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Latest News
9/4/2008:Workshops every Friday in September, 1:30 - 2:30pm in 3-107.
READ about the new release features
What is Tegrity?
Tegrity is a flexible software tool that can capture audio, video and computer screen activity, then wrap it up in a single "Tegrity session" which is automatically uploaded and linked into your Blackboard course. Tegrity can be used from Tegrity enabled classrooms and from office or home computers to create lessons, demonstrations, critiques, podcasts and other materials that can be accessed online.
Tegrity in Action
Tegrity feedback from Karly Way
Sociology instructor Karly Way describes how using Tegrity had made her examine her instructional delivery. This reflective commentary represents a valuable resource to other college faculty. WATCH THIS VIDEO
Using Tegrity in a Tegrity-Enabled Classroom
- Watch Paul Smolenyak using Tegrity in this 5-minute Windows Media video.
- Watch one of Paul Smolenyak's Tegrity sessions
Using Tegrity in Your Office
- Watch Dean Holbrook using Tegrity in this 3-minute Windows Media video.
- Watch one of Dean Holbrook's Tegrity sessions.
Recording Student Presentations
Joy D'Angelo and others use Tegrity to record student presentations and speeches, which are then automatically available in their Blackboard course.
Ways to Use Tegrity
Some ways to use Tegrity recordings:
- Record classes in one of our 8 Tegrity classrooms
- Student class presentations for evaluation
- Critiques for later review
- Selectively send students class recordings via email
- As a podcasting tool
- Put movies into Blackboard
- Create orientation videos
- Rich communication tool online
- Students can use ME2 to record their own video/audio
Getting Started
If you want to use Tegrity, please let your Thatcher Bohrman know (thatcher_bohrman@yc.edu), then talk your Division Assistant Dean or Dean to get scheduled in one of the Tegrity enabled classrooms if you want to record in-class lectures. There are currently 7 Tegrity-enabled classrooms in Prescott and 1 in Verde, and we hope to have more district-wide very soon.
Install it Right Now
If you have a microphone and/or video camera connected to your computer, You can install Tegrity on any Windows computer you use RIGHT NOW. Install it by logging in to your Blackboard course, clicking on the Tegrity button in the left-hand navigation bar, then clicking on the "Record a Class" button in the top of the window that pops open. The software should install on your computer and open up the recording session right then and there. The instructor usage guide is linked at the bottom of this email message. Of course, computer glitches happen, so contact Thatcher Bohrman at x2352 for help if you run into trouble.
Instructor & Student Guides
- Student Guide (5.0MB PDF file)
- Instructor Guide (7.4MB PDF file)
- Instructor Quick Start Guide (432KB PDF file)
Contact
Thatcher Bohrman is the college point of contact for Tegrity support and training. Please contact him about getting a web camera and/or microphone, as well as to learn more about the software.
Phone: 928-776-2352
thatcher_bohrman@yc.edu.
National Webinar Rebroadcast
On Valentine's Day 2008, Yavapai College was spotlighted in a national webinar, "Transforming the teacher-student paradigm with class-capture technology" discussing our implementation of Tegrity. The hour-long presentation, which had an online audience of over 500 viewers, featured Dr. Goswami, Dean Holbrook and Thatcher Bohrman.
Directions for viewing the archived webinar:
- Disable pop-up blockers and close all applications except e-mail and Web browser.
- Click on the link below to begin the log-in process. If you reach the registration page, please enter your e-mail address to get to the lobby page where you will see the "Launch" button.
- Click the "Launch" button to begin the presentation.
- Click the "Download Slide PDF" button to access the presentation slides.
