Digital Media Center

Office of Information Technology

December 15, 2008

December 10 TEL Seminar: Video on Campus: Present and Future

Learn how video can support our land grant mission of teaching, research and outreach. Panelists will discuss infrastructure, technology, services and dissemination options. Topics include course guide videos, enterprise media storage and management, web and video conferencing, ResearchChannel, Big 10 Network and more. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TS12108.mp4

November 10, 2008

November 4 TEL Seminar: iTunes U and Beyond: Perspectives of Faculty

A new academic technology, iTunes U, is coming to the University in November. Faculty members will discuss their experiences using iTunes U. Learn how to move beyond recording lectures, and use iTunes U as an outreach, learning, and dissemination tool. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TS110408.mp4

October 17, 2008

October 15 TEL Seminar: U of M Learning Spaces: Physical, Virtual, and Mobile

How might social and physical spaces on campus support learning? New projects and new research at the University of Minnesota explore the ways in which the thoughtful design of space—and the learning activities that take place in them—can promote student-centered learning. http://dmc.umn.edu/series/podcasts/TS101508.mp4

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.m4v

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.m4v

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.m4v

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-ipod.m4v

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-video.m4v

November 30, 2007

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-video.m4v

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-video.m4v

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-video.mp4

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-video.mp4

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-video.mp4

December 6, 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-video.mp4

November 1, 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-video.mp4