Office of Educational Technology Blog for College of Allied Health, East Carolina University
4 weeks til reading day and so much to cover. Desktop recording and/or classroom capture may be ways to review content as well as adding content to be discussed in class or for additional study resource. All of our general classrooms have what I call the Mediasite Easy Button, just select Mediasite and press Record, put the microphone on, turn it on (needs to be blinking green) and that’s it. Oh and let me know after the fact so the recording can be published.
A few start up reminders
Make Course Available and other tips
Lecture_Recording_Request_distributed
Try Clickers this semester
Using Webex to stay in touch
Classroom Technology resources.
Questions on how to use or need assistance contact OET!
Yes with a recent upgrade we can set up what is called a “Channel” which will give your students a “YouTube” type of experience when viewing videos and will allow them to make comments about the recordings as well annotate within a specific point in a video. This link will let you see what it looks like. How about trying this for those who are recording this Spring specifically for Distance Ed only courses? Great way to get some interaction from your students.
Posted this last September and repeating now. “
Hurricane Season is in full force this year. And last year’s letter M is not a distant memory for most of us. Nor was I(rene) a few years ago. So I will repeat myself this week and remind everyone that with technology you can keep up with lecture content and delivery. See this post from 2010 as it is still applicable this season”
https://sites.ecu.edu/OET/?p=636
Since classes are canceled on Wednesday there will be empty classrooms with recording equipment waiting to be used, contact OET if you would like to schedule some time to record your class, no experience needed and I will turn on your mic!
Desktop or Classroom Capture recordings can both be edited along with adding these features, to access your recordings go to My Mediasite and login.
For more information click here
Fall Semester 2018 begins. Some start up tips/reminders
How do I make my course available to students?
Control Panel > Customization > Properties > Set Availability > Yes
How do I copy my course from one semester to the next? Blackboard Course Copy Guide
How do I merge (or collapse) two or more course sections? Blackboard Course Collapse Guide
Why can’t students see a recently added course?
Blackboard enrollments require 12-24 hours to update.
Is my class being recorded? Have you submitted your lecture capture request? Lecture_Recording_Request_distributed Mediasite_Single_Rec_Req_distributed
Embed Mediasite into Blackboard – click here
Reusing Mediasite Recordings? – go to Control Panel, Mediasite Options and Click Submit to update the Spring Semester Settings.
Want to use Mediasite Desktop Recorder check out it’s upgrade!
Saba Web Conferencing – click here
WebEx – click here
Turning Point Cloud – click here
Some tools to consider Voice Thread and Blackboard New Inline Grading Tool.
First week success check out this link!
Anything else? Contact OET for assistance!
Welcome back!
To this blog, as it has been publishing now for 9 years. Through Blackboard, SABA/Centra, Mediasite, Turning Point and more upgrades as well as hurricanes, ice and flu and many changes over the years.
Today I will highlight some of the features available after our most recent upgrades.
Blackboard – Accessibility rating with Ally, multi column deletion in grade center and student receipt of assignment submissions, Collaborate availability.
Mediasite – Quizzing feature has been added, new interface with ability to favorite folders, Annotaton and we also have available a new software lecture capture system in classrooms without hardware.
Turning Point – better grade center integration
SABA to WebEx – a change to come by next year
Want to see any in action? Just contact this office.
As instructors you have a wealth of information but sometimes there is someone who may be an “expert” on a topic and having them share their experiences and knowledge can be priceless. Some things to consider when hosting a guest speaker, first will they be lecturing on site or virtually. Depending on their location please follow these guidelines –
On site – check if they are bringing their own laptop and whether it is a Mac or PC. If the class content is to be lecture captured there are certain “dongles” which must be connected to do this. Find out what else they might need in presenting their content. Ask if they can arrive 15 minutes early so that we can help get them set up prior to the start of class.
Virtually – all general classrooms have microphones and cameras to connect virtually. OET has webcams with tripods which also can be installed. ECU supports the use of SABA and WebEx for virtual meetings. Skype can be used with an online login and content can be presented using Skype. If the speaker is initiating the call there are many systems that can be used. Best practice have a practice call prior to the class session.
Need more information contact OET.
We are 3 1/2 weeks into the semester and here is a Best Practice that is included for Distance Education content but is a great idea for all classes to check in on “How is the course going?” and “Do you have any suggestions?“
Early feedback surveys or just informal discussions ask students to provide feedback on what is working well in a course and what might help them have a better course experience. This early feedback is done early in the course so corrections and modifications can be made. It is an easy opening for students who might have comments or suggestions or questions.”
You could use discussion board, or a doodle poll, or a round table discussion!
There have been a couple of emails inviting you to Mursion Demonstration. I went to one last spring and wrote about it https://sites.ecu.edu/OET/?p=2370 It is a very cool tool available to you. “Mursion is a great opportunity we have available at ECU for students as well as for potential faculty and staff development. Come see what it is all about.” and “Mursion is a tool you can use with your students to allow them to practice real-life situations in a variety of environments including education, business, hospitality and healthcare. Mursion is housed in the College of Education, but is available to the entire university. This semester we are providing sessions students can sign up for that are geared toward education students (please see attached handout), but a similar series can be arranged for other areas with interested students. We are looking forward to welcoming 2 new student environments and 10 new adults that can be mixed and matched in a conference room in sets of 3.”
Voice Thread is one of the newer tools available for faculty to use. It was piloted Fall and Spring semester and now will be available campus-wide! VoiceThread is a web-based platform available through Blackboard, which allows instructors and students to upload slides, images, video, or documents, record audio, video, or text comments, and then invite others to view and record comments as well.
To find out more about this tool check out these resources