teaching tools

For the past two years, Loyola Law School has offered a 100% online course in Technology & Privacy.  Come see how the faculty and instructional technologists worked together to build the synchronous and asynchronous aspects of the course as well hear lessons learned from using various technologies (learning management systems, online conferencing software, freeware).  Interest in distance education is growing, and some assembly is indeed required to craft quality courses for students.

We have all seen very good and very bad PowerPoint presentations.  Rather than describe the characteristics that make a presentation “good,” this session will demonstrate a variety of different presentation apps and consider the reasons for choosing a particular app.  We may use PowerPoint because it “comes with” Microsoft Word—but there are other options worth exploring.  The session will identify 8 factors to consider when evaluating presentation apps to identify the most apt app for the presentation you’re giving.  Alternative prese

Slides: 

XMindtermsofservice.pdf

XMindprivacypolicy.pdf

Empressr Terms of Use.pdf

Prezi Terms of Use.pdf

Sliderocket Terms of Use.pdf

Sparkol Privacy Policy.pdf

Sparkol Terms of Use.pdf

ZohoShow Terms of Services.pdf

Sample Presentation.pptx

Ten Factors for App Selection.pdf

Creativity breeds contempt.  No, that's not right.  Creativity breeds more creativity.  There is a world of unusual tools to help teach.  Most professors rely on the traditional tools such as, PowerPoint, dry erase boards, maybe even a Wiki or Blog if they are "cutting edge" to help teach.  This topic will explore the unusual.  Unusual apps, to be sure, but unusual gadgets, unusual props, unusual tools to help teach.  This means, in some ca

Budgets and IT staff are stretched thin.  How can you get the technology you need to support the kind of teaching and learning you envision in your classroom?  This session will provide an overview of 20 instructional technologies (audio, video, polling, assessment, etc) that are FREE and readily available to you on the web.

Slides: 

POSTEDtoCALIwebsite_20 Free & Online Technology Tools.ppt

eLangdell books are free. Find out which titles might work for your students and school. This session will explain the progress that CALI has made with eLangdell Press, including a look at some of the new titles completed and "in progress." We'll also share some tips for anyone interested in becoming an author.