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Awards

Twice shortlisted as the Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year by the Times Higher Education Awards (2007 and 2010).

Guides and Resources

Podcasting
10-factor design model Producing academic podcasting (pdf) Podcast planning tool (doc) Audacity user guide (pdf)

Learning Design
What is an e-tivity? (recording) Carpe Diem workshop guide (doc)

Ebook Readers
Creating an ebook in epub format (pdf 4.8MG) Sony PRS 505 student guide (pdf 250K) Calibre ebook compiler and management (open source software)

Open Educational Resources (OERs)
University of Leicester repository Jorum repository (UK) OER Commons repository (global)

Adobe Presenter
Making an Adobe Presenter narrated slideshow (recording) Adobe Presenter user guide (pdf)

Adobe Connect
Using Connect for synchronous online teaching (recording) Using Connect for lecture capture on campus (recording) Help guide for using Connect for lecture capture (pdf)

Social Media
How to get started in Twitter (pdf)

Miscellaneous
Quick guide to using Camtasia Studio to make a screencast (pdf 151K)

Contact

Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7549/252 5763
Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5725

mediazoo@le.ac.uk