Just a basic slide show on popular tools amongst distance education instructors.

1. ITLS 5105
Popular Learning Tools for
Distance Education
Distance Education
Marie Titze

2. What is Distance education?
✤ Distance education is necessary for students
who cannot be physically in the classroom.
Instructors who are informed on Instructional technology
are essential for this kind of teaching.

3. Camtasia
✤ Camtasia is a program that allows instructors
to record their presentations so students have
information right at their fingertips!

4. Google Hangout
✤ Google Hangout allows instructors to video chat
with students, share documents and present, all for
free

5. YouTube
✤ YouTube is accessed by students after instructors
have uploaded their instructional videos.
Anyone is able to view the videos if they are public.

6. iTunes
✤ iTunes can be used to upload podcasts
done by the professor for students to hear
and respond back, based on the topic.
Students can also use iTunes podcasts as a
learning tool for searching for other podcasts
based on key words.
Podcasts can also
be downloaded
onto smartphones!

7. Resources
✤ Creighton University
✤ Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
✤ iTunes.com
✤ Youtube.com
✤ camtasia.com
✤ google.com