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An Active Learning Platform. Today’s Goal and Agenda. Goal Learn how to use LectureTools as an instructor (with laptops and tablets) Learn how to use LectureTools as a student with laptops, cell phones, and or iPads . What do you need?
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Today’s Goal and Agenda • Goal • Learn how to use LectureTools as an instructor (with laptops and tablets) • Learn how to use LectureTools as a student with laptops, cell phones, and or iPads. • What do you need? • Must use Safari, Google Chrome 10.0+, FireFox 4+, or IE 9+ • Agenda • Create a course, setup a lecture, add polls and interactive elements • Learn how to invite students to connect to your course • Practice using LectureTools to present and display activities with laptops and tablets (iPads) • View LectureTools analytics • Use LectureTools as student in demo course
LectureToolsLogin • Go to my.lecturetools.com • Sign in with existing instructor account or create a new account and course
Create a Course and Invite Students • Add Course Details • Copy, paste and send invite link to students
Setup a Lecture and Import Slides • Setup a lecture • Import Slides • Insert Title
Insert Activities • Click in between a slide • Select “insert multiple choice”
The Most Pedagogically Sound Questions • Add Follow Up Question to identify misconception • Select multiple correct answers and/or upload an image • Define correct answers for image quizzes NEW NEW NEW
More Question Types and Videos • Add videos from YouTube or you computer • Select Correct Answers for Images NEW
Publish Lectures for Students • Publish Lectures for students to see. • Click ‘launch presentation’
Present with an iPad or any other tablet Splashtop Remote Desktop +
Transition slides and poll students. • Display activities to open polling • Click results to see responses • Click answer to show answers • Click polling to close
Equations feature added Enter an equation inside quotes: from http://www.onemathematicalcat.org/MathJaxDocumentation/TeXSyntax.htm
Real-time Feedback: The Dashboard • Open dashboard during or after lecture • Address questions during or at the end of class • Answered questions appear anonymously to all students • Monitor ‘confusion’ • Receive report after class
Receive Personalized Reports After Class NEW • Personal reports sent to you via email one hour after class • View and answer unanswered questions • View most confusing slides • View polls and attendance
Track Student Participation: Assess Student Names
Case Study: Course Evaluations “Overall the instructor was an excellent teacher.” +.5 • Scores above 4.5: • 2/9 in 2010 • 7/9 in 2011
The Impact of LectureTools 21% 13% Source: Use of Laptops in the Classroom: Research and Best Practices, University of Michigan CRLT, 2010
Online, Nothing to install Full Service Provider • Supports all browsers • IE 9+, Firefox 4+, Chrome, & Safari • No downloads • Instant product updates • Accessible anywhere, anytime. • Phone support 9-5 EST • Email support 24/7 • Webinars, blogs, and best practices • One-on-one trainings, anytime.