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: Google Docs
Google Docs is a free tool available through Google which allows users to create document, spreadsheets and presentations online. Users can also collaborate in real time, store and organize work, control who can see and edit the documents and upload existing files for storage. Familiar desktop feel makes using and editing easy and fast.
Presentation Tools
- Creative Commons
- Database
- Learning Management Systems
- E-Learning (Blackboard/WebCT)
- E-journals
- Elluminate Live!
- Google Docs
- 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
**Examples Coming Soon
