white
slides
in ".pdf" form)
Same
PowerPoint
slides,
except
they
are
in
color:
ETE
365
Microprocessors
lecture
(color
slides
in ".pdf"
form)
Examples
Using an
electronic
tablet along
with Viewlet
Cam, you
can record
everything
that is happening
in a particular
window on
your computer,
as well as
the audio
that goes
along with
it. Such
a method
can be used
to answer
an in-class
question
or to record
a
demonstration.
Viewlet Cam
will record
the movements
of the pen
on the electronic
tablet and
compress
this into
a video.
This file
can be
uploaded
into Blackboard
for the students
to view.
Writing on
an electronic
tablet
Using a web
cam, we can
record the
writing (along
with what
you are saying)
that takes
place on
a pad of
paper. This
method can
be very useful
for presenting
or explaining
problems.
Writing on
a pad of paper
By
using a
web cam,
you can
record
yourself
as you
are speaking.
This can
also be
used for
answering
questions,
explaining
problems
or doing
a demonstration.
A "Talking
Head"
How To
This
Viewlet Cam
presentation
will show
you how to
record audio
for a PowerPoint
presentation. This
will demonstrate
the specific
steps that
you have
to take prior
to recording
audio, as
well as during
recording
and after
recording.
Recording
audio for
a PowerPoint
presentation
This
Viewlet Cam
presentation
will show
you how to
convert a
PowerPoint
presentation
into a video
using Impatica.
Going step
by step,
the presentation
guides you
and shows
you which
options should
be checked
before you
"Impaticize"
your PowerPoint
slides. Impatica
will create
all of the
files necessary
for viewing
this video
online or
for uploading
it into Blackboard.
Converting
a PowerPoint
presentation
using Impatica
This
Viewlet Cam
presentation
shows how
to post
an Imapicized
streaming
lecture on
Blackboard. You
should already
know and
be able to
get into
the Blackboard
course you
are teaching.
This presentation
will show
you how to
post your
video in
a Content
Area of your
choice. It
is no different
than uploading
a regular
Word file,
PowerPoint
file or an
image.
The only
difference
is in the
'Special
Action' option
of 'Unpackaging
the file'
that you
upload, since
it will be
a ".zip"
file.
Posting
an Impaticized
lecture on
Blackboard
The
following
handout
was given
at the
seminar:
Handout |
