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No Expensive Software? No Problem. Creating Interactive Lessons Using Free Online Resources
This document discusses creating interactive online tutorials using free tools. It begins by explaining that interactive tutorials are more motivating for learning than passive videos alone. It then outlines various elements of interactivity like navigational control, quizzing, responsive interfaces, and social learning. Several free online tools are featured that can be used to add interactivity to videos, like Zaption, Vialogues, and Guide-on-the-Side. The document encourages selecting a tool based on factors like the intended audience and content. It provides instructions for using Zaption to customize videos by adding quizzes, text/images, and publishing the interactive tutorial. In the end, it emphasizes that creating high-quality interactive tutorials requires time
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No Expensive Software? No Problem. Creating Interactive Lessons Using Free Online Resources
- 1. NO SOFTWARE? NO PROBLEM. CreatingInteractive Lessons Using Free Online Resources Mandi Goodsett – PerformingArts & Humanities Librarian Cleveland State University
- 2. Does your libraryhave information literacy tutorials? If so, what tools do you use to create your tutorials?
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- 4. Motivating Learning • Wecannot learn for our students • Learning requires paying attention • Motivation -> Persistence -> Practice -> Learning • Without motivation, the quality of the content doesn’t matterhttps://learningsnippets.wordpress.com/category/motivation/ Michael Allen’s Guide to e-Learning
- 5. Why make interactivetutorials? What does interactive mean to you?
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- 7. Navigational Control •Pacing •Video vs.click through •Side-menu •Time for reflection University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- 9. Responsive Interface •Drag-and-drop activities •Drop-down menus •Collapsibleunits University ofTexas – San Antonio
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- 11. Guided simulation •Text inputboxes •Click boxes
- 12. Other Methods ofEngaging Students • Length • Humor/relaxed tone • Varying speed/format • Visually appealing graphics • Relatable, relevant material • Positive feedback
- 13. What does allthis mean? Free online tools ….. may not be able to achieve the highest level of interactivity.
- 14. What does allthis mean? Free online tools ….. may not be able to achieve the highest level of interactivity. But they will be more interactive than a video!
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- 16. Step 1) Find(or make!) the perfect video Length Humor/relaxed tone Visually appealing graphics Relatable, relevant material
- 17. Step 2) ConsiderCopyright & Accessibility
- 18. Activity Break Pick yourtutorial creation team. Choose some potential topics—preferably one skill-based and one conceptual.Then, Find some appropriate videos for your topics as a group.
- 19. Step 3) Chooseyour tool. Keep in mind … • Grade/difficulty-level • Comfort with technology • Class content • Educational theory Navigational control Quizzing/self-assessment Interactive design Guided simulations Positive feedback
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- 25. Activity Break Choose avideo and customize it in Zaption either on your own or in your group.
- 26. Using Zaption 1) Openan account in Zaption. 2) Click on NewTour. 3) Enter the URL from the video you found earlier. Click Add thisVideo toTour. 4) Experiment!Add some quiz questions or some image/text slides. 5)When you’re ready, click Publish. From here you can embed the video or link out to it.
- 27. Takeaway Making tutorials takesa lot of time and effort. Make sure yours are creating real learning moments.
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