Design Principles, and examples, for Creating Multimedia Tutorials

Ten years ago only those with special skills were able to design computer-based or web-based instruction. Today, almost any subject matter expert can find an authoring tool that suits their skill level. Although exciting, effective instruction starts with sound instructional … Read More

Teacher Education Students Embrace the Universal Design for Learning Principles

Diane Painter shows how students in teacher education preparation programs at Shenandoah University are learning to use Thinkfinity resources with SoftChalk to develop K-12 lessons that embrace the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. This initiative teaches education interns how … Read More

Creating Lessons for the 21st Century Skills Framework using SoftChalk- Hampton City Schools

Hampton City Schools is creating a Model Technology Classroom in which exemplary teachers collaborate with the Instructional Technology Resource Teacher and Teacher Librarian. Together they integrate technology into their teaching strategies and model a learning environment based upon the national … Read More

Getting a Jump-Start: Re-purpose Publisher Content, Add your Own

Malissa Attebery, an Instructional Designer at Lone Star College shows how a small group of designers can create a thousand online courses! In this online presentation you will see three examples: Converting e-packs : a Psych course from a Cengage … Read More

Migrating from PowerPoint: You CAN make your Online Teaching more Engaging and Interactive

As educators, we know that the best way to reach our students is with the use of interactive and engaging strategies. However, our online students are often inundated with PowerPoint presentations that carry little more than illustrated bullet points. Busy … Read More

e-Notes: Integrating Course Content with SoftChalk

e-Notes combine the picture viewing capabilities of PowerPoint Presenter, the text constructing capabilities of Microsoft Word, and the media deposition capabilities of a Learning Management System (in this case, WebCT/Bb VISTA). To make this easy Derek Weber, Department of Biology, … Read More