Mitch Ricketts, a graduate K-State faculty member and administrator, will present “Illustrating Educational Concepts: How to Create Custom Drawings, Animations, and Videos Using Simple Technology” at the Innovations in Teaching and Learning (ITL) conference 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, in the Union Flint Hills Room. Many educational concepts are easier to understand when illustrated with vivid examples. He will explore methods for creating visual instructional materials using simple tools such as PowerPoint, basic photographic equipment, and free software. Bring a laptop, if you wish, and try the techniques as they are discussed. Continue reading “Ricketts to cover illustration of educational concepts with simple technologies at ITL Conference March 4–5”→
Hale Library's south elevation as shown in the Oct. 11 update of Google Maps Street View
During the week of Aug. 19, Google Maps Street View was on campus taking pictures from K-State sidewalks. On Oct. 11, Google released its largest StreetView update ever, with 250,000 miles of new and updated roads. This large update includes the Street View pictures taken in August from sidewalks across K-State’s campus. Continue reading “K-State sidewalk views included in huge Google Maps Street View update”→
The Media Development Center in 213 Hale Library has recently added an automated 35mm slide scanner. The Pacific Image PowerSlide 3650 is designed to convert large numbers of 35mm mounted slides into digital files that can be searched, processed, printed, or delivered electronically.
Scanning 50 mounted slides takes approximately 50 minutes, or 1 side per minute. The impresssive optical resolution of 5000 dpi produces digital files that remain true to the original images.
Equipment in the Media Development Center is available for use by all K-State faculty/staff and students. For more information, contact Phyllis Epps, MDC manager, at 785-532-4921.
A variety of technologies have been created to help people come up with a range of ideas. There are electronic journals embedded into digital laboratories. There are online technologies that enable people to take notes on-the-go and keep the notes in the “cloud,” so they can access their ideas with a variety of devices from anywhere with connectivity to the Internet. The visualization software of Microsoft Visio has a “Brainstorming Diagram” tool that offers a spatialized (sometimes called a “bubble diagram”) type of brainstorming.
To sample this tool, open Microsoft Visio 2010. Go to open a New file. Under the Business templates, you will find a Brainstorming Diagram.
Ready to meet the challenges of the visual-spatial learners in your classroom? Worried that your lectures and presentations are missing the visual impact you are looking for? Join Ben Ward, instructional designer with iTAC, as he takes you through an image-packed journey into the world of visual literacy.
Of all the devices in the Media Development Center (213 Hale Library), the scanners are most frequently used by students and faculty/staff. There are three types:
Large flatbed scanner in the Media Development Center
The flatbed scanners are the most commonly used. They are the most versatile, as they have the ability to scan pictures, drawings, documents, and books that measure up to 12 inches by 17 inches. Professors use them to scan book pages to post online or to show via document cameras. Architecture students use them to scan layouts and floor plans for digital storage. Other uses are to edit a scanned document and archive pictures.
The Media Development Center in 213 Hale Library has recently added an automated 35mm slide scanner. The Pacific Image PowerSlide 3650 is designed to convert large numbers of 35mm mounted slides into digital files that can be searched, processed, printed, or delivered electronically.
