Technologies to Make Your Life Easier and More Professionally

RewardingDina Vyortkina, PhD

Head of Instructional Technologies

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Overview• Productivity tools

• Scheduling an appointment• How to (screencasting)• Videoconferencing

• Providing information• Blogs• Diigo• Video, screencasts, web-presentation tools

• Assisting with employment/internship resources• Portfolios

• Collecting feedback• Input from stakeholders

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Important!

All tools are:1. Multifunctional2. Easy to use3. Free

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Productivity Tools: Scheduling Appointments

• Doodle• Many more

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Productivity Tools: Screencasting

• Explain where to find info• Show how to complete forms• Create training videos/workshops• See example• Free tools available

• See DV’s Diigo

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Productivity Tools: Videoconferencing

• To communicate with• Colleagues• Students• Employers• Internship supervisors

• Free tools available (Skype, google hangouts, zoom, etc.)• See DV’s Diigo

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Providing Info: Blogs

• Website for Career Servicesor

• Blog• Easy to maintain• No IT skills required• Immediate sharing of info• RSS available• Multifunctional

• Ongoing (ex1, ex2)• Event specific (ex3)

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Providing Info: Diigo

• Social bookmarking• Diigo

• Professional library online• All info is one place• Easy to share• Easy to maintain• Link(s) can be posted online as perma links

• Examples• Ex1• Ex2 (Diigo collection created for this event)

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Providing Info: Video, Screencasting, Web-presentation Tools• Video library• Screencasting• Web-presentation tools

• Present.me• Example

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Portfolios

• Marketing tool• Evidence of competencies & skills • All in one place• Resources

• Digication• Other resources

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Collecting Feedback

• Input from stakeholders (employers, students)• Workshops evaluation• Career interests survey• “Have a quick question?”• Online surveys

• Qualtrics (NU)• Survey for EHELF

• Free tools available

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Your Toolkit

• Multifunctional, easy, free• Try:

• Doodle• Diigo• Videoconferencing• Blog• Screencasting• Present.me• Portfolios• Online surveys

• More resources on Diigo

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Career Advising

Technologies to Make Your Life Easier and More Professionally

RewardingDina Vyortkina, PhD

Head of Instructional Technologies

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