Here are some links to recently created tutorials on using iMovie to create short video projects. We created these to help students with video projects they are creating for different course projects. These are designed to act as a supplement to our iMovie: Digital Video Editing Basics Guide. iMovie ’09 Tutorials, in 12 Parts: Part…
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Designing Effective Presentations
A screencast tutorial of our popular seminar “Designing Effective Presentations” is now available in four parts: 1. Designing Effective Presentations Part 1: Common Pitfalls and What to Avoid 2. Designing Effective Presentations Part 2: The Process for Planning a Presentations 3. Designing Effective Presentations Part 3: Visual Design of Presentations 4. Designing Effective Presentations Part…
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month!
In support of this national initiative, OIT is sponsoring a number of activities designed to help the UMass Amherst community stay safe online. Each week in October will have its own cyber security theme.
Fall 2010 SPARK Numbers
Requests for SPARK courses continue to roll in, here are the numbers so far for the semester: Number of SPARK courses: 2,184 Number of instructors in SPARK: 1,119 Departments and programs represented: 95 Number of students in SPARK: 23,030 Number of student “seats”: 78,671 (the average student has SPARK for several courses) Largest course in…
Using the iPad for Presentations
Apple’s iPad was released last April so this marks the first semester that faculty might consider using it in a planned way in the classroom. An activity many instructors have expressed interest in is the use of the iPad as a presentation device. After some initial testing I would suggest that this first generation of…
August 2010 Workshops
This August, Academic Computing is offering several workshops on a range of instructional technologies to help you gear up for the start of the semester. August Workshop topics include: PowerPoint Basics for Windows and Mac Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations Basics of Using Keynote, Apple’s presentation tool Screencasting with Camtasia for Windows and Mac Getting Started…
Visit the NEW Instructional Media Lab
Academic Computing’s Instructional Media Lab has moved down the hall to a new space in LGRC A205. Our new space features more faculty consulting space, windows, and a quiet room for audio recording. More photos on our Flickr feed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teachoit
SPARK Tip: Forwarding SPARK mail to your email
The Mail tool in SPARK can be a useful tool for managing communications within SPARK, but it has its limitations. It requires users to log in to SPARK to view any new messages. Some people may wish to have messages forwarded out of SPARK to their UMail. Note: SPARK Mail will only forward messages to your UMail account.…
SPARK Tips: Downloading All Assignment Submissions
You can download all of the attachments students have submitted so far for a given assignment from the Assignment Dropbox via the “Create Printable View” Option. First, find your way to the assignments you want to download in the dropbox, this may involve looking at the submitted tab for new materials, or the graded tab if…
Summer Instructional Technology Workshops from OIT Academic Computing
This May and June, Academic Computing is offering instructional technology workshops for faculty and instructors. Topics include building course websites with SPARK, exploring new and emerging technologies such as wikis and social media, and producing audio and video content on Mac OS and Windows. Many are hands-on sessions where you can learn new technologies while…
Round Table Discussion: Writing with Technology in the General Education Classroom
Please join the 2009-2010 Gen Ed Fellows on Tuesday, April 27th from 2:30pm to 4:30pm for a round-table discussion on Writing with Technology in the General Education Classroom. Two of our 2009-2010 General Education Fellows will present what they have learned from their year-long fellowship and highlight key accomplishments in integrating writing assignments into their courses. Participants will then select…
Screencasting 101
What is Screencasting? Screencasting is using a piece of software to record on-screen activities, frequently with narration, that can then be shared with an audience. Techsmith’s Camtasia is one popular tool for screencasting on which Academic Computing provides workshops, but there are a range of programs out there. When talking about screencasting, people usually differentiate…