Our own Christie DeCarolis, instructional designer at Rutgers University–Camden, along with Spanish PTL Dana Pilla, presented at the Virtual Sakai Conference 11/7/14. Watch a recording of their engaging presentation on YouTube to learn how Dana and Christie designed a robust online course together. They organized a brilliant, robust class structure where students interacted with each… continue reading
Best practices Turn OFF auto-locking/sleeping Choose “Settings,” then “General” from the left Scroll down to “Auto-Lock” on the right Change setting to “Never” Make sure Bluetooth is turned ON Swipe up from the bottom of your iPad Make sure the Bluetooth icon is highlighted (should look like the icon displayed to the right) If you… continue reading
Preparing students When designing your course, you should consider the technology requirements for students. These requirements must be listed in the online schedule of classes, by your department, in the “Section Notes” field. For example, Section 90 Notes: NEED ACCESS TO COMPUTER W/SPEAKERS, MIC, & WEBCAM. MINIMUM.REQS: WINDOWS XP, MAC OSX10.6 W/FIREFOX V29, CHROME V35 OR IE11… continue reading
Evaluating online courses As with any other course taught at Rutgers University–Camden, online courses are observed and evaluated by the chairs of their academic departments. To request access to an online course in Canvas: Guidelines for evaluating online courses at RUC: Do you have other ideas for ensuring quality online instruction at Rutgers University–Camden? This is a… continue reading
How do I add VoiceThread to my Canvas course? Link to an assignment (Graded activities) You can link a VoiceThread directly to a Canvas assignment. When linking a VoiceThread to an assignment, you have several options. The correct choice will depend on how you wish your students to interact with VoiceThread. Add as an external… continue reading
Overview VoiceThread is a multimedia, collaborative tool that allows instructors to upload different types of media–images, documents, videos, slides– into a presentation (called a VoiceThread itself). The instructor and students can then comment on each individual “slide” using text, audio, or video comments. Students can also annotate on the “slide” as they leave their comments,… continue reading
