Blog Feature Archives: Tool Talk

Tool Talk | August 26, 2015

Borrowing tools from journalists

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Assignments & exams, Mapping, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

As an academic librarian who teaches students about research, I often look to journalists to give me research ideas for my students. Here are some new ideas from Columbia's "the 11 best journalism experiments."

Tool Talk | May 4, 2015

Designing and creating slidecasts (Part 2)

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Things to think about when narrating and saving slidecasts - self-contained presentations combining images and narrations, which can be used in a variety of ways for teaching and learning.

Tool Talk | May 1, 2015

Designing and creating slidecasts (Part 1)

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Things to think about when planning and selecting tools for slidecasts - self-contained presentations combining images and narrations, which can be used in a variety of ways for teaching and learning.

Tool Talk | April 30, 2015

“Generation Z” presentation tools

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Your students are Generation Z. Are you still asking them to make presentations with text heavy Generation X or Generation Y tools? Consider switching to assignments that include audio and video narrations synched to slides.

Tool Talk | April 27, 2015

Tips for designing presentation slides

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Are your presentation slides in need of a make-over? Here are some ideas to consider.

Tool Talk | April 23, 2015

5 Hunter tools you may not know about

By ACERT, Enercida Guerrero and Gina Cherry
Topics : ICIT, Online writing and reflection, Polling & testing tools, Rich media & presentation tools

Find out about tools available to Hunter faculty for sharing large files, streaming video, supporting peer review, conducting surveys, and collaborating around media.

Tool Talk | April 22, 2015