Abstract: New technologies encourage students to speak more inside and outside of class, and this increased level of engagement with the material and each other stimulates deeper learning. Benefits also apply to the instructor experience, as their recorded voice may give them more time for class interactions, or help them reach out in personal ways to students when giving assignment feedback. This workshop will first provide attendees with practice in developing narrated video tutorials and mini-lectures for students to preview before class begins so that class time may be spent on discussion and applications rather than lectures. Instructors who use audio and video feedback when grading find it easier to provide rich detail, encouraging tones, and a high level of concept analysis. Students use these same feedback techniques with peers to ask questions and review drafts. Students also utilize audio in individual study scenarios such as listening while their textbooks, articles or other materials are read to them, or speaking to see the first draft of their papers appear on the screen. The classroom that is enriched by speaking and listening options is especially beneficial for students with language or learning challenges.

Objectives

Objectives: Record voice in narrated videos to create tutorials and mini-lectures Record voice in audio and video feedback for students Listen to course resources Speak to write drafts of papers and correspondence

Topical Outline

1. View examples of recorded tutorials and instructor/student testimonials 2. Record video tutorial of website (Jing, Tegrity) 3. Discuss online quizzes for pre-lecture comprehension 4. Record an article review to simulate student assignment (Voice Board, iAnnotate and Evernote apps) 5. Use different applications to listen to electronic content such as textbooks, articles (Kindle app, Read&Write GOLD) 6. Use speech-to-text technologies to write drafts (Read&Write GOLD, Dragon Dictate apps)

Prerequisites

None required. Laptop with camera and mic.

Experience Level

Beginner

Qualifications

Jane Sims is Assistant Director of Training & Development with UND’s Center for Instructional & Learning Technologies, and has a background in Instructional Design and Technology. She works with faculty who teach online, independent study, and campus courses to create rich, engaging learning environments that promote student success. Ms. Sims believes that using the Internet and multimedia for enhanced communication and expanded learning resources is more than using software and tools efficiently. It begins with thoughtful consideration of the learning objectives and then matching appropriate techniques and applications to them. She has collaborated on a redesigned Spanish language curriculum using web-based tools, and facilitates Teaching with Technology workshops and Tech Trends Forums to support effective learning and teaching using technology.