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sponsored web seminar digest Supplemental lessons, solution examples help students and staff at Seattle Pacific increase efficiency and engagement. ware, so I was able to annotate my screen captures as well to draw specific attention to elements of the screen as I was talking about them. Student responses were very positive: Visual learners were significantly helped, others who need more oneto-one learning felt like they were getting personalized help,and some students said they felt like they were at a live lecture. This is especially important with online learning. Key goals I’ve achieved with Camtasia are: • Providing students with additional information or examples outside of class • Using my time and students’ time more efficiently. Many students have the same questions on class material. Rather than write 15 emails back responding to student questions, I can screen capture a quick minilecture or example of the problem and provide to those students. Geri Mason Assistant Professor of Economics Seattle Pacific University The blended classroom replaces some of the face-toface portion of your course with online resources, which you redesign for use outside of the classroom. These could be online collaboration, online learning or online assignments, and generally account for 30 percent of the total course. This model creates flexibility for students’ schedules and supports a larger variety of learning styles. The goals for the blended classroom are: • Set clear standards for class preparation • Communicate in a medium students can relate to • Increase efficiencies for both students and teaching staff I have taught two classes using a blended approach: Principles of Macro-Economics, a general intro course, and Intermediate Macro-Economics, which is more advanced. Although I initially intended just to use Camtasia Relay as a lecture capture tool, my use quickly expanded to increase efficiency for both the students and the instructor. For student efficiency, using Camtasia Relay to practice problems works well in both the classroom setting and online. Additionally, it was very useful for quiz review. Many students have questions about quiz results. With Camtasia Relay, you can put the quiz on your screen and record as you walk through the quiz and point out common mistakes. For professor efficiency, my favorite use is to screen capture instructions of how to use an additional program. In Principles of Economics, I asked students to use an online learning lab. This required some initial set up and I was able to capture instructions and show them how to do it. And I provide it to everyone instead of answering many individual questions on the same thing. In a blended class, where there is reduced class time, a student may feel embarrassed about asking the same question over and over. With the solution videos online, one student responded that he watched it 12 times and finally got it. Some tips and tricks: • Avoid funny pauses - they don’t come off as well on a recording as they do in person. • Imperfection is OK. You can just talk through what is on the screen. • Keep captures to 10-15 minutes, roughly one concept at a time. • Anonymity is important because the student can review as many times as they need to without doing it in front of their peers. To view this web seminar in its entirety, visit www.universitybusiness.com/ws100412. http://www.universitybusiness.com/ws100412

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - November 2012

University Business - November 2012
Contents
Editor’s Note
College Index
Ad Index
Behind the News
Financial Aid
Viewpoint
Internet Technology
Security: Show and Tell?
P byo Dasvidt Gieenr g a Threat
Inside Look: Residence Halls
Education Innovators
12 Options for IT Project Funding
What’s New
End Note

University Business - November 2012