Getting the most out of Wimba Create

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Including Live Websites
3. Visual timeline presentation
   1. Creating using Timeline 2.0 1/2
   2. Creating using Timeline 2.0 2/2
   3. Embedding the Timeline 2.0
4. Sharing presentations online
5. Including Youtube resources
6. Mindmapping within Wimba Create
7. Decision trees for contextual learning
8. How to utilise Pop ups
9. Flexible self test quiz making using Hot Potatoes
10. Linking to other places within your tutorial
11. Hotspots from images
12. Drag and Drop labelling activities
13. Customising the way your tutorial looks
14. Frequently Asked Questions

Visual timeline presentation

When dealing with chronological data there are other options rather than just text based presentation. Below is a timeline tool that can be embedded using the cginclude style -

Example of Timeline 2.0 1990's music timeline.

This free tool developed by the University of British Columbia for example can produce a time line with audio and video content. This product is free to use and can give surprisingly effective visualisations and demonstrates how the cginclude styles can embed learning activities.

You can find the tool at the address http://www.learningtools.arts.ubc.ca/timeline.htm

In this section we will:

• Give an example of a constructed timeline
• Introduce the basic elements of the timeline 2.0 system