Online Course Evaluation Forms

MD, JF, LM, and DW should use this link:
http://www.coe.uh.edu/evaluations/default.cfm?SN=00450

 

DD, MM, DP, TR, and ST should use this link:
http://www.coe.uh.edu/evaluations/default.cfm?SN=08668

 

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List of Assignments for the Course

Please review the list of assignments for the course and be sure that they have all been submitted.

 

Online Discussion Assignments

Posting Assignments should be completed by using the Online Discussion System (http://eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1)

 

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Posting Assignment 1

In Class One, we explored the use of the Google Search Engine (http://www.google.com) and the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page). For this assignment, select a topic that is related to your work or in which you have an interest, and conduct both a Google search and a Wikipedia search (see diagram below for help locating the Wikipedia's search box, which is where you will enter your search terms). Explore some of the web pages that you found in your Google search as well as the Wikipedia page (and any links on the page you feel would be helpful).

Post a brief report in which you compare which of these two Internet search tools you feel did a better job of providing more useful information, which is easier to use, and which, if either, you think you will continue to use in the future; plus any other comments you would like to make.

 

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Posting Assignment 2

For this assignment, I would like you to submit a list of questions you have about any of the material that has been covered in class so far, or any material that you have questions about that we have not yet discussed, plus any other technology topics and issues you would like to see included in this course that have not been mentioned.

 

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Posting Assignment 3

The term "podcast" is generally thought to have originated by combining the two terms "iPod" and "broadcast." The name has stuck and usually refers to audio files or programs, although you don't need to use an iPod (Apple Computer's ubiquitous music player) to listen to podcasts. You may listen on a computer or other portable media devices besides the iPod. 

For this assignment, use any web search engine of your choice (such as Google, Yahoo, Clusty, etc.) to conduct some research on the topic of Podcasts in medical/dental/healthcare/education. See if you can find a podcast that you are able to listen to that is related to some aspect of medical/dental/healthcare/education.

Post a reply in which you describe what you found, whether you had any technical problems accessing and listening to the podcast, whether or not you found the material worthwhile, and any other information you would like to add.

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Posting Assignment 4

Conduct some research on the use of PowerPoint (or other similar web-based presentation tools) in the health sciences, medical or dental education or related fields. See if you can find a resource such as a presentation itself, a website, an article, a podcast or blog, or any other type of material that deals with an aspect of PowerPoint (or any online presentation tool) that is related to your own professional or instructional use, or which you simply find interesting.

Post a reply in which you describe what you found, how you found it, who the audience is (if you can tell), whether or not you found the material worthwhile, and any other information you would like to add that you feel is of interest.

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Posting Assignment 5

Post a reply in which you discuss your reaction to this week's online class by addressing the following questions: What worked and what didn't work? Was this technology worth the trouble it took to try to make it a useful tool for online class meetings? Should we continue using it? Are there other things we can do to improve our next online class? Do you think it would help if every student in the course had their own webcam? What about having a student research a particular topic and then facilitate the discussion, instead of having the instructor in charge of the online meeting? What other thoughts or suggestions do you have?

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Posting Assignment 6

 

 

 

 

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Hands-On Assignment 1

In Class One, we also explored the use of a feature called "Drag and Drop" where we were able to save web addresses and images by clicking and dragging from a web browser into a folder.

For example, when you place your mouse over an image on a web page, and click and hold the left mouse button down and then move the cursor to another location on the screen, such as a folder, this is known as dragging. When you release the mouse button after the cursor is at the new location (inside the folder), this is known as dropping.

For this hands-on assignment, you should try to find and save about a dozen or so images on any topic of your choosing (either related to your work or not, educational or not, personal or not, etc.) and place them in a folder.

Also, remember as we discussed in class, that there may be a few time that dragging and dropping does not work. If this happens, you may place your mouse over the image and click the right mouse button - and then choose Save Picture As... to save a copy of the image to your folder. 

Submit a brief word processed report in which you describe the images you collected and discuss any challenges or obstacles you faced in completing this assignment.

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Hands-On Assignment 2

 

Use an image editing program to do at least TWO of the following:

1. Modify an existing digital image by re-sizing it, cropping it, changing the brightness, contrast, levels, rotating it, straightening it, etc.;
    
2. Add text to a digital image that provides additional information about the image;
    
3. Apply an effect to a digital image, such as making a color picture black & white or sepia, reducing red eyes, or another filter or effect;
    
4. Create a collage using at least two different images;
    
5. Create a table with multiple images in a Word document.
    
6. Create an image slideshow on Flickr or another similar web service.

For this assignment, you may use any image editing program you want (such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Corel Draw, etc.), one of the online image editors listed above, the trial version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 (https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?loc=en%5Fus&product=photoshop%5Felements) or any other similar software application.

After you have worked with your images, create a word processed document in which you indicate which two items you completed for this assignment and briefly describe the process. You may want to download the following Word document as a simple guide: class2-assignment.doc

If you chose to create a Flickr slideshow for this assignment, please include the URL to the location on Flickr so that the slideshow can be viewed.

 

 

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Hands-On Assignment 3

Select at Least One of the Following:

• Use a microphone to narrate several PowerPoint slides related to some aspect of health/medical/dental education.
   
• Use a microphone and/or any type of audio recording device (such as a digital voice recorder), to record yourself speaking on a topic related to your professional activities or conduct an audio interview with someone else who can speak on a professional topic.
  If you want, you may try downloading and using an audio editing software program of your choice (such as Audacity, Goldwave or any other similar program) to cleanly edited audio file of at least 30 seconds.
   
