IT Skills Tips

Services for Economists

• Video: Economics Network Question Bank explained in 2 minutes
• Video: ExcelAssess software explained in 2 minutes
• Video: Instant Remedial Maths Test explained in 2 minutes
• Turnitin (plagiarism prevention software) training videos
• Video: Creating web links for WinEcon, 2 minutes by WinEcon

Virtual Learning Environments

• How to Use BlackBoard, 54 minutes, by TeacherTrainingVideos.com
• Video tips for Moodle by Paul Treadwell, Cornell University:
  • The Course Skeleton and adding links
  • Creating a basic quiz
  • Moodle's logging features
• Getting Started with WebCT (word documents at UCL)
• More: The Handbook for Economics Lecturers: Virtual Learning Environments

Online services

• Video: Wikis explained in plain English, 3'52" by Common Craft
• Slide show with audio: The Effective Use of Blogs in Economics Education
• Video: Podcasting, the basics, 2 minutes by VideoJug
• Slide Show: How to create a podcast by Joel Kinison on SlideShare
• Video: Social bookmarking explained in Plain English, 3'25" by Common Craft

PowerPoint

• Video: PowerPoint shortcuts, 2 minutes by VideoJug
• 24 Tips for PowerPoint by TeacherTrainingVideos.com
• Tips: adding audio to PowerPoint
• Video: the PowerPoint Pen, 1 minute
• Video: How not to use PowerPoint, 4 minutes

Word

• Video: Word shortcuts, 3 minutes by VideoJug
• Tips and Tricks in Word, 46 minutes by TeacherTrainingVideos.com

Spreadsheets

• Video: Excel shortcuts, 2 minutes by VideoJug
• Excel training videos by DataPig technologies

Statistical Packages

• Nearly 100 video tips for SPSS by Texas A&M University
• 20 video tips for SPSS, plus handouts by Indiana State University
• Class videos and tips on SAS by UCLA Academic Technology Services
• Class videos and tips on Stata by UCLA Academic Technology Services
• How to Assign Grouping Codes to SPSS Data, 1'46" by PsychologyPracticals.com