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February 2009
Take a Listen
UTK on iTunes U provides quick, easy delivery of podcasts. These audio, video and text files can contain course materials, lectures, seminars, and other valuable information related to your course. Your students can access your audio and video podcasts or PDF files by logging on to UTK on iTunes U with their NetID and password. They can download their course-related content to their computer or mobile device and study anywhere, any time they choose.
Get your own iTunes U course: The easiest way to post your content to UTK on iTunes U is to request an iTunes U course at http://itunesu.utk.edu or through Online@UT (Blackboard) via the iTunes U Course Tool in the Control Panel. Once your iTunes U account is activated, you will be able to upload your audio and video podcasts as well as PDF documents directly to iTunes U.
Attend a Workshop: Two podcasting-related workshops are being offered in the next few weeks. Introduction to UTK on iTunes U will show you how to manage your iTunes U course. In Instructional Podcasting, you will learn to create audio and video podcasts with Apple's Garage Band and iMovie.
Visit iTunes U: Watch and listen to how faculty at Stanford, MIT, Oxford, MIT and other institutions are using iTunes U to provide course materials to their students and the public.
For more information about UTK on iTunes U, contact Joan Thomas at itunesu@utk.edu or by phone at 865-974-7946.
Learn more about UTK on iTunes U
The University of Tennessee on iTunes U
Download the iTunes Player
An introduction to iTunes U Video
Online@UT Certification Options
Just a reminder that full instructor access to Online@UT requires completion of the CMS110: Introduction to Online@UT workshop. We offer this face-to-face or as a self-paced online workshop. We'll also
be happy to conduct individual consultations that lead to certification. Also, if you are an experienced Blackboard user, but are new to UT or Online@UT for instructional use, please contact us at 974-9670 (during the work day) or complete the form (after hours) so we can fast track your access to the system. We'll be happy to exempt experienced Blackboard users from the CMS 110 workshop requirement. If you have any questions or comments, contact the ITC at itc@utk.edu or 974-9670. Learn more about all of our services and events at our Web site, http://itc.utk.edu.
Faculty Spotlight February Workshops
Introduction
to Online@UT OL
This version of the Introduction to Online@UT workshop provides training (and certification) in an online, self-paced format.
• Continuous enrollment
Introduction
to LiveOnline@UT
Access your online course site, receive an overview of instructor development tools and resources, and learn to upload a variety of document types.
• Wed, 2/18, 9-11am
Introduction
to LiveOnline@UT OL
This version of the Introduction to LiveOnline@UT workshop provides training in an online, self-paced format.
• Continuous enrollment
Instructional Podcasting
Discover the basics of audio and video editing and converting your files to the proper file format for use in iTunes U.
• Thu, 2/12, 9-11:30am
Introduction to
UTK on iTunes U
Learn how to request a course, upload and organize content, design your "page," and access UTK on iTunes U from within your Blackboard course.
• Tue, 2/3, 2-3:30pm
• Tue, 2/17, 9-10:30am
Engagement with Clickers:
Click It and Get It
Engage your students in classroom activities where they can click it, and you both can get it. Clickers can make it happen!
• Thu, 2/26, 10am-noon
Let's put the POWER
back into PowerPoint
Move away from typical slide shows toward a thought-provoking, constructivist learning experience.
• Tue, 2/10, 2-3:30pm
Give PowerPoint a Voice:
Developing Narrated Presentations
Add value to PowerPoint as an effective teaching and learning tool by adding audio to your slide presentations.
• Wed, 2/4, 9-11am
Register for a Workshop
