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.
About a month ago there was an email regarding setting up a VR Interest Group at ECU. Various departments shared what they were doing and/or what they hope to do. There will be a Lenovo VRAR demo on April 2 that I plan to attend. My question is who is interested in pursuing this technology and what can I do to assist? You might want to review this recent article from Campus Technology on How to Set up a VR Pilot Perhaps we need to look into obtaining some VR equipment? Any interest out there?
And see what is coming. Reminder there is a forum tomorrow at 3:00 in the “new” Black Box Theater!
Demo Courses
Two ECU courses were imported into Canvas. You may log in and view these courses as a student using the access information below.
Canvas
Login: https://ecu.instructure.com/login/canvas | E-mail: faculty | Password: ecufaculty
To test drive canvas as an instructor, visit Canvas LMS Try to set up an account and build a course.
BrightSpace D2L
Login: https://ecu.brightspacedemo.com | Username: faculty | Password: ecufaculty
To test drive BrightSpace as an instructor, visit Try BrightSpace to set up an account and build a course.
Blackboard Ultra
Login: https://blackboard.coursesites.com/ | Username: faculty | Password: ecuFaculty2019!
You may also test drive Ultra using Blackboard CourseSites. Register to begin building a course.
Pick it up and double-click on the monitor! Click the picture for a quick demo
Lot’s of these around, some used here some used there!! These are a few –
LMS – Learning management system, Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle to name a few and what we are currently reviewing.
LTI – Learning Tools Interoperability Its primary purpose is to connect learning systems such as a learning management system (LMS) with external service tools in a standard way across learning systems.
MFA – Multi-Factor Authorization MFA is another layer of protection for your most vital accounts. You may already be using MFA with your bank or other personal account. Soon to be required by all staff and faculty. Click this link to get started.
API – Application programming interface – In general terms, it is a set of clearly defined methods of communication among various components.
MDR – Mediasite Desktop Recorder – Login here.
RCE
VPN or VPC – Virtual Private Network or Virtual Private Cloud
WP – WordPress
ROI – Return on Investment
UI/UX – User Interface/User Experience
GA – Goggle Analytics
SM(P) – Social Media (Platform)
AI – Artificial Intelligence
SQL – Structured Query Language
SaaS – Software-as-a-Service
DOS – Denial of Services
VM – Virtual Machine
AD – Active Directory
BYOD – Bring your Own Device
IoT – Internet of Things
VOIP – VOice OVer Internet Protocol
many from this source https://geekflare.com/tech-abbreviations/
Got some to share?
Went to a session sponsored by the College of Business about Microsoft Teams and found out how it might work well in your classes, departments and inter-departments. Here are some of the highlights –
And it may be a new LMS on the horizon. Please take time to attend one of the LMS Spring Demonstrations. They will be held both on East and West Campus, and if you haven’t check out the new student center here is a great excuse.
“ECU is undertaking a review of our current and future learning management system (LMS) needs to determine next steps as our LMS hardware requires replacing in the next two years. The timing of this hardware replacement combined with significant changes in the LMS market make this an opportune time to evaluate LMS options to determine which system will best meet our needs.
The LMS (Learning Management System) is a critical tool in teaching and learning.
Audience response devices, or Clickers, are designed to actively engage students during the entire class period, gauge students’ level of understanding of presented material, and provide prompt feedback to the instructor. Neat article on it’s use in classroom.
As an instructor, you can create instant polling questions from Web content, PDF’s, Microsoft Office products, whiteboards and more. In addition, you can create and save quizzes or create interactive presentations in a PowerPoint format. Grades from polled responses can also be downloaded into the Blackboard Grade Center.
Instructors may choose to have students purchase a physical clicker or by allowing them to respond using the free TurningPoint mobile app. Mobile device polling comes at no additional out-of-pocket cost to students.
Not really new but a good explanation of two tools available to use for “meeting online”.
With both WebEx Cloud and Skype for Business available to ECU users, how do you pick the right online meeting solution? Both tools share collaboration tools, audio and video options, scheduling through Outlook and a “Meet Now” feature.
Skype:
Skype is part of the Office 365 download and is available to students, faculty and staff. It is currently ECU’s standard for instant messaging and desktop sharing. It is used to determine another user’s “presence” through Outlook – not available (red), green (available), yellow (away from the computer).
Skype is an excellent choice for desktop sharing and is approved to discuss FERPA information – while holding online office hours, for example. But, Skype is NOT approved for HIPAA discussion. See these security considerations.
WebEx Cloud:
Faculty and staff log in to their virtual online room to create and schedule meetings. WebEx is browser based, and the virtual online meeting URL is specific to a user’s PirateID and never changes (ecu.webex.com/join/your-pirateID). This makes it easy for staff, students and non-ECU to join meetings from a Mac, PC, telephone or Android, Windows or iOS mobile device. Note: If your WebEx meeting will involve PHI (Protected Health Information), you are not permitted to record the meeting.
Visit the video and web conferencing website for more information.