Teaching with Synchronous and Asynchronous Technologies Elluminate, Camtasia & more Devon...

Teaching with Synchronous and Asynchronous Technologies

Elluminate, Camtasia & more

Devon Mordell, RIVET

Roadmap

Groundwork: Synchronous & Asynchronous

Case Study

Camtasia

Elluminate

BREAK (brake)

Distributed times - e.g. • Blogs & wikis - IA• Discussion forums• Lecture capture (recorded)• Learning management systems*

Simultaneous, live - e.g. • Web conferencing• Video conferencing• Chat • Classroom response systems

Synchronous & Asynchronous

Asynchronous

Synchronous

OvercomeDistance

OvercomeTime

Constraints

Strengths & Challenges

• In small groups, discuss:

Synchronous: Strengths (1)

Synchronous: Challenges (2)

Asynchronous: Strengths (3)

Asynchronous: Challenges (4)

Usage Scenarios

Is an asynchronous or synchronous technology suited to your current teaching situation?

• Large lecture• Small group or PBL tutorial• Hands-on demonstration of skills• Etc. …

About Camtasia

What it does:

PPT AUDIO+ VIDEO

About Camtasia

Lecture Capture…

LIVE EVENT RECORDINGPrimary Secondary

“Zeppelin Rules!”

Primary

Studio(e.g. your office)

Hands-on practice: Camtasia

Two ‘tasks’ – recording & editing

1. Tab in PowerPoint

Editing…

Produce your presentation…

Break time…

Take 10 minutes to stretch and return refreshed & invigorated

About Elluminate

• What it does:

Image credit: Lokal Profil

Real-time communication

With audio, PPT,video, polling &collaboration tools

About Elluminate

Required:• Computer with Java• Wired internet

connection• Headset

Cost to use:• Nada, zip, zilch

Hands-on practice: Elluminate

• https://maclive.mcmaster.ca• Search for ‘Devon’

Hands-on practice: Elluminate

Using Elluminate as a Virtual Office:

• Whiteboard pre-load with office hours

• Use ‘Away’ Button (!)

• Minimal view keeps it in the background

• ‘Raise Hand Upon Entering’ option

• Include link in your email signature

Choose your own case study…

• Develop a problem that speaks to your experience as an instructor

• Work in pairs to strategize how you might use Camtasia or Elluminate to resolve it

• Share with the group

Subjectives

• So… what did you take away today

Skills

Knowledgesand knowing

Neat factoids

You

Follow-up resources

• Elluminate – moderator ID & traininghttp://cll.mcmaster.ca/maclive

• Consultationsrivet@mcmaster.ca

• Teaching with Technology Community of Practice – hosted by CLL