Tip of the Week
Each week, the Office of Distance Learning sets out to provide interesting and helpful topics in technology and education.
Share Financial Foundation video series with students
Week of 11/28/2022
Financial worry can distract students from their studies and delay their dreams of earning a degree. The Financial Foundation video series supports student success with solid advice for applying for scholarships, building a personal credit score and more. The ...
UH Excellence in Teaching panelists promote icebreakers, Jamboards
Week of 11/21/2022
The UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC) has released a recording of their recent webinar, The 2022 UH Excellence in Teaching Faculty Panel. The presentation highlighted strategies and activities for increasing student engagement in online courses. Laurie James, ...
Create quick whiteboard videos with Krita and Snagit
Week of 11/14/2022
A recent Quality Matters article, Creating Process Demonstration Videos, reviewed several types of lecture demo videos. Among them were “Khan-style” videos, a style popularized by Khan Academy. Think whiteboard with digital pen and voice-over. These seemingly ...
Use web-based teleprompter for practice and presentations
Week of 11/07/2022
Preparing for an online conference or a lecture recording? Improve your delivery with a teleprompter web app. Teleprompter Mirror is an excellent choice for script readability. The free program requires no download or account creation and has a clean user interface. ...
Chrome and Firefox offer uncluttered reader views
Week of 10/31/2022
For many, reading online is a Herculean task requiring intense focus to block out flashing ads—left, right and center. Fortunately, both Chrome and Firefox browsers offer simplified reading modes to combat reader distraction and fatigue. Chrome users have the ...
FERPA guidance for faculty found at UH Institutional Data Governance
Week of 10/24/2022
In October, a series of webinars were held to clarify important aspects of the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA). The webinar recording and slide deck aimed at teaching faculty is posted to this UH Training and Presentations page. The webinar ...
Add QR Codes to social media; readers open with mobile devices
Week of 10/17/2022
Have you noticed more QR codes in social media posts? Recent smartphone and tablet updates allow users to open online QR Codes without an external app. Users can take a screenshot from their social feed and open the code in their phone’s photo gallery. For iOS ...
Do more with PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Pro
Week of 10/10/2022
Whether you are assembling learning content or grant documentation, Adobe Acrobat Pro has the ability to combine files, re-arrange pages, and redact sensitive information as needed to create polished PDFs.While Acrobat Reader will open PDFs for desktop reading, the ...
Go to Google@UH to request apps for online exploration
Week of 10/03/2022
UH Google accounts include basic apps like Gmail, Calendar and Drive. For those who want to explore the world from their computer, there are also Google Maps and Google Earth. These apps are among the elective Consumer Apps available to active UH accounts through ...
Accessible Social site is a resource hub for content creators
Week of 09/26/2022
Reaching out to students by means of their preferred communications channels can increase the impact of your messaging. Social media posts can make lasting impressions in new ways and in new spaces. Creating accessible content is critical to successfully ...