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Using Blogs & Wikis in Your Teaching Workshop for Faculty Presented by: Bruce Rosenbloom Assistant Director, CETL, CCNY October, 24, 2007 ©2007 What will be covered? Definitions and Overview Why Blogs? Blog Examples, Create a Blog Why Wikis? Aesthetics Steps to Complete PP
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Using Blogs & Wikis in Your Teaching Workshop for Faculty Presented by: Bruce Rosenbloom Assistant Director, CETL, CCNY October, 24, 2007 ©2007
What will be covered? • Definitions and Overview • Why Blogs? • Blog Examples, Create a Blog • Why Wikis? • Aesthetics • Steps to Complete PP • Prepare for Presentation • PP Standards, Best Practices • Additional resources
Definitions and Overview • Blog—A web log; a webpage for ongoing comments Main Menu
Why Blogs? • Simple method of web publishing • Students can be expressive, creative • Professor can post items outside of Blackboard that are available to anyone on the web • Generally free or inexpensive • Must check for intellectual property protections • Can incorporate sound, video, graphics • Can contain internal and external links • Becoming an essential skill for faculty and students Main Menu
Blog Examples, Create a Blog • Blog Examples: • To create a Blog is a very easy process • Go to http://www.blogger.com • Create an account • Start blogging • OR- use the Blog within Blackboard Main Menu
Aesthetics • Choose appropriate theme • Not too flashy, appropriate to content • Choose subdued colors • No more than 1-2 clip art per slide • Can find more non-standard themes online • Balance of text and graphics • Tasteful use of animations (at most) • Good photos or other learning objects Main Menu
Process to Complete Presentation • Work with a general outline • Break down topic into subtopics (each will become a slide and TOC entry) • General to specific structure • Know approximate number of slides • Locate good graphics • Make points clearly and effectively • Review and revise Main Menu
How to Prepare for the Presentation • Review whether slides are on point • Time for presentation? • Dry run may be needed for first PP presentation • Instructor notes—print out • Consider making the PP available prior to class, and after the class via Blackboard • Print handouts? • Locate additional resources for follow-up to lesson Main Menu
PowerPoint Standards, Best Practices • Bullet points, not expository • Talking points, not detail • Less is more per slide • Amount of time/ # of slides= average time per slide • Review effectiveness post class • Convert to PDF file to protect from modification Main Menu
Exercises • Determine topic and create structure • Insert slides and determine theme • Search Google images for relevant graphics and save into folder • Create a TOC linked to specific slides • Create a return link to the TOC • Enter text for each slide and a graphic • Slide transitions, sound, animations • Save files to desktop, email to yourself Main Menu
Additional Resources • What is a Blog? • http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.gPowerPoint FAQ • PowerPoint Tips • http://www.computertips.com/Microsoftoffice/MsPowerPoint/aheader.htm • Free PowerPoint Templates • http://www.soniacoleman.com/templates.htm Main Menu