May 12, 2008

April 23 TEL Seminar: Real Students, Real Teachers, Virtual Learning Spaces

Five faculty fellows from diverse disciplines address opportunities and obstacles students and teachers encounter as they interact in the changing spaces of the classroom. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TS40328.mp3

April 3 TEL Seminar: Authentic Learning with Online Video

Instructors discuss how online video can demonstrate concepts and skills and support self-assessment in preparing students for professional contexts. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TS40308.mp3

February 6 TEL Seminar: The Secret of My (Simulated) Success

Instructors discuss the successes (and potential failures) of different learning simulations, from game-like immersive environments to replications of real-life laboratory and professional work. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TS020608.mp3

April 28, 2008

March 5 TEL Seminar: Presenting Scenarios and Telling Stories with Online Video

Instructors discuss how online video can humanize learning content, illustrate concepts, and motivate students. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM030508-Export-audio.mp3

February 15, 2008

December 5 TEL Seminar: Learning Outcomes, Assessment, and Technology

This seminar will be an opportunity to learn more about institutional learning outcomes, hear from faculty members involved in a pilot program to integrate these outcomes into their specific courses, and explore the role of technology in facilitating assessment and achievement of learning outcomes. This session is cosponsored by the Provost's Council for Enhancing Student Learning. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM-120507-audio.mp3

November 27, 2007

November 7 TEL Seminar: Integrating Online Tools to Support Hybrid Education

The University of Minnesota is developing an integrated "learning technology platform" to provide personalized access to a suite of online teaching and learning tools. Panelists discuss how this new approach better supports academic collaboration, research, instructional content development, and learner assessment. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM-110707-audio.mp3

October 10 TEL Seminar: Media Literacy and New Media

We are challenged to cope with an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving media environment. Panelists discuss media literacy in higher education, or the skills and knowledge students need to actively engage emerging new media forms. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM-101007-audio.mp3

April 16, 2007

April 5 TEL Seminar: Accessibility and Universal Design

Panelists discuss principles of universal instructional design (UID), the benefits and challenges of using technology to address diverse learning needs, and specific applications of UID in the classroom. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM-040507-audio.mp3

March 7 TEL Seminar: Meeting the Millennial Halfway: Expanding Teaching and Learning with Pod- and Vodcasting

Panelists discuss how audio and video podcasting provides students with increased control over when, where, and how they learn; facilitates deeper learning; and affords students access to subject matter experts and virtual field experiences that would be difficult or impossible to arrange in a face-to-face setting. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM-030707-audio.mp3

Feb 15 TEL Seminar: Designing Effective Blended Learning Experiences

Panelists discuss their experiences in targeting activities for online delivery, identifying and evaluating technology options, and managing the course redesign process. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM-021507-audio.mp3

December 06, 2006

Dec. 6 TEL Seminar: Using Technology To Support Community and Collaboration

Panelists discuss how technology can help build community among distant learners, support existing communities in hybrid or blended learning contexts, and foster collaboration between individuals working at different institutions. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM-120606-audio.mp3

November 01, 2006

Wednesday, November 1, 2006: Improving Macromedia Breeze Learning Activities

Panelists will discuss lessons learned in creating online learning materials with Macromedia Breeze Presenter, such as how to add interactivity, select appropriate teaching strategies, consider software and hardware options, and combine media in a presentation. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM110106-audio.mp3

October 04, 2006

Wednesday, October 4, 2006: Improving Learning with Technology-Enhanced Simulations

Panelists discuss how simulations enable students to gain and use task-related knowledge in authentic contexts, manipulate artifacts, and explore realistic environments. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TELSEM100506-audio.mp3

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