A brief tour of a range of educational technologies available at Swinburne University - TAFE

1. Emerging Technologies
for Teaching & Learning

2. .... & existing ....
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Emerging v Technologies
for Teaching & Learning

3. PebblePAD

4. PebblePAD
• An e-Portfolio tool for staff & students

5. PebblePAD
• An e-Portfolio tool for staff & students
• Allows you to assemble:
‣ an electronic portfolio
‣ a C.V.
‣ evidence of employability skills
‣ RPL evidence

6. PebblePAD
• An e-Portfolio tool for staff & students
• Allows you to assemble:
‣ an electronic portfolio
‣ a C.V.
‣ evidence of employability skills
‣ RPL evidence
• You control who sees what (prospective
employer, teacher, friend, the world)

7. Jing

8. Jing
• Screen capture & recorder (stills & video)

9. Jing
• Screen capture & recorder (stills & video)
• Allows you to:
‣ capture whatever you do on-screen
‣ plus whatever you say into your
microphone
‣ to make a video

10. Jing
• Screen capture & recorder (stills & video)
• Allows you to:
‣ capture whatever you do on-screen
‣ plus whatever you say into your
microphone
‣ to make a video
• This can then be published to the internet &
integrated into WebCT, sent via email etc.

11. Jing
• Screen capture & recorder (stills & video)
• Allows you to:
‣ capture whatever you do on-screen
‣ plus whatever you say into your
microphone
‣ to make a video
• This can then be published to the internet &
integrated into WebCT, sent via email etc.
• 2 great qualities - Easy to use & free !!!

12. WebCT SMS

13. WebCT SMS
• Send bulk SMS messages to students from WebCT

14. WebCT SMS
• Send bulk SMS messages to students from WebCT
• Allows you to:
‣ send SMS messages to individuals, groups or all of
your students
‣ confirm that they have received the message
‣ have any reply messages arrive to your email or
mobile phone
‣ see reports of all messages you have sent & received

15. WebCT SMS
• Send bulk SMS messages to students from WebCT
• Allows you to:
‣ send SMS messages to individuals, groups or all of
your students
‣ confirm that they have received the message
‣ have any reply messages arrive to your email or
mobile phone
‣ see reports of all messages you have sent & received
• WebCT already knows about all of your students and
their mobile phone numbers, so you don’t have to.

16. WebCT SMS
• Send bulk SMS messages to students from WebCT
• Allows you to:
‣ send SMS messages to individuals, groups or all of
your students
‣ confirm that they have received the message
‣ have any reply messages arrive to your email or
mobile phone
‣ see reports of all messages you have sent & received
• WebCT already knows about all of your students and
their mobile phone numbers, so you don’t have to.
• Currently in pilot, contact Greg Bird for details
gbird@swin.edu.au, (9726) 1444

17. Twitter

18. Twitter
• A microblogging service for short sharp
messages (140 chars)

19. Twitter
• A microblogging service for short sharp
messages (140 chars)
• For friends, family, co–workers and like minded
people to communicate and stay connected

20. Twitter
• A microblogging service for short sharp
messages (140 chars)
• For friends, family, co–workers and like minded
people to communicate and stay connected
• Built on the notion of following and followers

21. Twitter
• A microblogging service for short sharp
messages (140 chars)
• For friends, family, co–workers and like minded
people to communicate and stay connected
• Built on the notion of following and followers
• Most up-to-date source of news & current
affairs (plus rumour & speculation)

22. Twitter
• A microblogging service for short sharp
messages (140 chars)
• For friends, family, co–workers and like minded
people to communicate and stay connected
• Built on the notion of following and followers
• Most up-to-date source of news & current
affairs (plus rumour & speculation)
• “Yeah yeah, that really doesn’t help ... what is it?”
‣ Easy to dismiss .... but avoid the temptation
‣ Hard to explain ... until you play

23. Google Wave

24. Google Wave
• Online tool for real-time communication and
collaboration

25. Google Wave
• Online tool for real-time communication and
collaboration
• Allows for many people to develop the same
content

26. Google Wave
• Online tool for real-time communication and
collaboration
• Allows for many people to develop the same
content
• Has a timeline to show edits

27. Google Wave
• Online tool for real-time communication and
collaboration
• Allows for many people to develop the same
content
• Has a timeline to show edits
• Great for conferences (ask me in a week’s
time)

28. OK, now what?

29. OK, now what?
• Don’t be scared to have a play ... you can’t break
anything (too badly)

30. OK, now what?
• Don’t be scared to have a play ... you can’t break
anything (too badly)
• Feel free to contact me:
‣ Greg Bird
9726 - 1444
gbird@swin.edu.au
http://www.twitter.com/BirdyOz

31. OK, now what?
• Don’t be scared to have a play ... you can’t break
anything (too badly)
• Feel free to contact me:
‣ Greg Bird
9726 - 1444
gbird@swin.edu.au
http://www.twitter.com/BirdyOz
• Have a look at our PD resources:
‣ login to WebCT and access the subject:
!: Staff Resources
‣ then click on the folder:
Samples, notes and links to software and tools