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Putting Students First: Improving Usability & Accessibility in Echo360

Written by Bill Holding, Executive Vice President of Product. Students use Echo360 up to seven times more than other standard video platforms. This is a reflection of the unique design of our solution that integrates class videos and presentations with additional study guides such as synchronized note-taking, a class discussion thread, and polling. Students…

5 Ways Video is Strengthening Student Engagement and Enhancing Learning at Coastal Carolina University

Whether it’s flipping the classroom to maximize in-class time for hands-on learning, strengthening the connection with online learners, or encouraging deeper understanding of course content through real-world examples, video is being used in a variety of innovative ways for today’s technology-savvy students. At Coastal Carolina University, the faculty are using the Echo360 video and active…

Must-See Sessions at the Echo360 Dallas Conference

Preparation for our Dallas Active Learning Conference is in high gear. Our Echo360 team and customer speakers are working hard to get ready and fine-tune presentations to make this our best conference ever. Of course, the best part about events like these is that it gives attendees a chance to connect with peers – academic and…

Learning Doesn’t Stop When the Lesson Ends

“I know that learning is really successful when the lesson finishes and the conversations continue.” – Abdul Chohan, Director of Development, Essa Academy, and keynote speaker at BETT2017 Like most universities, the traditional lecture format is widely practiced at City University of Hong Kong. “Even though my colleagues and I still lecture, it is always…

The Importance of Digital Literacy for Educators

Every now and again I read an article online that gives an update of the statistics of YouTube. For example, in 2016 more than 300 hours of video were uploaded every minute, which obviously means that there is more content online than it is physically possible for any one person to watch. I’m okay with…

Why Higher Education Must Move from Point Solutions to Integrated Platforms

In a recent article published in CIO Review, Bradley Fordham, Ph.D., Echo360’s CTO makes the case for breaking down technology silos in higher education. There are many examples in other sectors where single, point solutions have morphed into integrated platforms. Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word is one example. Once the benefits of interoperability were understood, these…

5 Ways to Make Your Lecture More Interactive and Engaging

This is part two of a two-part blog series on the BETT 2017 exhibition and conference by Echo360 Solutions Engineer, Dr John Couperthwaite. The following ideas are just five of many examples which could be employed to reinvent teaching in lectures. Each are based upon the Echo360 active learning platform which integrates the affordances of…

Big Data, Predictive Analytics and Student Success

There is a saying that “what gets measured, gets improved.” Within higher education, there is a growing movement to use big data and predictive analytics to address challenges surrounding student retention, persistence, and success. Universities can use demographic data, past performance, and even financial information to identify students who may need additional help. We know…

BETT Show 2017 Highlights: How Technology Can Transform Learning

This is part one of a two-part blog series by Echo360 Solutions Engineer, Dr John Couperthwaite. In this article, he offers up a recap of the BETT 2017 conference held this past January in London, England. When you teach in class, how do you know who is confused, who is bored, who hasn’t even bothered…

Research Reveals Student and Instructor Attitudes on Lecture Capture Technology

Few will argue that the profile of students today has changed. From more students being given the opportunity to study internationally to those choosing to return to study mid-career, schools must now meet the demands of an increasingly diverse student population. These students, once considered “non-traditional,” are becoming the new normal. Despite the changing student population, face-to-face instruction is still the…

Video As A Tool for Learning

Video is Everywhere Learners of all ages now expect to be able to have information at our fingertips and we don’t just want written information, we want a visual demonstration along with the explanation. This is an example of what I mean. I wanted to learn how to change a washer. So, I searched online…

Does Your Video Platform Support Teaching and Learning?

Video is everywhere these days. From YouTube to streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, we now have on-demand access to our favorite movies, television shows, news, and entertainment. The same is true for colleges and universities. They are literally awash in video and CIOs are faced with a daunting task of organizing and managing…

The Lecture Goes Mobile: Introducing Our New App for iOS, Android, and Windows 10 Universal

Over the past several years, the “smart phone” has become a mainstream solution for students in higher education. Echo360 believes these devices have the potential to become powerful tools for learning, and has been making a significant investment to provide a robust mobile experience for its users. We are pursuing a strategy of developing “native”…

Engineering Students Get a Head Start with Activity Led Learning

“Tutorial” sessions at Coventry University allow students to apply what they have learned. For more than 5 years, Coventry University in the United Kingdom has pioneered activity led learning –an approach that incorporates hands-on learning and projects to “engage students through motivating challenges.” The approach helps students develop the necessary technical skills to prepare for…

Partner Spotlight: 5 Ways to Make Education More Accessible and Engaging for Students

Today’s Partner Spotlight features Brad Turner, Associate Manager of Instructional Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His work focuses on assisting instructors with transforming the “traditional” classroom into a more engaging and active learning and teaching space. The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), where I serve on the instructional innovation team, has created our own…

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