General

 

Study and learning materials can add flavoring to any class. Those materials need not be created by individual faculty since so many quality resources are available for sharing. If you cannot locate items of suitable quality and need to create them, consider contributing them for use by others. Contact Instructional Services, at 706-737-1484, for recommendations on the best way to proceed with your contributions. The areas below will help you locate tools and materials.

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Materials already created

 

The following listings have materials ready for you to "adopt" with little or no alteration. Note: Some links are non-ASU links but are considered to be stable resources. If you know of additional resources that should be added to this listing, contact Instructional Services.

Copyright information from the University System of Georgia: Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines, TEACH Act

• Listed alphabetically.
  NOTE: Some links are non-ASU links.
  • ArtSTOR digital image repository contracted by ASU for use by all disciplines. High quality images, zoom-able to fine details, usable in PowerPoint, a special Image Viewer program, or via the Web to launch a discussion or illustrate a point. Students can also access the images you want them to see.
    • Establish your account using an on-campus computer for greatest functionality. The password to gain instructor-status (establishes a "collection" space for you to use with your students) is available through Instructional Services or the HelpDesk.
    • Access the site and search for your favorite subject to get excited about this fabulous resource.
  • Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative - From their web site: "Through the OLI project, Carnegie Mellon is working to help the World Wide Web make good on its promise of widely accessible and effective online education. OLI grew out of collaboration among cognitive scientists, experts in human computer interaction and seasoned faculty who have both a deep expertise in their respective fields and a strong commitment to excellence in higher education. The project adds to online education the crucial elements of instructional design grounded in cognitive theory, formative evaluation for students and faculty, and iterative course improvement based on empirical evidence."
  • Digital Library of Georgia - From their web site: "The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources."
    • This site is also available through the library's GALILEO system.
  • MERLOT - University System of Georgia affiliated site for locating peer-reviewed course materials grouped by discipline and by topic. These materials range from extensive Web sites to special software applications, PowerPoint, or great drawings.
  • MIT OpenCourseware Initiative - MIT makes available their course materials for adoption by non-MIT faculty.
  • Respondus Test Bank service - test banks are available in Respondus format for many textbook test banks. Use the site-licensed Respondus program to create paper or on-line tests.
  • SORT (Student Online Readiness Test) - University System of Georgia resource - Are your students ready to study on-line? This is a good resource for study-readiness for face-to-face courses also.
  • USG Adoptable Templates - The University System created materials for a variety of fully-online courses, primarily Core level courses, and has made those courses, minus copyrighted materials, available to USG faculty to use all or pieces of their work. Contact Instructional Services for more information.
  • USG SHARE (Learning Object Repository) - the University System of Georgia has taken the materials created for a variety of courses and broken them into objectives to allow you to "mix and match" materials. This is an excellent resource for refresher materials, especially for reviewing math and english skills. You are encouraged to contribute YOUR materials for use by others.

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Create or disseminate materials

 

The following are tools that you can use to create or disseminate study and learning materials. Note: Some links are non-ASU links but are considered to be stable resources.

University System of Georgia's Best Practices site

Listed alphabetically.
NOTE: Some links are non-ASU links.

• Campus Pipeline campus portal, including specific areas for classes and class mailing lists. Class area include spots for class announcements, news items, file repositories, discussion boards, chat rooms, photo/image gallery, etc . (Training Materials are available).
• Computer Lab Software list of available software and versions, lab hours and locations, reservation information, etc.
• Course Mapping Tool - University System of Georgia resource for development of course goals and objectives
• GeorgiaVIEW Vista (a.k.a. WebCT Vista) - direct link to the online course management system. Contact the office of Instructional Services for getting started information. (Training Materials are available).
• iMOD (Interactive Materials for Online Delivery) - University System of Georgia resource for development of interactive study materials
• Microsoft Office Suite - ASU has a site license that allows dissemination across campus and into the homes of faculty and staff. The Office Suite includes as a minimum Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
  • (Training Materials are available).
• Podcasting server - University System of Georgia podcasting server can take audio and video files and turn them into podcasts. Contact Instructional Services, 706-737-1484, for getting started information.
• Respondus - This is a test development tool used to create print or on-line tests (highly recommended for faculty using GeorgiaVIEW Vista) This link is to the installation software - you must be on campus to access the files but it may be installed on a home computer if you copy it to a CD or USB drive. The license registration number is in the text file in the folder or in the installation instructions.
  • (Training Materials are available).
• SecondLife - a virtual 3D world in which each person manipulates an avatar (onscreen character representing a person) through a "world" constructed by anyone. Some universities are using this medium to allow students to explore or experiment where they were unable before. Faculty are creating cave environments, historical replicas of towns, displaying art, having concerts, etc.
• Site Licensed Software - software available for use on campus
• Streaming Media server - managed by IT Services - your video does not have to be listed on the listing of publicly available videos to be hosted on this server
• StudyMate - Create interactive study materials including crossword puzzles and games that can be played in the classroom or individually. (Note: If you use Respondus, the questions you have within it can be used directly by StudyMate). Link is to installation software - You must be on campus to access the files but they may be installed on a home computer. License registration number is in the text file in the folder or in the installation instructions. (Training Materials are available).
• Zotero - Plug-in for the Firefox web browser (a substitute for Internet Explorer) that captures citation information from web pages and can even take a "snapshot" of the page so you know you are quoting correctly. Included here because it is a great research tool and worth the time to investigate.

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Getting Involved

 

ASU faculty are encouraged to create, share, and peer-review course materials through several initiatives. Contact Instructional Services, 706-737-1484, for more information.

• The GeorgiaVIEW Vista (a.k.a. WebCT Vista) system allows for faculty to collaboratively develop a "template" that can be shared with other faculty teaching the same course.
  • In addition, the University System has established a mailing list called VISN-L for Vista "Visionaries" who are faculty willing to share information cross-institutionally.
• The University System of Georgia has an e-Core program designed to present core curriculum classes on-line. ASU faculty may assist in the creation of the objectives and materials for those classes. The materials created for this program are returned to the campus in the form of adoptable templates or adoptable learning objects. Contact Instructional Services,706-737-1484, for more information.
• Merlot, http://merlot.org, seeks faculty to contribute to their fast-growing listing of available course materials or to act as peer-reviewers to assess the quality of the materials it has listed. Contact Instructional Services, 706-737-1484, for more information.
• The University System of Georgia has been working on a Learning Object Repository called USG Share and a pilot project was launched Spring 2008. If you are interested in working with this project, please contact Instructional Services, 706-737-1484, for more information.

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