TCU Summer Literacy Institute 2023
/Thank you for visiting this page. I have curated some resources to help you get started with digital tools. Feel free to borrow, modify, and share any of these resources with colleagues and students.
List of all digital tools mentioned in the presentation
Digital Image Resources: This folder contains resources for implementing the 5-Picture Charade Activity. This folder includes:
5-Picture Charades Planning Guide
Example images and collage
Digital Audio Resources: Here you will find resources on creating a podcast with students. This folder includes:
Outline template
Sample script used in the example
Video demonstrating how to use the Adobe Podcast tool.
Digital Video Resources: This folder contains resources for creating edited videos with your students. Materials include:
Sample storyboard template
Unedited “quantum leap video” in case you want to practice editing
Tutorial videos for editing the raw footage in iMovie and Adobe Express
The final videos created in iMovie and Adobe Express
If you have additional questions, you can contact me through email or the contact form on my website. Good luck creating with these digital tools, and have fun!
Experiential Learning and Technology: Scavenger Hunts
/You’re probably familiar with scavenger hunts already. Someone creates a list of items or phenomena to observe or gather, and you check them off a list as you see or collect those items.
Read MoreExperiential Learning and Technology: The Basics
/A few years ago, I designed a course at TCU around experiential education. Designing, revising, redesigning, and more revising. I am now on my fourth iteration of the course, and besides the unpredictable whims of some of my community partners, I am starting to get my head around the experiences I want my students to have.
Read MoreAdobe Creative Cloud Express Video: The Basics
/In this follow-up, I want to discuss a few of the technical and pedagogical features built into the Adobe CC Express video maker that position it as an ideal tool for student video projects.
Read MoreGiving students a voice to tell their story
/I think at a baseline, everyone wants to be known and understood.
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