As a long time advocate for online delivery and knowing that many are not comfortable with this delivery system I am going to share some simple tips. First – accept my Team invite as your colleagues may be some of your best resources. Second- Keep it Simple, you know your content so deliver it. If … Read more
Review last week’s blog for contingency planning. Check out this office’s Recording Essentials Blog for all things involving recording and webconferencing. University Contingency Plan 9 Resources for When Coronavirus Moves Your Course Online Contact this office for assistance in any of these technologies.
Have you checked out Laupus Library’s VR lab? The VR Lab @ Laupus Library is a virtual reality learning and development workspace that includes five state of the art virtual reality workstations and is available to ECU students, staff, and faculty. The lab’s hours are Monday – Friday, 8am – 8pm during normal library hours. The … Read more
I was reading an article about making an online course great and this one tip really stood out to me – “Explain the purpose of the various modules and content to the students, as well as why particular technology is being used for the various activities. As one instructor observed, “The students need to understand what … Read more
And exams are done and fall semester will be put to rest. Review what worked, what didn’t and if take inventory of your Blackboard course as fall semester 2020 it will be in Canvas. If you use Blackboard grade book you may want to download it before finalizing and/or changing grades, remember to save to … Read more
Last Wednesday in the semester, for those remaining classes here is a fun way to check that they have been reading and listening. Turning Point Cloud, login with your ECU credentials, click to connect to ResponseWare and you can use your PowerPoint presentation or Anywhere Polling to check on what has been retained. Students download … Read more
Only 3 weeks to Thanksgiving break, 4 weeks to reading day and finals begin! But not to belabor that point here are some tips for keeping above water. It is harder for your students, you’ve been here before Calendar activities and set reminders Make notes on what worked and what didn’t (this will help when … Read more
It’s been a while but wanted to remind you of some features available to you when recording lectures, either from the classroom or your office. Analytics – Mediasite’s powerful video analytics and built-in reports show exactly who is watching what and when. • Understand viewing behavior and engagement • Evaluate each video’s effectiveness and impact on … Read more
Respondus Test Generator is a great tool to quickly create a test in Word and upload to Blackboard and eventually to Canvas (tests do import very well into Canvas). Download the Respondus software and checkout these links on how to use it. Remember to download/save the license information. Need assistance contact this office.
Specific Lesson Starter Strategies Start with vocabulary – Post several words and let students guess the topic; Try the whiteboard purge – Invite the entire class to write everything that they know about a new topic until the blackboard/whiteboard is full. Then asked for students to elaborate on their notes and take the time to … Read more