Video From A to Z
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An office hour online? Imagine reviewing the final exam with your students using a video call. Here are three Web sites that can help you spruce up this standing appointment and make things more convenient for students who might not be able to make the drive to campus for some face time with their professors.
http://skype.com
http://mikogo.com
http://dimdim.com
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Creative Commons - a great Web resource for “fair use” images and content (Thanks, Jim!)
Creative Student Projects — here’s an idea found via Twitter.
Crossover — Dr. Todd Sodano and Prof. Kyle Reinson collaborated on a convergent project in which their students from COMM 332 and COMM 377 joined together to complete a few exercises.
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Interviews can be recorded and played back for training purpose
TweetDeck for iPhone allows students to submit on-the-spot reports from events they have attended. Try having them answer a question in 90 seconds and ask them to tweet their observations to their classmates
iPhone extra credit – Have students attend a campus lecture or event and require them to tweet video of their on-the-spot reactions using their iPhones. They can download the mobile application here: http://tweetdeck.com/iphone
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Labs – record the lab procedures for your students to watch before coming to lab sessions
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Mistakes – Here’s “Seven That Teachers Make.” Consider using social media tools (like Twitter) for students to take notes or relate the material to outside sources if you are teaching in a computer lab. Asking students to produce 10 “tweets” during the video and that they discuss their comments with peers can be a good way to show they are watching the video. You can even join their conversation.
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Projects with Service-Learning partners
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Skype can be a great way to bring the “world outside” to students discovering “the world within.” OIT has equipped several computer labs on campus with Skype. Here’s a few ideas from a teacher in Austrailia.
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Video Editing – Click here for a great resource for video editing software.
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White Balance – Here is a demonstration on white balancing your video camera.
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Youtube – place your video on Youtube for easy open access
