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		<title>Copying video clips from DVDs for course use&#8211;It&#8217;s now ok!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a couple weeks ago, the U.S. Library of Congress released the policy paper outlining the much awaited expansion of exemptions to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).  Bottom line, we can now legally* &#8220;rip&#8221; short clips from legally acquired, copyrighted DVDs for use in our classes, courses, presentations and digital publications.  Needless to say, I&#8217;m no lawyer, but for you that are, a key piece of the exemption reads as follows, with a fuller elaboration here: (1) Motion pictures on DVDs that are lawfully made and acquired and that are protected by the Content Scrambling System when circumvention is accomplished solely in order to accomplish the incorporation of short portions of motion pictures into new works for the purpose of criticism or comment, and where the person engaging in circumvention believes and has reasonable grounds for believing that circumvention is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the use in the following instances: (i)  Educational uses by college and university professors and by college and university film and media studies students; (ii) Documentary filmmaking; (iii) Noncommercial videos. I recently posted a &#8220;how-to&#8221; article on inserting YouTube videos into PowerPoint presentations, and this ruling allows us to similar things with [...]


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		<title>Adding Youtube Videos to PowerPoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve received a number of requests about how to add YouTube videos to PowerPoint presentations.  TLS is happy to help you with this individually, but I&#8217;m shairng this YouTube video for those adventurous types who want to give this a shot on their own first. It&#8217;s not terribly complicated, but there are a few steps (let&#8217;s hope Microsoft makes it a 1-step process in their next version of Powerpoint). A couple important points worth noting: These instructions are for PowerPoint 2007 (what most of us still have installed as of July 2010) You will need to have Internet access where you are presenting! (this is very important, as the video is played from the YouTube website, and *not *from your hard drive) I&#8217;ve seen it behave a bit squirrely at times (no audio, or great audio, but choppy video), so test that it works before you present. (You&#8217;ll probably want to watch this full screen). If your desired video resides on Vimeo, slightly more complex instructions are available here (slides only, no audio/video). If you run into trouble, just contact TLS for assistance. -Joel Galbraith Possibly related posts:Live Question Tool Micro-lectures: A Cure for Content Bloat


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		<title>Announcement: Blackboard and Sakai discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHAT:  Join us for a discussion of Blackboard and Sakai Learning Management Systems (or group collaboration systems) and see how these central ITS-supported tools might help you communicate and work with your clients and/or committees more effectively. WHEN: Wednesday, July 7, noon in room 1300 DESCRIPTION: Both Sakai and Blackboard allow instructors and clients (or colleagues) to posts documents, assignments, offer online quizzes and tests and track user progress.  Each system also includes discussion forums, wiki pages, and other communication and collaboration functions. Aurora Collado will be joining us from ITS to give us a short tour, and answer questions we have about the systems and how they might help us work more effectively with one another and our clients. Also join us to share and discover how SOG groups are currently using these systems. WHAT: Join us for a discussion of Blackboard and Sakai Learning Management Systems (or group collaboration systems) and see how these central ITS-supported tools might help you communicate and work with your clients and/or committees more effectively. WHEN: Wednesday, July 7, noon in room 1300 DESCRIPTION: Both Sakai and Blackboard allow instructors and clients (or colleagues) to posts documents, assignments, offer online quizzes and tests [...]


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		<title>The Shallows: This Is Your Brain Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new book from Nicholas Carr makes the case that our Internet browsing, tweeting, IMing and texting is significantly changing us&#8211;the shape of our brains, how we think, our ability to concentrate and learn.  I&#8217;ve heard the discussion before and read some of the interesting research on the topic.  It seems to be true, and I see some of the symptoms he describes in my own life&#8211;i.e. wanting to immediately Google something or a term I don&#8217;t understand&#8211;right in the middle of a play, meeting, class, or even a conversation. We&#8217;ve come to associate the acquisition of wisdom with deep reading and solitary concentration, and Carr says there&#8217;s not much of that to be found online. (NPR story) I haven&#8217;t read the book yet, but tend to agree that the outcomes are not all positive for learning.  I also feel that the amount of available information online has outpaced our technical tools and cognitive strategies to effectively manage large amounts of data.  Finally, I question how bad the situation is.  Is it just evolution?  In 15 years will we just be learning and thinking a bit differently?&#8211;neither better or worse, just differently? What prompts my thought are our Amish friends [...]


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		<title>How to Converse with a Computer? It&#8217;s about Conversation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 19:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us recently enjoyed listening to David Cupp, professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.  Cupp worked in TV and Radio for over 25 years and teaches voice and diction (among other classes) at UNC. He instructed us on how to more naturally converse with our audiences when they&#8217;re not present and in view.    For example, it can feel very unnatural when we&#8217;re presenting in a live webinar and can&#8217;t see (feed off of) our audience.  It feels unnatural sitting in the sound booth, talking to no one&#8230;while recording narration for an elearning module that will be viewed by clients on-demand much later.  Cupp gave us some great techniques to feel more connected with our audiences who are separated from us by time and/or distance. His central theme: We all know how to talk with one another&#8211;we do it daily.  Following his techniques, we can regain some of the natural conversation feeling, we can feel (and sound) more connected with our audience, and communicate more clearly&#8230;(this is sounding like an infomercial&#8230;and if your order within the next 10 minutes&#8230;) I gotta say, I liked that he started with writing guidelines, because it all starts there!  For this [...]