• Sign up for a free account at Gabcast.com  and create a Gabcast an audio episode like this one: http://www.gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&id=11112
   
• Sign up for a free account at Snap Genie and create an online narrated slideshow like this one: http://beta.snapgenie.com/U15LF532   
  When you have completed the assignment, submit a report in which you describe the task you selected for this assignment and discuss the experience. Also, please bring any PowerPoint slides and audio files with you the next class. 

 

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Hands-On Assignment 4

In this week's class, we examined several different features of PowerPoint as well as briefly explored some web-based presentation tools. For this assignment, create a slide presentation (using PowerPoint or any of the online presentation tools) that is related to your own professional or instructional use, or which you simply find interesting, that includes at least 5 different slides and includes at least 5 of the following items:

1. Word Art
2. Clip Art
3. Animated Clip Art
4. A Chart, Table or Graph
5. A New Background Added to at Least One Slide
6. A New PowerPoint Template Added to the Entire Presentation
7. At least One Action Button that Links to Another Slide in the Presentation
8. At least One Action Button that Links to a Web Page
9. Custom Animation
10. Motion Paths
11. A Feature Not Mentioned in the Above List

IMPORTANT NOTE: Also, please number your slides and include a slide at the end of your presentation with text that describes which items you selected for this assignment and indicate the slide number where each item you selected appears.

• When you have completed the assignment, submit the PowerPoint slides and also bring a copy with you the next face-to-face class on July 6. 

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Hands-On Assignment 5

• In next week's class, we will examine the educational uses of digital storytelling. First, please read the article listed for this week's reading assignment and then review the digital storytelling website I've created. It's online at: http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/
  
  Be sure to watch some of the examples at:
  http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/examples.htm
  
  Then select a topic that you think would make a good digital story and begin collecting images that you can use to illustrate the story. Bring at least 10 usable images with you to the next class (on your Flash drive).
  
  Important Note: try to find high resolution images as these will look better when you create your story.
  
  To help locate high resolution images, I suggest using a Google's Image Search option and selecting Large Images from the pull-down menu.
   
  When you have collected the images, submit a brief report in which you describe your plans for the story, including such things as the topic you selected, whether or not you were able to find useful images for the story, who the intended audience is, and any additional information you think would be helpful.

 

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Hands-On Assignment 6

• After reviewing the Photo Story 3 Tutorials (listed on the Class Six web page), download and install the free Microsoft Photo Story 3 Software for Windows XP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx and begin creating a digital story related to your work or instruction. If the computer you normally use is not running the Windows XP operating system, try to find a PC that you can use that has Windows XP installed and where you can download, install and begin using the Photo Story 3 software.
  
  If this is not possible, you may want to try creating a digital story with PowerPoint, but please do this only if you have no other choice.

  The saved .wp3 file is the actual work that you have put into the digital story (picture editing, customized motion, transitions, narration, music, etc). You can save this as a working copy and come back to edit it later.
  
  
  Saving your Completed Story (.wmv)
  Next, you will need to perform a final save that puts all of the elements of the story together and allows you to view the finished piece. This save will create a .wmv file (Windows Media Video) that will be playable with Microsoft's Windows Media Player.
  
  In order to perform  final save will, you must click the next button until you reach the final screen--it will say Save your story at the top left. At this point, you are able to make some choices about how to save the complete story from a series of choices presented in a pull-down menu. Most of the time, you will want to select: Save your story for playback on a computer, as this will give you the best quality. However for this assignment, you should select: Send the story in an email message, so that you can submit a copy of your digital story to me via email, at: brobin@uh.edu 

  
  For more information on saving the project file, refer to the tutorial on saving a project in Photo Story 3.

  When you have completed the digital story, submit a brief report in which you describe your initial work with Photo Story 3, including:

  • what topic you selected and why,
  • what kinds of images you decided to use and where you found them,
  • what type of audio you included, if any, and
  • a description of your experience using the Photo Story software and whether or not you had any problems with the creation of your story.

  Then be sure to send a copy of the .wmv file to me via email at: brobin@uh.edu

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are creating a digital story for your final project, you should still create and submit a digital story file for this assignment. This may be an incomplete draft version of the final project or a digital story on a different topic.

 

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Final Semester Project

Final Projects may be on any educationally-relevant topic and should include either:

An "enhanced" PowerPoint presentation - which contains several of the following items: word art, clip art, new slide backgrounds and/or templates, action buttons, motion paths, web links, narration or other additional features.

or

• A digital story - either as a stand-alone project or inserted into a PowerPoint slide presentation. If you choose a stand-alone digital story for your final semester project, you should also create a written document or a PowerPoint slideshow in which you briefly describe the following:
   

  • the graphics that have been created or modified for your story

  • the audio you included (did you narrate all of the slides or only some, did you use computer-generated music or other music?)

  • did you create an online survey during the semester that might be used in conjunction with the digital story?

  • did you find any useful links to other Web 2.0 resources that also might be used in conjunction with the digital story?

  • and any other information you think would be helpful to include.
    
    or
     

• A web site - as has been discussed, we didn't cover creating a web site in this course, but it is an option for those who already know how to create one.
   

UPDATE: Each project should include several of the following components we covered in class this semester. There is no specific amount of items that must be included in the final project, although you should try to include as many as are applicable to the project.

IMPORTANT NOTE ONE: Please bring a copy of your final project on a Flash Drive or CD with you to the final class meeting on Thursday, August 9, 2007.

 

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Final Semester Project Report