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Introduction & Overview
Watch a video of our Instructional Technology for a brief overview of Ross Technologies.
Learn about, Ross Lectern, Graphical Control Interface (Crestron), Annotation (and Doceri), Lecture Capture & Live Streaming, Audience Response, Video Conference, Podcasts, CTools and more.
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Screencasting with Camtasia
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Liberating the Lectern
From Where You're Sitting: Tracking Student Participation & Attendance
Professor Dana Muir was curious if there was a better way to track student participation in real-time, something other than marking up a printed seating chart or having to manually enter data into a cumbersome iPad app. When she approached Computing Services with her question, an idea occurred to them both--why couldn't the existing seating chart tool in iMpact allow for participation and attendance tracking? Some programming changes were made and a new app was born. Read about what happened, and the benefits of this new app...
Liberating the Lectern: Using iPad to Free Yourself from the Front of the Room
PhD candidate Jason Kotter wanted a solution that would allow him to walk around the room, keeping students' attention on him, but maintain control of the lectern and his slides. After a period of searching, he found an app called Doceri. Using his iPad, he is now able to remote control the screen from anywhere in the classroom, and with Doceri's annotation capabilities he is able to hand his iPad to students in order to have them work through complex problems in front of the class, without having to leave their seat. Doceri now comes pre-installed in all classrooms, and all you need to use it is an iPad. Read more about Jason's story...
Screencasting: enhancing classroom discussion and participation
Many faculty at Ross are experimenting with screencasting, which can be defined as the digital recording of a computer screen, usually with accompanying narration--like a video recorded PowerPoint lecture. Ross Professors like Dana Muir, Scott Moore, Laurie Morgan, and Nigel Melville are finding that screencasting can be done easily using software called Camtasia. Some use it to replace traditional lectures, and others are using it as a means to encourage more student participation. Read about how they're doing...theannmagazine.com: disruptED
The University of Michigan, and all of higher education, are in for sweeping changes courtesy of the Internet. Will the Wolverines remain the leaders? An essay by U-M Prof. Scott Moore. Read more at theannmagazine.com...
CRLT.umich.edu: Teaching with Online Collaboration Tools
Examples of faculty using Google to teach
UM's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) features many examples of faculty using online collaboration tools for teaching. Examples include "Managing a Large Course Using Google Apps," "Facilitating Collaborative Peer Review of Student Writing Using Google Docs," and "Holding Virtual Office Hours via Google+ Hangouts." Read more on crlt.umich.edu...
Roll Call! Piloting an electronic attendance-taking system
Taking attendance to see who is attending what events around Ross might soon get a lot easier. As it is, many departments or organizations rely on the old paper and pencil sign-in system. But people might not feel like waiting in line to sign-in, miss it altogether, not have a pen or pencil handy, or the paper itself might get lost in the shuffle. Paul Kirsch worked with Computing Services to identify a better solution, one that ended up using the M-Card to help track attendance with the added benefit of improving student experiences by seeing who attended certain informational events so as to avoid giving redundant information. Read more about these new "scanners"...
AnnArbor.com: Getting grades via video
U-M instructors and students say screencasts provide interactive feedback
Imagine a scenario where the red-inked margins of college essays are replaced by a succinct video analysis, a cosmos where the grade isn't circled on the final page of the paper, but is slyly tucked into the audible comments of your professor. Read more on AnnArbor.com...
Dim the lights! Producing video as a substitute for live lectures
Professor Scott Moore is using BIT 330 this semester as a means to "test the waters" and demonstrate just what it means to put technology to use in learning. Instead of typical in-person lectures, Moore is recording video modules from his home and using the time reserved for class as a means to interact with students on a one-on-one basis. While Moore's setup is a little more advanced for a novice video user, incorporating high-end equipment and green-screen effects, a very basic and straight-forward video lecture can be done quite easily, and Moore offers words of encouragement for those seeking to try it out. Read more about his experience...