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		<title>Live Question Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned this nifty classroom question tool in an earlier post, but felt it needed it&#8217;s own post as it could be widely applied in our face-to-face and some online programs at the SOG. Live Question Tool is a web-based tool that lets clients at your presentation post questions for the speakers. As questions are posted, other class participants can submit comments and cast votes for the questions they hope to see answered first. It is hosted on Harvard University’s Berkman Center website, where it is freely available to anyone who wants to use it.  The presenter can address the questions during the session, wait for a Q&#38;A break, or start answering questions when clients return from lunch for example. It’s free, easy to use and can also be effectively used to level the question-submitting “playing field” for courses that mix both remote and local participants. Furthermore, it is a great (alternative?) use of laptops and other web-enabled devices in our SOG classrooms.  Eileen Y. recently pointed me to this article on classroom laptop use worth sharing that also mentions use of these tools in the live classroom. 5 Steps: Go to the Live Question Tool website. Create a new [...]


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		<title>Improve your Presentation Visuals&#8211;free campus workshops</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNC Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) announced a new series of workshops on visual literacy.   The series of sessions will expose you to a wide variety of image and media collections, and media tools available at UNC.  It also covers the pedagogical, legal and technical issues that surround the use of copyrighted materials in your courses&#8211;both for your traditional face-to-face courses, as well as your online webinars and elearning modules. Take a look at the workshop descriptions below, and if you see something looks interesting, sign up! To register, go to http://cfe.unc.edu/events.html &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Using Visual Media February 25 &#124; Thursday 12:30 P.M. &#8211; 1:30 P.M., House Undergraduate Library, Room 205 Winifred Metz, Media Librarian &#38; Heather Gendron, Art Librarian will provide an introduction to using visual media effectively in teaching. They will also present visual media collections and tools available at UNC. ***** Copyright Issues of Using Visual Media March 18 &#124; Thursday 12:30 P.M. &#8211; 1:30 P.M., House Undergraduate Library, Room 205 Digital Copyright Specialist William Cross will provide an introduction to the legal issues involved in using images and visual media in the classroom. He will discuss copyright law and compliance as well as fair use, statutory [...]


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		<title>Webinars at the SOG: The Numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Webinars are a major new way we&#8217;ve been frugal while providing real value to our clients where and when they need it.  SOG&#8217;s use of the webinars as a means of reaching out to clients has increased in recent months. Here are some unofficial numbers as of October 1, 2009: 24 webinars conducted 5 webinars still scheduled for this fall At least 2,599* webinar attendees At least 1,105** webinar archive viewings These figures include the EFC&#8217;s webinar use.  These days EFC runs about one webinar a month.  You can view their webinar schedule here. Our webinars have overwhelmingly gone off well, but things don&#8217;t always go smoothly.  Being (mentally and logistically) prepared for technical problems (lost connections, frozen slides, audio difficulties) is important, and TLS can offer tips to help ensure a smoother recovery.  We are fortunate in that clients are very forgiving and consistently rate our webinars very highly You can view some examples below.  Recognize the faces or voices?  Want to know more?  Contact Joel Galbraith AND go talk to your pioneering, trail-blazing, webinaring colleagues about their experience. SOG webinar environment preview Smoking Law updates Bid Protests Webinar about SOG webinars Notes: *The real count is actually much [...]


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		<title>Webinars: Currently More Than One Flavor Served</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elsewhere in this blog, I&#8217;ve discussed webinars generally in the context of being one of the distance learning options we support at the SOG, but I&#8217;ve not adequately described them in terms of ice-cream flavors.  We&#8217;ve now created a few of these interactive events with great success and positive feedback from delighted clients.  More recently, a new webinar flavor has emerged from the kitchen for trials&#8211;with a third intriguing, likely-to-please flavor still in the works.  Note that all SOG webinar flavors are inherently interactive, and at a minimum, allow our clients to ask questions during the event. Vanilla (an enduring favorite) Presenter(s) present with slides and audio (video) from an SOG computer to clients around the State seated at their computers. Jen Lobenhofer, Donna Warner, Gail Wilkins and Karl Smith might be cornered for their thoughts on this flavor. Rocky Road (aptly named for it&#8217;s increased complexity, but likely to gaining a steady following) The distinguishing ingredient of a Rocky Road webinar is that it simultaneously addresses both a live, face-to-face audience and an online remote audience.  This webinar flavor is also known as a &#8220;Simulcast&#8221; event. Janet Mason and Jessica O&#8217;Sullivan have enjoyed a generous serving of this flavor [...]


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		<title>Poster Theme: Teaching is More than Telling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our new poster theme emphasizes the truth that teaching is more than telling or presenting.  Alone, telling and showing do not automatically result in learning.  Learning is most likely to occur when 1) the information presented meets a learner&#8217;s needs, 2) when learners adapt the knowledge to their context, and 3) when learners get to practice and demonstrate their new skills or knowledge. A good teacher always tries to see things from the learners&#8217; point of view&#8230;  He or she may picture one of their students (a real client) as they prepare presentation materials and activities, but doing this can be challenging. Too often, the only time we really reflect about teaching is when we encounter poor examples such as an ambiguous question, a confusing example, or text on a slide that is too small to read, etc. This is why&#8211;in an effort to become more learner-centered&#8211;I often undertake a task that puts me back in a (formal) learner&#8217;s shoes.  I might force myself to take an online class or webinar (just like my students), or simply be more reflective when attending a presentation.  During such a webinar or presentation I might ask myself: What am I doing as an [...]


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