IT and Instructional Resources

Emerging Technology

Short papers with information you need to know about the latest technologies.

UCLA Communications Technology Services

CTS supports the University's instruction, research, and public service mission, by identifying and supporting customer voice, data, and video networking needs through the delivery of cost-effective, state-of-the-art infrastructure, equipment, and services.

Adobe Digital Video Curriculum Guide

The Adobe Digital Video Curriculum Guide delivers the instructional source materials, lesson ideas, and student assignments that instructors need to introduce Adobe digital video tools — Adobe® Premiere® Pro 1.5, Adobe After Effects® 6.5, Adobe Encore™ DVD 1.5, Adobe Audition™ 1.5, and Adobe Photoshop® CS — and teach career-building, video production skills.

Apple's Teaching and Learning Resources

This page of resources -- both Apple's and others -- is a good starting point to review the use of technology and teaching.

Podcasting and Vodcasting

Introduction to podcasting and vodcasting, including an article by TEC staff and resources for further exploration.

Online Quiz Review

This document describes and compares the functionality, usability, and technical requirements for various online quiz tools ranging from standalone quiz software to course management systems. (761k PDF)

Michael Feldstein's e-Literate Blog

Weblog hosted by Michael Feldstein, the Assistant Director for CourseSpace at the SUNY Learning Network. Mr. Feldstein is on the Editorial Advisory Board of eLearn Magazine and has been quite involved in the development of dotLRN, MIT's Open Source Course Management System.

Weblogg-ed

Blog hosted by Will Richardson, Supervisor of Instructional Technology and Communications at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, NJ. He describes his site as, "dedicated to discussions and reflections on the use of Weblogs, wikis, RSS, audiocasts and other Read/Write Web related technologies..." While focused on the concerns of K-12, the site hosts valuable discussions regarding the general use and pedagoy behind technology in the classroom.

EdTechPost

The site is hosted by Scott Leslie, "an educational technology researcher and emerging technology analyst. He currently works as the Manager of the BCcampus Learning Resources Centre, a multi-disciplinary 'open content' repository. In addition, he researches course management systems, repository and eportfolio software with Dr. Bruce Landon as part of the Western Cooperative on Educational Telecommunications' (WCET) Edutools.info team."

Augmenting Courses with Blogs, Podcasting, and other Technologies

This link points to a 63-minute conference discussion about augmenting courses using blogs, podcasts, and other forms of technology. While the session was presented at a WebCT conference at Villanova, the techniques are not limited to the WebCT course management system and may help to spur innovative ideas about the use of technology along with traditional classroom teaching.

Educational Global Climate Modeling

The EdGCM Project develops and distributes a research-quality global climate model (GCM) with a user-friendly interface that runs on desktop computers. Anyone can explore the subject of climate change using the same methods and tools that scientists employ. The design of the software allows students to learn and experience the full scientific process including: designing experiments, setting up and running computer simulations, post-processing output, using scientific visualization to display results, and creating scientific reports ready for publishing to the web.

Google Earth

Google Earth, a free cross-platform applications, allows for desktop exploration of the Earth.

Understanding Internet Media at UCLA

This PDF document describes a number of the streaming, downloading, podcasting and other internet media offerings at UCLA, including BruinCast, UCLA WebCast, VideoFurnace, UCLA on iTunes, and YouTube. We also discuss some of the benefits and challenges regarding these technologies and a glossary to aid with the technical terms.