On September 30, 2016, Rutgers University Libraries announced an initiative called the Open and Affordable Textbooks project (OAT). What does this mean for Rutgers? The article explains: As a member of the Open Textbook Network, Rutgers joins a select group of institutions across the country – including other members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance –… continue reading
Go to VoiceThread Create & add media to your VoiceThread Add comments and/or narration to your VoiceThread Share your VoiceThread with the class
Last week, I attended the Northeast E-Learning Consortium’s annual conference. One of the sessions that stood out in particular discussed the use of game elements in course design to increase student engagement and motivation, also known as gamification. [Note that this session was not about game-based learning, which involves playing games in a course. Read about the differences between… continue reading
Stanford Professor Carl Wieman compares the college lecture to medieval bloodletting, an outmoded solution that never worked in the first place. Instructional Design & Technology is here to save the day! We can help you reinvigorate your classes with active learning—and help you measure the improvement this makes to your students’ success. Call us at (856) 225-6090 or… continue reading
See Getting started with Kaltura for more information about logging in, uploading existing videos, and sharing video content from Kaltura MediaSpace from outside of Canvas. These specific directions are for creating new video featuring slides, a screencast, and audio, with an optional floating mini webcam video. * Note: that Kaltura’s desktop recorder feature requires downloading… continue reading
You’ll first need to view the instructions on accessing and installing Kaltura Capture before making a webcam recording. These directions are for creating a new video with just a webcam and mic. A sample recording: A how-to video:
