The University of Alabama Faculty Resource Center’s mission is to
- facilitate the effective integration of instructional technology into teaching through development and consulation,
- provide design assistance, videography, and imaging services to UA faculty,
- help faculty learn about technology available campus-wide through workshops, seminars, guides and other resources,
- offer assistance and support with instructional technology questions or problems, and
- research and learn about new types of instructional technology as they emerge.
For more information about our services contact the FRC staff at elearning@ua.edu or 348-3532. Visit us in the Faculty Resource Center, located in A203 Gordon Palmer Hall Annex.
Instructional Technology Resources
Watch this video to see the tools that are available
News
- Instructors looking for information about creating eLearning (Blackboard Vista) sections or combining sections can learn how in the Creating and Combining eLearning Sections Tutorial.
- If you wonder which browsers or computer configurations work best for eLearning see the Computer Set Up Guide.
- Learn about new features such as the Tegrity app for select mobile devices in the Tegrity Guide or the enhanced Turnitin paper grading resource called GradeMark in the Turnitin Guide .
- Instructors who use Testing Services for exam results can import those results into eLearning. Learn more in the Import Testing Services Results to eLearning Guide.
- Student guides to eLearning, Tegrity, clickers, and Turnitin can be added to eLearning sections and are available at the Student Resources link.
- Instructors can link their OIRA-UAOPS syllabus to an eLearning section following the steps in the OIRA-UAOPS Syllabus in eLearning Guide.
FRC staff worked with the Technology and Learning Committee to create a website for adjunct instructors. Please contact Marilyn Staffo (mstaffo@ua.edu or 205-348-4484) for suggestions of additional content for the adjunct instructor website.
Mobile Apps
Results from the Mobile App “Speed Dating”: Share Your Favorite Apps Sessions
At our third mobile apps sharing session on Friday, November 18th, we discussed apps such as: ScreenChomp, Photoshop Express, Soundhound, The Daily News by News Corps., The Weather Channel, Synthcam, SlitScan, PhotoSynth, 3D Photo, myFitnessPal, and Nike GPS Plus
We had a great time at the second mobile apps sharing session on Wednesday, July 20th. Are you aware of these apps for mobile devices? Evernote, Whole Foods, Flipboard, iBrainstorm, Groupon, Handcent, Lookout, Intellicast, Units, ePiano, Vivint, Air Sketch, Springpad, Scanner Radio, RDP Lite, iVideo, Flight Track, GoSkyWatch, and Silent Time Lite
Here are the apps we learned about at our session in May: Penultimate, Akinator, Qwiki, iAnnotate, App Shopper, Quick Office, iBook, Kayak, Tripit, Dropbox, Red Laser, Discover, Adobe Ideas, Shazam, Cleartune Tuner, and Tunein Radio.
ATTENTION CLICKER USERS!
For PC Powerpoint users: Are you using the latest TurningPoint (4.3.2) version? Visit http://frc.ua.edu/?page_id=1118 to learn more.
If you are teaching a course and are planning to use clickers, please be sure to let the Supply Store know you want to use clickers as soon as possible. This will help the Supply Store keep an adequate supply of clickers on hand to meet the need of students who wish to purchase clickers. Submit your request to the Supply Store online at http://www.universitysupplystore.com/site_faculty.asp or contact Bernadette Chavira-Trull at bchavira@bama.ua.edu
