Digital Literacy

"Uncover and Discover"

Additional Assistance

Database Tutorials

Tools for Online Learning

Learning Object Creation Tools

The following pages provide tools that can be used to augment online instruction. Some tools are open source or freeware and others may have a fee.

For Definitions and Explanations see: What is a Learning Object?

Instructional Delivery Tools

Image Tools

Photo image tools
Video/movie tools

Screen Casting Tools

Screen capturing tools

Podcasting and Lecture Capture Tools

Podcasting tools
Lecture Capture tools
Sound Editing tools

Other Instructional Tools

Survey/quizzing tools
Mashups of various tools
Web conferencing tools

Instructional Design Tools

http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/faculty/teaching/tools/design.html

Authoring/web editing tools
Converting course materials into learning objects
Course conferencing tools
File storage options

Learning Object Repositories

http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/faculty/teaching/repositories/index.html

Digital Object Access Systems
Institutional Repositories
Learning Object Repositories (including media sharing sites and screen cast sites)