Active Learning for 2015
We’ve come a long way since Echo360 released its’ first lecture capture solution in 2006. Facebook and social media was in its’ infancy. The iPhone was still a year away from being released. Fast forward to 2015 and we now see an invasion of mobile devices and applications. Does your classroom look like the one…
Studying the Impact of Student Engagement on Outcomes and Retention
Our weekly #edtech and #edchat recap features news from Echo360 this week. Don’t miss the latest news. Subscribe to our blog by simply typing in your email address in the subscription box in the right hand column above! Yesterday, leading community college network Achieving the Dream announced a collaboration with Echo360 to explore which student…
Improving Student Participation in Large Lecture Classes
Dr. Colin Montpetit, Assistant Professor, Biology at the University of Ottawa knows how to get his students to participate in class. Even though many of his lecture courses top 200 students or more, he is consistently able to redirect students away from social media and other distractions and back to the topic at hand: biology…
Leveraging the Power of Learner Analytics and Collaboration
Our weekly #edtech / #edchat recap takes a look at the near-term future of education technology and the impact learner analytics will play. Here are some of the hot topics that crossed our Twitter feed this week. What will education technology look like over the next 5 years? This article, published on Mindshift takes a…