TASI resources

TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images) is an excellent resource for information on all aspects of working with images. They have advice sheets on a range of topics from 'Managing digitisation projects' to 'Creating digital images'. They also offer suggestions for finding and using digital images in education.

Wink

I have been using this free software to create some online tutorials for PEDESTAL users. It is not as feature rich as Macromedia Flash or Captivate, but it is easy to use. It captures screen shots as you work through software or website, you can record sound to accompany the demo, cursor movements are automatically captured and the path generated in wink, you can add text instructions, customise the callouts and create your own template. The template can be used to apply the same style to a series of tutorials.

Useful links

• Wink: http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
• How to create a wink tutorial: http://codex.gallery2.org/Codex:How_to_Create_a_Wink_Tutorial
• Quick instructions for using wink to create online tutorials: http://people.umass.edu/ealling/wink.pdf
• UCL - Wink creating software demos: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/learningtechnology/content/wink/Wink_workbook.doc
• Using wink to create software presentations: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/e_article000730206.cfm

JORUM repository

The JORUM is a free resource for UK higher and further education staff. This repository holds teaching and learning materials contributed by the education community. To contribute, view and use materials in JORUM institutions must first register to use the service. Instructions for checking if you institution is registered, and how to register are available at: http://www.jorum.ac.uk/user/index.html.

Once you have confirmed that your institution has registered you will be able to login with your Athens username and password. You can browse for resources by subjects, or search by keyword or resource creator name.

For information Loughborough University is registered as a contributor and user of the service.