Avatars+for+Assessment+and+Instruction

//**Presenter**//

Dr. Lorette Weldon
//**Workshop Themes**//

Assessment of Learning and Teaching, Developmental Education, Student Engagement, Technology Integration
//**Abstract**// Teachers and administrators are shown how to make an avatar teaching assistant and how to incorporate it into their lessons and presentations through GoAnimate.com, Screencast.com, and Camtasia. Through the 3 T’s, a lesson plan or presentation could be created to allow implementation of an avatar teaching assistant to help the audience (students) talk about reading selections, travel for more research, and tinker with activities. The tinkering phase allows feedback on the audience’s understanding on the lesson or presentation.

//**Presenter Bio**// Lorette Weldon has over 2 decades of experience being a certified IT Librarian (EdD, Master's of Library Science (MLS), and BS (Information Systems Management), BA (English)). She is an independent researcher, author, and teacher in the areas of developmental reading and concepts/applications of information technology. She has spoken at conferences for the Special Libraries Association, Computers in Libraries, and Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. She has written the following books in relation to library management and SharePoint: "SharePoint Without Coding: My Notes for Embedding the Librarian"; "SharePoint Without Coding, Volume 2: My Notes on the Further Embedment of the Librarian"; "Research and Social Networking" ; "Librarians Using SharePoint 2010" all available through [|www.amazon.com].

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MCAPD Conference - October 4, 2014