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Enhancing Online Teaching with. Wimba, Elluminate, SAM/CaseGrader, and Captivate. By Edna Fry and Kathy Hamby. How We Started. Conducted Dean’s Forum using WebCT Survey of Internet courses and Student Satisfaction Included 17 Discussion questions Survey. Experience
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Enhancing Online Teaching with Wimba, Elluminate, SAM/CaseGrader, and Captivate By Edna Fry and Kathy Hamby
How We Started • Conducted Dean’s Forum using WebCT • Survey of Internet courses and Student Satisfaction • Included 17 Discussion questions • Survey
Experience Learning curve and expectations varied Different levels of Expertise How do you create a balance? Things we Learned • Convenience • Students want anytime, anywhere • Flexibility
The Biggest Surprise • Should not be completely self-taught • Students want Instructor Interaction • Helps level playing field • More than a static website • Interaction and/or more feedback • Timely responses • Wanted Chats and Discussions
Interactive Component Pro • Immediate clarification • Encourage interaction Cons • Required chats/sessions detract from the anywhere, anytime advantages “..you don’t have to wait for several hours or even days for a reply to your question or response.”
Applications used • Wimba/Horizon • Elluminate • SAM/CaseGrader • Exams • Projects • Adobe Captivate http://www.wimba.com/ http://www.elluminate.com/ http://sam2007.course.com/ http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/?promoid=DJDVX
Wimba Classroom Capabilities • Audio, • Video, • Application sharing, • Content display • Polling • Presenter on-the-fly • Shared Web browsing • Asynchronous chats • Recorded chats • participant lists • MP3 downloads • Interactive whiteboarding
Wimba/Horizon Wimba Voice • a web-based voice solution that facilitates and promotes vocal instruction, collaboration, coaching, and assessment.
Benefits • Voice Discussion BoardsPost voice and text • Embedded Voice within Course PagesAdd listening exercises and voice messages, simply highlight important points. • Voice-Enabled E-Mail • Integrates right into your Course Management System Just like any other component • Podcasting
Demo Kathy Hamby
Demo Edna Fry
Use of Sam Projects, Assessment, and CaseGrader in Online and Hybrid Courses
Demo CourseGraderEdna Fry
Adobe Captivate Is a software that automatically records all onscreen actions and instantly creates an interactive Flash simulation. Point and click to add text captions, narration, and e-learning interactions without any programming knowledge. http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/features/?view=topnew
How can you use it? • Can be used for Internet courses • Traditional Courses • Hybrid Courses
Automatically generated when you create a Captivate demonstration: • Mouse path • Visual mouse clicks • Explanations • Standard playback controls
With these capabilities • Adding Videos • Incorporates PowerPoint presentations • Full motion • Simulations with feedback—quiz your students on concepts
Automatically generated when you create a Captivate simulation: • Interactive hot spots • Prompts • Instructional feedback • Scoring & tracking of interactions
This was wonderful • Have you ever had a concept or just syllabus information that the students just don’t get? • Mine was:
Guess how many times I’ve had to say this? There is no Student CD!!!
How many students ask a semester? • On the Internet I list this in at least in 6 different places • I have it posted on the homepage • Did they get it?
Captivate takes minutes to create • Adds clarity • Actually visually assists the students • Fills the gap between instructor and vague concepts • Helps bridge the digital divide • And it lowers that frustration level
Minutes to create or longer • Use existing Power Points • Point and Click—quick and dirty • Animated text and pictures • Incorporate movies and sound • Only creates 2 files to upload • Swf • Html—this file is incorporated into WebCT
Captivate Demo and Tips Link-Kathy Hamby http://www.adobe.com/devnet/captivate/?trackingid=ZOGA
Thank You! Questions? Governors State University http://www.govst.edu Edna Fry e-fry@govst.edu Kathy Hamby k-hamby@govst.edu