Tools & Techniques Toolbox
Welcome to the CITT Tools & Techniques Toolbox. Here, you will find very brief introduction to various tools and techniques for use in face to face education and synchronous/asynchronous distance education. Click on a link to view information on each tool or technique including:
- What the tool or technique is
- Educational uses and benefits
- An example
- How to get started with it
- Where to learn more about it
New In the Toolbox: Skype
Skype is a free, downloadable software package that uses the internet to provide a real-time interactive environment designed for use in distance communication. Skype allows users to make telephone calls over the internet.
Presentation Tools
- Creative Commons
- Database
- Learning Management Systems
- E-Learning (Blackboard/WebCT)
- E-journals
- Elluminate Live!
- Google Earth
- Mediasite
- Mapping Mashups
- Ning
- RSS Feeds**
- Skype
- Webpages
Interaction Tools
- Application Sharing
- Blogs
- Breakout Rooms
- Clickers
- Discussion Boards
- Elluminate Live!
- Flash
- Google Earth
- IM or Chat
- Interactive Tutorials
- Learning Games
- Microsoft Word - Change Tracking
- Ning
- Online Mentoring Programs**
- Second Life (Virtual Worlds)
- Simulations
- Skype
- Surveys**
- SWoRD
- Timeliner
- Virtual Laboratories
- Virtual Reality
- Whiteboards
- Wikis**
Social Software Tools
Large Enrollment Tools
- Clickers
- Discussion Boards
- E-Learning (Blackboard/WebCT)
- Elluminate Live!
- Group Critiques
- Mediasite
- Peer Review in E-Learning
- Podcasts/Videocasts
- SWoRD
- Wikis
Techniques for Utilizing Tools
- Audio conferencing**
- Brainstorming
- Case Studies
- Collaborative/Peer Editing
- Google Jockeying**
- Group Critiques**
- Oral Presentations**
- Podcasts/Videocasts
- Polls
- Portfolios**
- Role Model Interviews**
- Role Play
- Social Bookmarking
- Social Citations
- Social Libraries
- Video Conferencing**
- Web Conferencing*
- WebQuests**
Assessment Strategies
- Case Studies
- Collaborative/Peer Editing
- Exams/Quizzes
- Google Earth
- Group Critiques**
- Oral Presentations**
- Peer Review in E-Learning
- Portfolios
- Reflection Paper**
- Research Papers**
- Response Groups**
- Rubrics
- Self-Evaluation**
- SWoRD
- WebQuests**
- Written Essays
Improving Student Success: Learning Theories
- Chickering and Gamson 7 Rules for Undergraduate Education**
- Collaborative & Cooperative Learning**
- Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction**
- Howard Garnders Theory of Multiple Intelligences**
Coming Soon: Online Journaling, Open Journaling, Reaching Students With Disabilities, Spreadsheets, Team Analysis, Learning Activity Management Systems, Google Documents
**Examples Coming Soon
