Timesaving tips and tools for electronic feedback

Amy Lindquist – Writing InstructorRachel Willard – Writing InstructorWalden University, 2015

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Our Background at Walden

Online (no physical campus)

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AsynchronousMS Word based

Time constraints

(staff - student ratio is low)

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• Text heavy

• Learning style (oral learners or visual learners)

• Time is limited for instructors

• Variety of comment styles and types

• Variety of messages/content

Discussion: Challenges for Online Differentiation

Tools for Electronic Feedback: Quick Parts

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MS Word Quick Parts

Longer paragraphs

Good for intros

Good for mini lessons

Can have multiple texts

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MS Word Quick Parts

DEMONSTRATION

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Some steps to creating Quick Parts:

1. Select the Insert tab on the top toolbar.

2. Move to the right until you find the Quick Parts tab.

MS Word Quick Parts

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3. Select the text you want to copy, then go to Save Selection to Quick Part Gallery

MS Word Quick Parts

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MS Word Quick Parts4. Choose a name for your Quick Part. This is what you will type every time you want to call up the automated message, so be sure to use something you’ll remember.

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MS Word Quick Parts5. To access your text once it is created, type its title and hit F3, or go into Quick Parts to view your existing text. Below is an example of a few of our existing Quick Parts.

Tools for Electronic Feedback: AutoCorrect

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MS Word AutoCorrect

Short snippets

255 character limit

Great for hyperlinks

Choose name carefully

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MS Word AutoCorrect

DEMONSTRATION

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1. Customize your Quick Access Toolbar to add AutoCorrect to your main tools.

1a. Select the arrow on the very top toolbar and select More Commands.

MS Word AutoCorrect

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MS Word AutoCorrect1b. From the options that pop up, be sure to select Quick Access Toolbar on the far left.

1c. For the first column of selections, it reads “Choose commands from.” Select Popular Commands.

1d. You should see AutoCorrect Options in the left column. Select this and click Add between the columns so that the AutoCorrect Options appear on the right-hand column listing. Then click OK.

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MS Word Autocorrect

2. Click the lightning-bolt-looking icon on your top toolbar.

3. Determine your code or phrase. This should go in the Replace text box.

IMPORTANT: Be sure that this is not something you type frequently!

4. Type out the full text you want the code to bring out. This goes in the With text box.

5. Click Add to save it to your Autocorrect list.

Tools for Electronic Feedback: Jing by

Techsmith

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Jing There are multiple screen-sharing programs, but we chose Jing because

• It’s free• It’s easy to download and use• It allows you to save or share files• It allows screen-capture as well as video-capture

options with audio• We can highlight parts of the screen-capture to point

out areas of importance• We can track the number of views the image or video

receives

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Jing

DEMONSTRATION

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Find out more about Jing

https://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

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Questions?

Feel free to contact us!

Amy Lindquist- amy.lindquist@waldenu.edu

Rachel Willard- rachel.willard@waldenu.edu