blackboard mashups: multimedia just got a little easier!

Blackboard Mashups: Multimedia Just Got a

Little Easier!

Joel KinisonInstructional Technology Coordinator

College of Southern Maryland

Goal

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to add a Mashup to their

Blackboard course.

Objectives

Understand what Mashups are and how they work and the benefits of their use.

Define Mashup tool good teaching practices. Learn how to implement Mashups in a varity of different tools

in Blackboard. Learn how Mashups can be used to promote student

outcomes of subject matter.

Overview

What are Mashups? (Presentation) What can Mashups do for your course? (Presentation) What are the features of Mashups? (Presentation) Benefits of using Mashups in your Blackboard course. (Presentation) Limitations and considerations of using Mashups. (Presentation) Good Teaching Practices with Mashups. (Presentation) How to implement a Slideshare Mashup. (Discussion) How to implement a Flickr Mashup. (Discussion) How to implement a YouTube Mashup. (Hands-on)

“In web development, a mashup is a web page or application that uses and combines data, presentation

or functionality from two or more sources to create new services.”

Other popular culture applicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_%28web_application_hybrid%29

“Mashups allow Instructors to add content to a Course that is from an external Web site. This content is used

in a variety of ways within a Course: a standalone piece of Course Content, part of a test question, a topic on a

Discussion Board, or as part of an assignment.”

http://library.blackboard.com/ref/a86c3648-80a5-43cc-8fed-b3f5d24518ce/Content/Mashups/About%20Mashups.htm

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Incorporate rich media content

Control the page content

Reaches different Learning Styles

• Copyright• The validity of Mashups• Mashup Accessible • Link still current

1) Encourages contact between students and faculty

2) Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students

3) Encourages active learning4) Gives prompt feedback

5) Emphasizes time on task6) Communicates high expectations7) Respects diverse talents and

ways of learning

Next Step

• Demonstration• Hands-on activities