Podcasting in Higher Education
Interested in the growing phenomenon of podcasting? Learn how you (or your students) can add podcasting to your course delivery/materials using Audacity and a headset/microphone.
Handout: Podcasting (Adobe PDF) | Audacity (Adobe PDF)
XML, RSS, & the iTunes Directory
In this follow up the Podcasting workshop you'll learn how to create RSS feeds for your podcast content using an XML file to link your content to the iTunes Podcast Directory.
Handout: RSS, XML, and iTunes (Adobe PDF)
FlipVideo & Olympus Digital Audio
Want to create simple video or digital audio but don't know how? With these two easy to use devices you can record, edit and share video or audio. Available for checkout in SCB 2314.
Handout: FlipVideo (Adobe PDF) | Digital Audio (Adobe PDF)
Screen Recording with Camtasia
Learn out how to record anything you see on a computer desktop using Camtasia... add audio narration to PowerPoint, create tutorials, or add FlipVideo recordings to demos.
Handout: Camtasia Screen Recording (Adobe PDF)
Graphic Design Principles
Use these 4 basic principles of graphic design, color theory, and an understanding of typography and see an improvement in the quality of your own flyers, posters and other designs.
Handout: Graphic Design Principles (Adobe PDF)
Image Editing with Photoshop
Use Adobe Photoshop for image editing on your own photos or graphics. Topics covered will include selecting, cropping, moving and printing images. Workshop held in WDC 2601.
Handout: Image Editing with Photoshop (Adobe PDF)
Images: Photoshop.zip
Basic HTML for Web Page Design
Would you like to know more about the basics of how web pages are created and designed? In part one we will cover fundamentals of HTML to create your own basic web pages.
Handout: Basic HTML/CSS for Web Page Design (Adobe PDF)
Basic CSS for Web Page Design
Part two of the HTML workshop will delve into the world of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) where you can format graphics and text and organize your web page designs.
Blogs and Wikis
Blogs allow you to create your own web site to post your thoughts on topics, and receive feedback from your audience. Wikis are an easy way to collaborate over the Web with others.
Handout: Blogs (Adobe PDF) | Wikis (Adobe PDF)
Sharing: GoogleDocs and Flickr
Using GoogleDocs you can collaborate with multiple users on Word Documents and other Office documents all online. Flickr allows you to upload and share photos with an audience.
Handout: GoogleDocs (Adobe PDF) | Flickr (Adobe PDF)
VoiceThread
VoiceThread is a web based technology which allows you to upload "slides" and add audio/video comments to each slide. Your audience can also add their own comments to each slide.
Handout: VoiceThread (Adobe PDF)
Jing
Jing is a simplified screen recordings and screen capturing application used to create quick demonstrations or tutorials you can upload to a service called Screencast.com.
Handout: Jing (Adobe PDF)
Image Editing for Blackboard
Add appropriate images to an online course to add interest for students. Large images will slow loading speeds of your online course. Learn to resize those images.
Handout: Resizing Images For Blackboard (Adobe PDF)
Large Photos to Resize
Edison Home
Log Cabin/Pedernal
Ozark DC3
Rose Garden
Banner Graphics for Blackboard
With an image editing program such as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft PowerPoint you can create visually interesting banners to add to your Blackboard courses.
Handout: Adding Banner Graphics (Adobe PDF)
Banner Graphic Images
Spirit of St.Louis.jpg
History of Aviation.pptx
History of Aviation.jpg
Blackboard Banner Size
Adding Audio to Blackboard
Want to add audio files to your online course experience?Learn to convert audio to MP3 format, edit using Audacity, and embed the audio into your online course.
Handout: Adding Audio to a Blackboard Course (Adobe PDF)
Windows Media Audio file (Right click & save these)
Convert WMA to MP3
Transcript of this audio:
TranscriptAudioConvert.txt
Adding Video to Blackboard
Learn about options you have for adding video to a Blackboard course. We'll discuss streaming video, linking and embedding to YouTube video and how you can best use video technology
Handout: Adding Video to a Blackboard Course (Adobe PDF)
youTube example video
Example youTube Video
Transcript of this video: (Right click & save)
TranscriptYouTubeVideo.txt
For more information on Tech Tuesdays at Heartland contact
Tom Corcoran at x.8427 or by email at tom.corcoran@heartland.edu