Instructional Technology Toolkit | University of Montevallo

In the Malone Center Instructional Technology Falcon Learn course, you will find many instructional technologies to add to your “technology toolkit.” The technologies are categorized by instructional use – classroom technologies, student collaboration and discussion tools, tools for delivering course content, discipline-specific tools, tools for assessing student learning, game-based learning, and time-saving tools. Within each category, you will find a list of tools, a short description of each tool, and a step-by-step help sheet for using the tool.

For access to the Falcon Learn page, please join the course through the QR code or link and enter your name and email address.

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The Malone Center staff would be happy to sit down with you and help you select the best tool to fit your needs and/or help you adapt a tool for your course. Contact us today!

Content Delivery

Content Presentation

Content Delivery tools are categorized by the way in which content is delivered to learners. Content Presentation tools can be used to present information and content in different formats. Classroom Technology will help instructors understand the tools that are available in standardized classrooms on campus. Video & Audio Creation tools can be used to create video or audio files that coordinate with lessons. Information Visualization & Mind Mapping tools can be used to create graphics for learners.

Classroom Technology

The process of standardizing classroom technologies began in 2016. Updated classrooms are classified as “ Epson Interactive Rooms,” “Touchscreen Technology Rooms,” “Department-Specific Technology Rooms,” or “RUS Rooms.”

Most Epson Interactive Rooms have an interactive projector with a whiteboard, a teaching station control panel, a HoverCam document camera (Ultra 8 or Duo), a Blu-ray player, and integrated web cameras and microphones..

Touchscreen Technology rooms have an AQUOS Board, an Elo Interactive Monitor, or a ViewSonic ViewBoard.

Each RUS Classroom has an Epson Interactive Projector, a room control panel (Teams or Zoom), a monitor, an integrated web camera, and a microphone.

Instructions for using each classroom technology can be found in the Malone Center Instructional Technology Toolkit Falcon Learn course.

Information Visualization & Mind Maps

Many free web-based tools can be used to visualize information and content. These tools can be used to create infographics, mind or concept maps, timelines, flowcharts, and other visual products.

Content Specific Tools

There are many content-specific interactive websites and tools that can be used to increase student engagement. This page will continue to expand as more tools are located.

Assessment of Student Learning

Game-Based Learning

These tools can be used to collect student responses and feedback in a fun, competitive, game-like environment.

Student Response Tools

These tools can be used to collect student responses and feedback in a variety of formats in synchronous and asynchronous environments.

Audio & Video Student Response

These tools can be used to collect audio and video student responses and feedback in an asynchronous environment.

Text-Based Student Response

These tools can be used to collect text-based student responses and feedback in synchronous and asynchronous environments.

Student Engagement

Discussion & Collaboration

There are many technology tools available online that enable students and faculty to engage in discussion and to collaborate on projects in synchronous and asynchronous environments. Tools on this page can be used to encourage student engagement by facilitating projects or activities such as text and video discussion and collaborative projects such as concept mapping, and online study tools.

Communication & Videoconferencing

There are many free technology tools available online that can allow for communication and video conferencing. Video conferencing tools such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and TEAMS can be used for synchronous conversation and collaboration between participants in remote locations. GroupMe is a private messaging tool that allows users to communicate by text message.

Timesavers

Timesaving Tools

These tools can be used to help you save time when finding and sharing information.

Technology Support Policy

The Malone Center staff is pleased to assist University faculty in identifying, adapting, and adopting technologies to support their instructional goals. However, with the rapidly expanding array of instructional technologies that are available and in keeping with evidence-based best practices, we focus our efforts on technologies with the greatest potential for positively impacting student learning and our campus community as a whole. This includes:

Canvas (UM’s learning management system);
Other institutionally licensed software such as OneDrive (UM’s file storage and sharing platform) and Teams (UM’s web conferencing and synchronous distance education platform);
Standard classroom technology;
Malone Center equipment available for faculty checkout;
Instructional technologies included in the Malone Center’s Instructional Technology Toolkit.

At this time, we cannot support any individually licensed technologies such as book publishers’ learning platforms. If you are interested in adopting such a tool, we encourage you to review IS&T’s Policies webpage. You may also wish to contact a member of the company’s customer support team for questions regarding course use and pedagogical strategies.

It is important to consider accessibility for students who need accommodation as you plan course content and activities. Not all tools included in the Malone Center Instructional Technology Toolkit are fully accessible, but all can be valuable for teaching and learning. If you choose to use these tools, please consider how you will make the activity or assignment accessible if requested.