Mind Mapping

A mind map is a visual way to organize your thoughts or ideas.  Rather than writing down your ideas in paragraph form, a mind map allows the author…

Infographics

For an explanation of what an Infographic is, take a look an this video: The Value of Data Visualization from Column Five on Vimeo. Best Practices Here are…

Twine

Twine is open-source and available as a free download for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux; the software has been updated to a full new version since its…

TRU Writer – Creating Collaborative Writing Collections

The TRU Writer is a tool that allows people to publish their writing, including rich media content, without needing to login or understand the backend of WordPress. Once…

TRU Collector – Curating Images

The TRU Collector is a tool used for submitting, sorting, and displaying images. It works particularly well for activities where curation and collaboration are a key feature. On…

Course Trailer

You have likely seen movie trailers; those short videos that are designed to capture the interest of the audience to get them interested in seeing movies.  You may…

Poster Session (Discussion)

You may have been to a traditional conference with a poster session.  Here large posters are created and displayed to share information about academic research.  Learners may want…

Idea Sharing and Exchange (Discussion)

Using the discussion forum for sharing ideas or brainstorming about an issue is another opportunity to encourage innovation. Here learners could be encouraged to share and also to…

Peer Review

Discussions may also be a great opportunity for learners to share their work and have their peers review it. This peer review of the learners’ composition could offer…

Audacity

Audacity is a free audio editor that works on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux systems. Use it to record podcasts, mix audio, create backing tracks for your videos…