Level of ease:
Intermediate
Google Hangouts allow up to 10 people to video chat for free using their Google accounts. AU students are able to log in using their university accounts, as their email is already hosted by Google. Faculty need to use their own Google accounts (or make a new one).
Level of ease:
Easy
Add audio to each of your PowerPoint slides. You can email these to your students or post them to your class Blackboard site.
Level of ease:
Intermediate (for non-Google users)
Collaborate and coordinate with students by using Google Drive’s calendar, word processing, and presentation tools.
Google Drive Essential Training (from Lynda.com) 3h7m
Contact CTRL TLR group (ctrltlr@american.edu) for one-on-one consultations or upcoming Google workshops.
Level of ease:
Intermediate
Asking students to create a “Video on Demand” is very easy in Blackboard. Simply create a Discussion Board Forum within Blackboard and ask your students to create their own videos from their computer cameras directly within your course’s Blackboard environment. Since AU students already have access to Google through their email accounts, they do not have to create separate Google/YouTube accounts. Videos will be saved within the Blackboard page as well as their personal YouTube channels.
Instructions for Creating Videos on Demand (PDF opens in a new window)
Level of Ease:
Easy (for current Facebook users)
Difficult (for non-Facebook users)
Consider creating a “closed” and “secret” Facebook group if your class utilizes discussion-based and peer learning strategies. You do not have to be “Facebook friends” with your students to invite or interact with them on your group’s page.
Instructions for Creating a Closed Facebook Group (PDF link opens in a new window)
Instructions were made by March & Shapiro (2014) for EducauseELI