Open Source and Free Tools to Teach By

Friday, September 15, 2006
Noon - 1pm

View the archived presentation (Windows Media Format)
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Dirk Herr-Hoyman, DoIT Academic Technology (open source vs. free tools: What's the difference?)
Les Howles, DoIT Academic Technology (QuizVideo)
Bruce Barton, DoIT Academic Technology (eTeach)
Dan LaValley, DoIT Academic Technology (Audacity)
Debra Deppeler, Computer Science

Open source and free software are categories of applications which are available for anyone to use at no cost. This session will feature a number of programs which you can use for free, some of which were developed by the UW-Madison Division of Information Technology, Academic Technology.

• Quiz Video and Concept Tutor are applications which allow instructors to easily create small learning objects to assess student learning.
• eTeach is a program which combines video and powerpoint for presentation on the web.
• Audacity is an audio editing application which was used by last year's Engage grant recipients for the editing of course podcasts.

This session will also feature how UW-Madison faculty are using open source tools, and time for your questions.

Session Resources

• Dirk Herr-Hoyman
  • Powerpoint
• Dan LaValley
  • Powerpoint
  • Audacity Homepage
  • 2006 Engage Adaptation Award and Ideas
  • Support Options: Biology New Media Center, Audio-Video Series Workshop, Local Support
• Les Howles
  • Powerpoint
  • QuizVideo Demonstration
• Bruce Barton
  • eTeach Wiki
  • eTeach Demonstration
• Debra Deppeler
  • Powerpoint
  • Example eTeach video