Details submitted to NISOD November 7, 2005
Other major conferences
*League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology, 2005, Dallas, TX;
Learning Styles and Asynchronous Learning Support
*Creative Education Institute, 2004, Austin, TX; Technology Training to Support
Educational Consultants
*National Academy Foundation, 2003, Phoenix, AZ; Advanced Web, Servers, Digital
Content, Media Production
*Academy of Information Technology, 2003, Waco, TX; Digital networks, Digital
Audio/Video, Media Production
*National Tech Prep Network, 2002, Cincinnati, OH; Digital media, Web Pages, Internet
Communications
*National Academy Foundation Institute, 2002 Atlanta, GA; Logic for Programming,
Systems, Advanced Web, Digital Media
*NTPN, 2001, Dallas, TX; Video Conferencing tools
*NAF Summer Institute, 2001, San Antonio, TX; Introduction to the Internet
*NTPN, 2000, Charlotte, NC; Creating Simple Web Pages, Using the Internet
*NAF Teacher Institute, 2000, Washington DC; Web site access, design
*Title of Presentation
Hat trick: tackling learning styles and asynchronous learning support on the web
*Description of Presentation
Trying to reach your students requires appealing to many learning styles, and may take
more repetition than can be delivered during class. Many teachers would like technology
to bridge these gaps, but aren’t sure what is available. This session will introduce
educators to these tools. From implementing simple web pages, delivering presentations
over the Internet, to making short videos that guide hands-on learning; ‘mostly free’ tools
for the classroom, or delivery on the ‘net.
*Proposed Content and Activities
The presentation will feature a web based PowerPoint-style presentation that covers the
use of free, shareware, and commercial software that can help support visual, auditory,
and kinesthetic learners in an asynchronous manner. The presentation will practice the
message, so it will include animations, audio and video, and will include tutorials on how
to use some of the tools to actually support various learning styles, both high end
software that may already be available, or free alternatives. The presentation will be
pedagogically based, using Bloom’s taxonomy. Further, the presentation will remain
available on the web for participants to review asynchronously on demand, and will
include links to free and trial versions of the software mentioned. Also, handouts of the
presentation, the web address of the presentation, and a hot list of tools and other tutorials
will be available on line. Attendee participation will be stressed with using pivotal
questions to engage the audience, leveraging basic skills they already possess to move to
web delivery, and can include participants actually using some of the tools.
*Program Strands
Teaching and Learning
*Type of Presentation
Breakout Session
*Expected Audience Size
21-50
*AudioVisual Request
Package 2: Basic Plus, $50
Includes lectern, microphone, overhead projector, data projector and screen
Additional Comments that might assist us in review of your proposal
This could also be offered as a hands-on lab, or for a ‘Small Group’; however, my
previous presentation experience is that non-technical faculty flock to presentations that
focus on entry level skills AND inexpensive or free tools. Aside from learning styles and
Blooms, the tools primarily focus on: the free Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint)
alternative, OpenOffice; the free DreamWeaver web page editor alternative NVU; and
the free simple video editing solution of Movie Maker.