Last Thursday, eLIS\u00a0welcomed over 20 Lesley instructors to our Fall Bootcamp: Teaching and Learning with Technology.\u00a0We covered a wide array of topics, helping participants think about approaches to integrating technology into their teaching as well as practice using some of the available technology tools.<\/p>\n
Designing a Blended Experience<\/strong> Using myLesley (Blackboard)<\/strong> VoiceThread<\/strong> Adding Video to Your Course with Kaltura Media<\/strong> For those that were unable to attend last week’s training, we will be hosting another training on Thursday, September 8th<\/strong>, focusing on using\u00a0the features of myLesley (Blackboard) most essential for supporting teaching and learning in the classroom.\u00a0Stay tuned for the official announcement, including a link to register for the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last Thursday, eLIS\u00a0welcomed over 20 Lesley instructors to our Fall Bootcamp: Teaching and Learning with Technology.\u00a0We covered a wide array of topics, helping participants think about approaches to integrating technology into their teaching as well as practice using some of … Continue reading
\nThis session provided a guiding framework for creating a blended course\u00a0by defining and delineating the two interwoven themes of learning design and technology integration.
\nDesigning Blended Learning Experiences<\/a><\/p>\n
\nA myLesley (Blackboard) course site is available for all Lesley courses, whether held fully online, face-to-face, or somewhere in between. You may use myLesley to post your syllabus, post resources and readings, communicate with your students, collect and grade assignments and much more. Based on participant interest, we had a couple of breakout sessions, covering a variety of topics from basic myLesley navigation and tools to grading.
\nUsing the myLesley Text\/Content Editor
\n<\/a>Communicating Within Your myLesley Course
\n<\/a>Adding Content to Your myLesley Course<\/a>
\nCreating and Managing Assignments in myLesley
\n<\/a>Grading myLesley Assignments
\n<\/a>myLesley Grade Center and Grading<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVoiceThread is an asynchronous tool which allows you to place collections of media like images, videos, and presentations at the center of a conversation. People may\u00a0then be invited to view, comment, and interact with the VoiceThread using any mix of text, audio, and video. In this session we walked through creating and commenting on VoiceThreads.
\nWhat is a VoiceThread Anyway?<\/a>
\nCreating a VoiceThread
\n<\/a>Additional VoiceThread Resources<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKaltura Media is the university’s media sharing platform, allowing users to share video securely within the myLesley course environment. In this session we walked through recording a webcam video using Kaltura Media.
\nRecording a Video in myLesley<\/a>
\nWebcam Recording Tips
\n<\/a>Additional Kaltura Resources<\/a><\/p>\n