Embedded Files
Apps, Programs and Platforms
Apps, Programs and Platforms
Video Capture and Creation
Video Capture and Creation
Price: Free for Berkeley instructors. (See: "How do I add media to my site?")
See also:
Keep Teaching: Please see the June 22 Keep Teaching Newsletter for information regarding Kaltura and other tools and services to support instruction.
Workshops
Price: starts at $129
Available from telestream.net
Price: Educational pricing starts at $169
Available from techsmith.com
Price: Basic version is free.
Available from panopto.com
Embedded questions in videos
Embedded questions in videos
Price: Free for Berkeley instructors beginning in July
Price: Requires subscription
Price: Free trial
Audio Recording and Editing
Audio Recording and Editing
Price: Free
Available from audacityteam.org
Allows instructors to easily record screencasts.
Price: free download
Infographics and memes
Infographics and memes
Allows users to create visual syllabi, roadmaps of courses, modules, or assignments, and multimodal projects.
Price: free
Price: Basic version is free
Allows users to create their own memes by overlaying text on images.
Price: free
Games
Games
Creates crosswords, jumbles, word searches and more
Price: free
Creates crosswords users can complete online
Price: free
Allows for review games such as hangman, Pictionary, etc.
Price: Included with Zoom accounts
Accessibility
Accessibility
Checks web pages for various aspects of accessibility; works as a browser plugin
Price: Free
Available from: khan.github.io/tota11y/
Measures readability of text and identifies particularly hard-to-read sentences
Price: free
Performs a range of grade-level assessments on texts
Price: free
Provides practical guidance for making writing readable
Price: Offers subscription services
Text profiling
Text profiling
Identifies readability and most used words in a text (helpful for identifying textual topic)
Price: free
Identifies lexical complexity of texts (useful for English-as-a-second language)
IBM's Watson personality insights
Uses artificial intelligence to identify aspects of tone and personality in a text (useful for instructors looking to keep communication positive)
Bibliography
Bibliography
Books
Books
Linda B. Nilson, Ludwika A. Goodson
ISBN: 978-1-119-24229-1 December 2017, Jossey-Bass
Judith V. Boettcher, Rita-Marie Conrad
Available as an ebook for UC Berkeley borrowers. (CalNet login required)
ISBN: 9781119147688 September 2016, Jossey-Bass
Flower Darby
ISBN: 978-1119619093 June 2019, Jossey-Bass
Available to UC Berkeley borrowers
Shane Dixon, Justin Shewell, Jenny Crandall
ISBN: 9781938757778 April 2020, Wayzgoose Press
John Ebersole & William Patrick
ISBN: 978-0989845120 2017, Hudson Whitman/ Excelsior College Press
Articles
Articles
Although focused on K-12, the second half of this article has good information on designing courses for students without consistent internet access:
Continuing Remote Learning for Students Without Internet, EdTech, April 9, 2020
A positive outlook on teaching online with excellent suggestions:
How to Be a Better Online Teacher, Chronicle of Higher Education, 2020, by Flower Darby
Article for faculty on staying connected with international students, by Michelle Cox, WPA, Cornell University
Websites
Websites
The University of North Carolina has developed a website to support online teaching.
The EvoLLLution, an online newsletter/journal about online education. Includes both theoretical and practical information, as well as news about particular institutions and classes.
Campus Resources and Sites
Campus Resources and Sites
The campus Academic Innovation Studio has a series of workshops, guides, and materials that are useful for learning more about teaching online.
The Library has a list of books on online pedagogy that includes some valuable titles
Instructional Planning
• Registrar FAQ and and preview of new Q&As
• Report from the Fall 2020 Task Force on Instructional Planning and Policy (Cathy & Oliver)
Student Technology Equity Program (STEP)
• STEP - Program Status and Faculty Survey Results
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