Illustrative Technologies
FIT pilots can help you expand your understanding of familiar, but not effectively utilized technology, as well explore new technologies for the benefit of teaching or research.
| Objective(s) for Learning | Technology Ideas to Explore |
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Launch your own campus YouTube |
Kaltura- video management and publishing with central repository for easy access. |
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Students request and schedule a meeting with their professor rather than waiting outside the door. Especially effective during mid-term and finals |
Google Apps- cloud based access to calendar and documents from any device. |
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Help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. |
Refworks- Online research management, writing and collaboration tool. Zotero-is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work-in the web browser itself. EverNote- free and works with every phone computer, mobile device |
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Real Time Journalism , Marketing, Live blogging, real time collaboration |
Social Media- Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Wikis, Twitter hash tags, Twapper, Cover it Live |
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Rank user-submitted questions, suggestions and ideas. Track responses, conduct quick surveys, create games, understand "Crowdsourcing". |
eLearn assessments /Scantron bubble sheet scoring / PollAnywhere/ Clickers- Turning Point/Surveys/content sharing/games |
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Track student achievements, learning goals, outcomes |
e-Portfolio, eLearn assessments |
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Web Conferencing for guest lecturer, training, student presentations |
Adobe Connect , DimDim, Google, WebX, Go To Meeting, Jing |
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Technology that allows instructors to record what happens in their classrooms and make it available digitally |
Lecture Capture- Panopto
Mimio Teach - Interactive Whiteboard System |
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Increase student engagement and awareness by reaching them on any platform |
iPads/Smart Phones/Mobile Devices |
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Group Collaboration |
Skype / Live Chat/Google Chat/Fb/FaceTime |
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Digital Stories, Digital Media Production |
Audacity,/Imovie/Movie Maker/ Animate/BrainShark/Captivate/Wikispaces, Delicious, Unity 3D, Inform 7, Rocket |