Month: September 2020

Mishaps and spills allowed – they happen

I know labs are being recorded some with students and others as demonstrations -two faculty at “Missouri S&T have refined their approach, which uses real-time live-streamed demonstrations of experiments.”

…”n the livestream labs, mistakes and spills can happen, which is part of the learning too. The instructors show how to clean up the spills following safety guidelines. In fact, writing safety rules is part of the students’ coursework in the class.”

As for participation “future sessions “may require students to add screenshots of the livestreamed sessions to their post-lab reports and provide individual answers to assigned tasks during the livestream,” said Woelk. Recordings won’t be made available, thereby preventing students from scanning through the session to find the answers they need for their reporting.”

 

From Livestreamed Chemistry Labs Keep Learning Real — Mistakes, Spills and All

Addendum to last week’s post and invite!

Microsoft Teams meetings include audio, video, chat, live captions, screen sharing and recording.

Meetings are one of the many ways to collaborate in Teams, and there’s also a Team’s meetings integration for Canvas. This integration allows instructors to schedule meetings in Canvas. Once scheduled, everyone joins from your Canvas course.

Attend the session

This session will be lead by Microsoft Learning Consultant, Jennifer Jury.

Thursday, September 24 | 2:00pm-3:00pm

Join the Teach with Teams Meetings Session

Topics
  • Creating meetings in Canvas
  • Setting meeting permissions
  • Meeting features (breakout rooms, whiteboards, attendance)
  • Presentation tips
  • Ending a meeting versus leaving a meeting
  • Sharing meeting recordings

Did you read the Tech News? It’s a must read!

Updated Collaboration Features for Teams and Webex

Microsoft Teams has tweaked the desktop app to improve your meeting experience. Most of the updates, like pop-out meetings, can be switched on now (see steps in the above link)

Other features are being fine-tuned and will launch within the next few days.

Cisco Webex Experience

Webex launched the new 40.9 in-meeting experience, and  updates the interface through several optimized and improved features.

Intuitive audio and video settings preview

The audio selection menu has been moved to a more prominent position over the Join Meeting button. Now you’re less likely to forget checking audio settings BEFORE joining your meeting.

Also, the larger preview window lets you actually check your “meeting face.”

Not another video?

But yes since we are teaching remotely so much of the time, let’s remember some of the Do’s and one big Don’t for Video Delivery.

DON’T make it too long, you really can talk faster!

Keep it Short – As learners we can only hold five to seven pieces of new information in short term memory before we go into a cognitive overload.

Pick up the Pace – faster can be more engaging (they can always slow you down)

Be Conversational – as if you are talking to each student individually

Replace Text with Images – if they are in college they know how to read

Add Purposeful Animations Try Bright Carbon

You have a phone?

But there is no recorder in that lab?  Use your phone, make sure you turn it horizontal and record that demonstration.  Once recorded upload to My Mediasite or Studio.   Webcams (if broadcasting the demo) and phones can be mounted on a tripod which creates a steadier recording and are available through our office.

OET has two cameras that can be borrowed by departments and we just acquired an additional portable Mediasite recorder that can be connected in a lab.  Webcams and phones can be mounted on a tripod which creates a steadier recording and are available through our office.