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Description Blended teaching most often refers to courses where a portion of the seat-time is replaced with out-of-class or technology-facilitated learning. This process describes a strategy for a course design approach where technology utilization...

Description: Fundamentals of creating, editing and sharing digital images. Purpose: Digital images originate from a variety of sources, including digital cameras, scanned images, saved images from the web, or screenshots from a computer, and...

Description: Image compression technologies work to minimize the file size of digital images. The three common compression formats used for images on the web are JPEG, GIF and PNG. Purpose: Finding the best fit...

Description The acronym ADDIE describes a five-step instructional design model for creating effective instruction: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation. Purpose The goal of instructional design is to develop compelling and effective learning activities that...

The Google search box offers a good starting point to find information. Advanced Google search features improve search results and return more relevant information. Some advanced search features may be used directly in the basic search box, while others are accessed from settings.

Well designed slide presentations can be an effective way to communicate information. Slide design is critical for maintaining audience engagement and content retention.

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is widely used to create and format web pages. An HTML element contains three main parts: the start tag, the content, and the end tag. Tags are delineated by <, > and /. When you view the HTML version of a web page, each element starts with , then contains the contents, then ends with . You can add attributes to elements to further refine formatting. Attributes are housed within the start tag and consist of a name and a value, separated by an equal sign (=).

Badging involves a feedback for concepts and skills gained, which lends itself to classroom application. Badges provide a tangible and familiar way to reward and incentivize learning.

Social media refers to interaction among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. In a learning environment, social media places learners in a broader context in which to understand the course material and their discipline as a whole.

Videos captured using cameras and mobile devices often record very large files. Unless the video is very short or using software that directly imports to YouTube, these files aren’t very portable or practical for distribution. To make these files more manageable, use a conversion tool like “Handbrake.” This kind of video conversion software will make large videos easier to move around, share, and store (there are many other software that accomplish this).