Hat Trick: Hat Trick: Tackling learning styles and Tackling learning styles and

asynchronous learning support asynchronous learning support on the webon the web

R. Craig CollinsR. Craig Collins

Fall, 2005Fall, 2005

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AIMAIM

• Trying to reach your students requires appealing Trying to reach your students requires appealing to many learning styles, and may take more to many learning styles, and may take more repetition than can be delivered during class. repetition than can be delivered during class. Many teachers would like technology to bridge Many teachers would like technology to bridge these gaps, but aren’t sure what is available. This these gaps, but aren’t sure what is available. This information is to introduce educators to some of information is to introduce educators to some of those tools. From implementing simple those tools. From implementing simple animations, turning PowerPoints into web pages, animations, turning PowerPoints into web pages, or making short movies that guide hands-on or making short movies that guide hands-on learning; tools for the classroom, or use across learning; tools for the classroom, or use across the web the web

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• Participants will be able to: Participants will be able to: – Address learning styles in the classAddress learning styles in the class– Provide repetition to studentsProvide repetition to students– Create presentationsCreate presentations– Optimize imagesOptimize images– Convert to web formatConvert to web format– Create web pagesCreate web pages

ObjectivesObjectives

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Address Learning StylesAddress Learning Styles

• Three types of learnersThree types of learners– VisualVisual– AuditoryAuditory– Tactile/Kinesthetic (Hands on)Tactile/Kinesthetic (Hands on)

– Best results if instruction includes allBest results if instruction includes all

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Address Learning StylesAddress Learning Styles

• RetentionRetention– 10% of what is read10% of what is read– 20% of what is heard20% of what is heard– 30% of what is seen30% of what is seen– 70% of what is seen and heard70% of what is seen and heard

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ProblemProblem

• While many faculty members include While many faculty members include slide shows, or use the overhead to slide shows, or use the overhead to form presentations, what if a student form presentations, what if a student misses that class?misses that class?

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Provide RepetitionProvide Repetition

• Repetition key to learningRepetition key to learning

• ProblemProblem– How can your presentation be delivered How can your presentation be delivered

enough times to facilitate learning?enough times to facilitate learning?

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Create PresentationsCreate Presentations

• A software presentation can capture A software presentation can capture your lecture, but…your lecture, but…

• Problem: how do you handleProblem: how do you handle– Delivery to the student who needs it?Delivery to the student who needs it?– Delivery where they need it?Delivery where they need it?– Delivery when they need it?Delivery when they need it?

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Online PresentationsOnline Presentations

• Transform the presentationTransform the presentation– Available in the classAvailable in the class– Available out of the classAvailable out of the class– On demand availabilityOn demand availability

• Create Web PagesCreate Web Pages

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Convert to Web FormatConvert to Web Format

• If you have PowerPointIf you have PowerPoint– File\Save as Web Page …File\Save as Web Page …

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Convert to Web FormatConvert to Web Format

• If you don’t have PowerPoint…If you don’t have PowerPoint…

• OpenOffice’s Impress… File\ExportOpenOffice’s Impress… File\Export– Free at www.openoffice.orgFree at www.openoffice.org

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Convert to Web FormatConvert to Web Format

• ImagesImages– Balance of clarity and download timeBalance of clarity and download time

• PhotoshopPhotoshop– File\Save for Web…File\Save for Web…

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Convert to Web FormatConvert to Web Format

• If you don’t have Photoshop…If you don’t have Photoshop…

• GIMP… File\Save As… GIMP… File\Save As… Advanced Options… OptimizedAdvanced Options… Optimized– Free at www.gimp.orgFree at www.gimp.org

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Convert to Web FormatConvert to Web Format

• Digital MoviesDigital Movies– Compressed Web formatCompressed Web format

• Microsoft Movie MakerMicrosoft Movie Maker– Free with Windows XP, service pack 2Free with Windows XP, service pack 2

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Create Web pagesCreate Web pages

• Non presentation pagesNon presentation pages– Microsoft WordMicrosoft Word• File\Save as Web Page…File\Save as Web Page…

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Create Web PagesCreate Web Pages

• If you don’t have Word…If you don’t have Word…

• OpenOffice’s Writer… File\ExportOpenOffice’s Writer… File\Export– Free at www.openoffice.orgFree at www.openoffice.org

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Create Web PagesCreate Web Pages

• Design real web pages:Design real web pages:

• Industry Standard, DreamWeaverIndustry Standard, DreamWeaver– www.macromedia.com, expensivewww.macromedia.com, expensive

• NVUNVU– www.nvu.com, freewww.nvu.com, free

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• Participants will be able to: Participants will be able to: – Address learning styles in the classAddress learning styles in the class– Provide repetition to studentsProvide repetition to students– Create presentationsCreate presentations– Optimize imagesOptimize images– Convert to web formatConvert to web format– Create web pagesCreate web pages

SummarySummary

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Looking ForwardLooking Forward

• Armed with this informationArmed with this information

• Now you can create material toNow you can create material to– Address learning stylesAddress learning styles– Provide repetition, andProvide repetition, and– deliver it asynchronously, deliver it asynchronously,

over the webover the web

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BFOBFO

– Blinding Flash of the ObviousBlinding Flash of the Obvious

– You can now experiment with creating You can now experiment with creating web pages to deliver course contentweb pages to deliver course content

– R. Craig CollinsR. Craig Collins– craig.collins@templejc.educraig.collins@templejc.edu