Learning Technologies Coaches at UCalgary

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  • Augment Your Teaching

    Augmented reality (AR) was a huge hit with Pokémon GO. When you turned on AR mode, the camera on your mobile device would open and a 3D video of a Pokémon would be superimposed over your camera’s view of the world, which made it look like the Pokémon was right in front of you, as shown below. But I’m not here to…

  • What is H5P and How to Use it?

    While on a quest to find a tool that would allow me to embed questions and polls and other interactive content in a YouTube video, I stumbled across something called H5P. In technical terms, H5P is a plug-in for the blogging platform WordPress. In other words, if you have a WordPress blog on ucalgaryblogs.ca, you can use…

  • 360 MEDIA : TOOLS, TIPS & TRICKS : INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL TOUR

    https://eportfolio.ucalgary.ca/vrlearning/2017/09/12/360-media-tools-tips-tricks-interactive-virtual-tour/

  • 360 MEDIA : TOOLS, TIPS & TRICKS – 360 SLIDESHOWS

    https://eportfolio.ucalgary.ca/vrlearning/2017/09/11/360-videos-tools-tips-tricks-360-slideshows/

  • ePortfolio Series – Episode 2: What Are Available Platforms at U of C?

    There are mainly two platforms available at U of C which are specifically tailored for ePortfolio: UCalgary ePortfolio: UCalgary ePortfolio is your personal flexible digital space for reflecting, documenting, representing, collaborating, and sharing your learning. You can decide what to collect here such as documents, graphics, audio files, videos, presentations, course work, etc. But these…

  • Upcoming Workshop: 360 videos and more…

  • ePortfolio Series – Episode 1: What is ePortfolio?

    Hi there, My name is Mohammad. I am the ePortfolio coach at the Schulich School of Engineering and this is the first episode of a series on ePortfolio. Through this series of posts, I am going to introduce you to ePortfolio and its benefits for your personal, professional, and educational development. I will also assist…

  • Hello.. I am, NETWORKING!!!

    Last summer I was literally forced to accompany my baby cousins to a park because lets accept the fact, “Kids nowadays emotionally torture you to an extent that you give in.” Moreover they are cute!!!! So coming back to the part where I was sitting and helplessly staring at them, I noticed a very strange…

  • Useful softwares to record your educational videos

    Here is a list of some useful softwares that help you creating an exciting video for your class. 1- Camtasia (Video editor, screnn recording, effects) https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-9-3-record-edit-share.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1s5GWW4vlI  2- Snagit (Screen recording) https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-snagit-13-quickly-capture-your-screen.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ElBZZcMoA 3- Powtoon (quick animated videos) https://www.powtoon.com/tutorials/   4-Articulate storyline (Interactive videos, quizzes, adaptable with D2L and SCORM) https://articulate.com/360/storyline   Nedal Marei

  • Nurse in Translation

    My name is Teya and I’ve been acting as the e-Learning Technology Coach for the Cumming School of Medicine. In real life, I work as a Registered Nurse at the Foothills Hospital, fresh out of the nursing program at the University of Calgary. Nurses often act as translators between patients and physicians, and in this…

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