How to enhance learning using digital tools?
Digital Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic moved all classes to be online for the time being. It can be challenging to adapt to this "new normal" and it can also open a whole new way of seeing teaching and learning through digital platforms and tools. The Office of Digital Learning can help you exploring the options to offer effective and engaging online classes. Here are some starting points:
Tools for Video Creation and Interactive Presentations
- Playposit (https://go.playposit.com/): an interactive video platform that provide a variety of options for making asynchronous videos engaging
- Mentimeter (https://www.mentimeter.com/): an interactive presentation platform that enables instructors to design and deliver interactive lectures synchronously
- Screencast-o-Matic (https://screencast-o-matic.
com/ ) a video creation tool for recording your webcam and screen - Animoto (https://animoto.com/): a video creation tool that produces video from photos and video clips
Tools for Commenting, Knowledge-Sharing, and Collaboration:
- Padlet (https://padlet.com/features): a collaborative "bulletin board" that facilitates multimedia conversations and collaborations
- Wakelet (https://learn.wakelet.com/): a tool used to curate, organize, and share digital content
- Mural (https://www.mural.co/): a digital whiteboard for ideation and collaboration
- NowComment: (https://nowcomment.com/) a tool for facilitating discussion around documents
- Flipgrid (https://info.flipgrid.com/): a video tool that promotes social learning through video
- VoiceThread (https://voicethread.com/): a video commenting tool that facilitates discussion around video, images, or documents
You can also watch our Wellness Summer Camp session with Veronica Thomas, Interim Executive Director of the Office of Digital Learning here.