Using SoftChalk Lesson Builder

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Enhancing Your Online Course

• Using SoftChalk Lesson Builder

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Blooms Taxonomy

• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis/Creation
• Evaluation

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Remember and Comprehend

• Quizpoppers
• E-text and hyperlinks
• Embedded slideshows/movies
• Labeling activity
• DragNDrop activity

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Apply and Analyze

• Hyperlinked handouts
• Problem sets
• Charts
• Textpopper hints

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Evaluate and Create

• Hyperlinks
• Textpoppers

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Sample Lesson

• 2009 SoftChalk Lesson Challenge Winner Best K-12
  Lesson
• Mendelian Genetics
• Duke University TIP
• http//www.softchalk.com/lessonchallenge/lesson/ge
  netics/index.html

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Comparison

• Learning Module created in WebCT 6
• Learning Module in WebCT 6 created with
  SoftChalk
• Text pasted into ANGEL

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How I Have Used SoftChalk

• iTeach Online Using the Syllabus Nugget (Lesson
  2 Adding Content)
• Embedded Camtasia videos
• Podcasting course
• Quizpoppers and activities
• Sidebars
• Video Editing course
• Textpoppers contain screenshots
• Activities

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Student Engagement

• Text and images
• Narrated PowerPoint and video
• Break up material with activities
• F2F new activity every 10-15 minutes
• Adapt to online course

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Create a Lesson in SoftChalk

• Type content
• Choose a style
• Insert images, activities, etc.

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SoftChalk Interactivity

• TextPopper
• QuizPopper
• Activities

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New Features in v5

• Media Search and Integration Tool
• eCourseBuilder Tool
• New Photo Album Activity
• Quiz Group Function
• Widget Insert Tool
• Blackboard Publish Option
• Enhancements to existing features