Short Focused Online Tutorials with Articulate Faculty Summer Institute Dan Cabrera, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center May 15, 2007 Rationale for Short focused Tutorials Extend teaching opportunities beyond class time Continue with discussion/description of topic Ex. Mode of transmission Ex. Mode of transmission Ex. Public Health Model Ex. Public Health Modela/heasan/disemala/bovinecyst/bovcys- image1e.jpgue4/images/figure2.gif Benefits Additional online information may lead to higher order learning opportunities Availability 24/7 Criticism Stifles creativity Over-simplifies by organizing material into bullet points Focuses more on presentation in lieu of a classroom discussion Purpose Converting PowerPoint slide presentations into internet broadcasts (converting images to a Flash movie) Create Flash-based audio/video presentations Presentations can be simple or dynamic Purpose Using Articulate, a program that works with PowerPoint and the Flash TM player (9.0)lIwCFRtGgQod_XnRlwlIwCFRtGgQod_XnRlwlIwCFRtGgQod_XnRlwlIwCFRtGgQod_XnRlw Allows to share with students, colleagues online Caveat Demands broadband Video - To use or not to use, that is the questions Prepare a Script for your Presentation Everything you want to say and show to your audience Prepare Power Point Slides For Audio & Video The following Tools are required - Microphone for audio narration - Any PC Camera/Video Camera PowerPoint Presentation Articulate Upload Blackboard PowerPoint with Narration 16,199 KB 16,199 KB PowerPoint with Narration saved as HTML 47.6 MB 47.6 MB PowerPoint Presentation with Narration Apresoized 2,457 KB 2,457 KB Considerations Broadband width Available server space Prepare PowerPoint Presentation Prepare a Script for your Presentation Everything you want to say and show to your audience Demonstration Uploading to Blackboard