Low Threshold Applications Charles J. Ansorge University of Nebraska-Lincoln

What’s an LTA? Acronym for Low Threshold Application Defined by Steve Gilbert Term has been around for five years

Acronym for Low Threshold Application

Defined by Steve Gilbert

Term has been around for five years

Building Collection of LTAs Process of building collection began in 2001 Very ambitious project early on For a while a new LTA was added each week The momentum slowed but the number of LTAs has increased over years

Process of building collection began in 2001

Very ambitious project early on

For a while a new LTA was added each week

The momentum slowed but the number of LTAs has increased over years

LTA Variations Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education Low Threshold Activities Lots of activities on TLT Group web site “ quickLTAs” recent addition FridayLive! announcements Short tips on ways that technology may be effective in a variety of ways

Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

Low Threshold Activities

Lots of activities on TLT Group web site

“ quickLTAs” recent addition

FridayLive! announcements

Short tips on ways that technology may be effective in a variety of ways

Site for LTA Collection Collection originally on server at University of Nebraska Moved to the TLT Group home server for a while Moved again to Maricopa Community College New format created by Alan Levine About to move once more since Alan took a job with the New Media Consortium

Collection originally on server at University of Nebraska

Moved to the TLT Group home server for a while

Moved again to Maricopa Community College

New format created by Alan Levine

About to move once more since Alan took a job with the New Media Consortium

LTA Site The URL posted below; we’ll visit later http://zircon.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/lta/ There’s also a link on the TLT Group Web page http://tltgroup.org/

The URL posted below; we’ll visit later http://zircon.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/lta/

There’s also a link on the TLT Group Web page

http://tltgroup.org/

Status of LTA Collection Collection contains 50 LTAs Many LTAs remain very useful today and are likely to save time Thirty-one different authors for the LTAs Most prolific of the contributors Nancy Bowers, Instructional Designer Steven Bell, Directory of Libraries at Philadelphia University

Collection contains 50 LTAs

Many LTAs remain very useful today and are likely to save time

Thirty-one different authors for the LTAs

Most prolific of the contributors

Nancy Bowers, Instructional Designer

Steven Bell, Directory of Libraries at Philadelphia University

Categories of LTAs Began to classify LTAs in recent years Current categories and numbers

Began to classify LTAs in recent years

Current categories and numbers

Personal LTA Favorites Contributions by Steven Bell have been very popular Contacted me about contributing another--FURL

Contributions by Steven Bell have been very popular

Contacted me about contributing another--FURL

Personal LTA Favorites Contributions by Nancy Bowers also are excellent Has distinction of submitting most recent

Contributions by Nancy Bowers also are excellent

Has distinction of submitting most recent

Navigation of LTA Site http://zircon.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/lta/ Note: All LTAs LTAs by Author LTAs by Category RSS feed LTA comments

http://zircon.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/lta/

Note:

All LTAs

LTAs by Author

LTAs by Category

RSS feed

LTA comments

LTA Time Saver LTA #9--Printing E-mail Messages Presented in the summer of 2002 Creative suggestion offered LTA was not limited by operating system, speed of computer, computer memory or hard drive space What was the LTA?

LTA #9--Printing E-mail Messages

Presented in the summer of 2002

Creative suggestion offered

LTA was not limited by operating system, speed of computer, computer memory or hard drive space

What was the LTA?

Printing E-mail

Future Direction for Collection Milestone reached Difficulty in finding new authors for LTAs Uncertainty regarding the usefulness of the collection Feedback requested regarding several questions

Milestone reached

Difficulty in finding new authors for LTAs

Uncertainty regarding the usefulness of the collection

Feedback requested regarding several questions

Future Directions Questions Should efforts be made to sustain the collection? If yes, what are potential sources for finding new authors? Do you see value in the LTA collection? What incentives might encourage individuals to share LTA ideas and contribute to the collection? Are there categories that might be added to the LTA collection site? For example, podcasting?

Questions

Should efforts be made to sustain the collection?

If yes, what are potential sources for finding new authors?

Do you see value in the LTA collection?

What incentives might encourage individuals to share LTA ideas and contribute to the collection?

Are there categories that might be added to the LTA collection site? For example, podcasting?