Sessions for Tech Trends Day: April 4, 2008

Session Title

Time

HBC
Room

Blogs / Video Blogs

Presented by Jimmy Clark, Instructional Design Specialist

Blog
A blog is an easily updated online journal, displayed in chronological order. Many teachers use student-created blogs to encourage class participation, social interaction, and to encourage critical thinking. In this workshop participants will create a free account at a blogging site and post their first blog.

A video blog is a blog that uses video as its primary media type. Most students today are media literate. Teachers can deliver rich content to their students through video blogs that would not be possible with text and or audio. In this workshop participants will learn the basic concepts and tools of video blogging.

2:00 – 3:45 pm

301.8

Clickers (Student Response Systems)

Presented by Hebert Coleman, Director Instructional Computing and Technical Support Services & Adjunct Professor Psychology

“Deal or No Deal; Is that your final answer; Are you smarter than a….?

“Using Clickers in the Class to Engage Student Learning”
This workshop is a demonstration on using Student Response Systems (Clickers) to activate student engagement in the learning process. Participants will learn how to check for understanding, poll student opinions, assess student learning, and even give full exams using this technology. Attendees will participate in using “clickers” in this session.

8:00 – 9:45 am

301.8

Instant Messaging

Presented by Dr. Lara Niles, Professional Development Specialist, Human Resources

Instant messaging is a form of online communication that allows synchronous or nearly synchronous, usually text-based, interaction through personal computers or mobile computing devices. Educational uses include recruiting and admissions, student-faculty communication, group projects, and feedback during instructors’ lectures.

8:00 – 9:45 am

218

Mapping Mashups

Presented by Jennifer Gray, Instructional Design Specialist

Mapping Mashups use online mapping services, such as those offered by Google or Yahoo, to display customized, clickable markers showing points of interest and related information. In the classroom, they can place lessons in a rich geographical context and increase interactivity. In this workshop, we will explore the educational applications for this emerging technology.

8:00 – 9:45 am

206

Podcasting

Presented by Jimmy D. Clark, Instructional Design Specialist

Podcasting refers to any combination of hardware and software that permits automatic downloading of audio files (usually in MP3 format) for listening at the user’s convenience. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to set up a free podcasting account and record, edit, and publish a podcast to a website that hosts podcasts. Please go to www.podbean.com and www.podcastalley.com before April 4 and register for free accounts at those sites.

10:00 - 11:45 am

301.8

Poster Sessions and Lunch

Presented by ACC Faculty & Staff

This session will highlight past Innovation Grants and other projects that can provide valuable ideas to support your current classes or spur ideas for new projects. "Poster Sessions" will highlight projects and present information in poster/display format. Viewers will have the opportunity walk by a series of display tables with posters designed to quickly and efficiently communicate project data, findings, lessons learned, and other pertinent information to support future projects. Unlike the fast pace of a slide show or verbal presentation, a Poster Session allows viewers to study and restudy the information and discuss it with presenters one-on-one.

Lunch sponsored by Dell

12:00 - 1:45 pm

201.0

Skype

Presented by Herbert Coleman, Director Instructional Computing and Technical Support Services & Adjunct Professor Psychology

“Can you hear me , now? Can you see me , now? Using Skype in the Educational arena.” This workshop will cover using the Internet telephony application Skype. Skype is a free application that allows users to use their computer to make “phone calls” to another computer or even to a regular telephone (for a small fee). It also allows for video conferencing between computers over the Net.

10:00 - 11:45 am

209

Social Bookmarking

Presented by Elda Collier, Assistant Professor Library Services

Social Bookmarking allows you to store and share bookmarks on the Web, instead of inside your browser, trapped on one computer. You can get to your bookmarks from anywhere, no matter whether you’re at home, at work, in a library, or on a friend’s computer. You can share your bookmarks publicly so your friends, coworkers, and other people can view them for reference, amusement, collaboration, or anything else. How can you take advantage of this for your work and for fun? Come find out more.

2:00 – 3:45 pm

206

Social Networking Using Facebook

Presented by Melinda Townsel, Professor Library Services

Facebook is a social networking website with over 50 million users. Users can join one or more participating networks, such as a school, place of employment, or geographic region. Facebook allows users to create individual profiles which present biographical information such as education and employment. A Facebook user’s profile can also include a wide variety of “social” information such as favorite music, movies and books. Facebook users can post pictures, send email, participate in online trivia quizzes and discussions and interact in a multitude of ways with other Facebook users.

This workshop will explore innovate uses of Facebook, especially focusing on possible Facebook applications for teaching and learning.

2:00 – 3:45 pm

218

Virtual Meetings

Presented by Cindy Yates, Multimedia Developer

Online Virtual Meetings combine audio, video, chat, whiteboards, and shared applications into a collaborative environment that can fit the needs of today’s online and face-to-face classrooms. These real-time interactions offer a way to engage students in fully interactive, online learning experiences such as lectures, discussions, and tutoring. In this session we will explore one of the popular virtual meeting software applications, Adobe Acrobat Connect (formerly known as Breeze).

10:00 – 11:45 am

218

Virtual Worlds

Presented by Dr. Martha Meacham, Instructional Design Specialist

Virtual Learning Environments are computer-generated 3D worlds “imagined and created by their users.” Educational institutions are exploring virtual learning environments to foster constructivist learning experiences.

Some uses of virtual worlds, like Second Life, are to present science and business simulations and other research projects. This workshop will introduce participants to potential uses of Second Life for teaching and learning. To engage in the hands-on experience, you will need to set up your free account in Second Life first and complete the short orientation prior to the workshop.

Instructions: Complete before workshop in order to participate in hands-on experience:

1. Download Second Life software and create FREE account at: www.secondlife.com.
2. Spend time in Orientation Island after the account is created. Learn how to fly and move about in Second Life so you can participate in a field trip to educational landmarks in Second Life.
3. ACC is a member of New Media Consortium so please join that group so you can visit that island to see forward-thinking applications of SL to educational settings. http://sl.nmc.org/join.
   

8:00 – 9:45 am

209

Wikis

Presented by Steven Self, Associate Professor Library Services

Wikis are web pages that can be modified easily and collaboratively. Most educators are familiar with the most famous wiki, Wikipedia, but have you considered using a wiki in your classes? What if everyone in a class could edit the same document – and all previous versions were at your fingertips? In this workshop, we’ll learn about wikis, collaborate on a wiki together, and explore the different ways they might be used in higher education.

2:00– 3:45 pm

209

YouTube

Presented by Terry Arzola, Instructional Design Specialist

YouTube is a free online video-sharing service that lets registered users upload files to YouTube servers, where they are available online. As one of an emerging class of online social applications, YouTube allows users to post and tag videos, watch videos posted by others, post comments in a threaded discussion format, and search for content by keyword or category within topical groups. Users can also blog about a particular video and include a link to it. Videos can be informational, entertaining, persuasive, or simply personal. Learn how educators make use of this service in their own classes to teach and communicate with their students visually, intellectually, and creatively.

10:00-11:45 am

206