Video and Classroom Activities Makes the Learning in Blended Classes Stick
Kate Bradford, an assistant professor in Criminal Justice at Indian River State College has come to rely heavily on Echo360 for the 7-8 classes she teaches each semester. For her online classes, Bradford creates video content in Echo360 to develop a deeper connection with her students. In her on-campus classes, Bradford uses a blended approach,…
The Echo360 European Academic Champions Spearhead a New Era for Student Engagement
What are the best active learning techniques for increasing student engagement? How can universities embed them more deeply? And how could students use lecture recordings more effectively in their studies? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered by the universities selected to participate in Echo360’s Academic Champions Grant programme for…
Introducing the 2019 Echo360 North American Academic Champion Grant Recipients
Among the highlights of our recent North American Community User Conference was the introduction of our 2019 North American Academic Champion Grant awardees. This global grant program is designed to promote innovative uses of Echo360 in the classroom, encourage faculty adoption of best practices for academic video, and to explore new ways to use Echo360…
What You Need to Know About the 2019 Echo360 European Community Conference and Why You Shouldn’t Miss Next Year.
The magnificent city of Edinburgh, UK, was the setting for this year’s Echo360 European Community Conference. Our hosts were the Media Hopper Team from The University of Edinburgh, led by Anne-Marie Scott, who have been trail-blazing with the implementation of their Replay lecture recording service across 400 teaching rooms during the past three years –…
Over 120 Colleges and Universities Embrace Echo360’s Groundbreaking Video Capture Software
You asked for it and we delivered. With the release of Echo360 Universal Capture, we’ve made it easier than ever for instructors and students to create and share high-quality video content. Mac users? Windows users? It doesn’t matter. Universal Capture is the only video software solution that offers an identical experience on Mac and Windows…
Choosing a Cutting-Edge Lecture Capture Solution for the Future – A Case Study from the University of Edinburgh
As is the case at many universities, student demand for lecture recordings at the University of Edinburgh was increasing. At the same time, the University wanted a lecture capture system that would help increase student success. With these factors in mind, the University embarked on a radically different method of procurement to ensure that it…
Inside Higher Education Webinar: Improving Student Success with Video and Active Learning
In a recent webinar hosted by Inside Higher Education, three leading universities described some of the innovative ways they use Echo360 academic video technology to improve student success. Presenters from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, the University of Toledo, and the University of Cincinnati shared how their institutions have moved beyond traditional lecture capture…
When Weather Turns Bad, Take Your Class Online – Continue Teaching by Live-Streaming Your Lecture
As a meteorologist, Dr. Perry Samson is no stranger to inclement weather. Students in Samson’s “Extreme Weather” course at the University of Michigan learn firsthand about hurricanes, tornadoes and how climate change can intensify the effects of weather around the world. So, when Winter Storm Jayden forced the University to cancel classes for only the…
Student Reaction to Echo360’s Innovative Automated Speech Recognition Solution at LSU Health Sciences
Recently, Kent Judkins, Media Specialist and Echo360 administrator at LSU Health Sciences presented the new Echo360 automated speech recognition(ASR) solution to a lecture hall filled with 150 students. This is the first time they had seen the solution and its capabilities. Their reaction is, well . . . priceless. While a few video platform companies…
Increasing Enrollment and Serving More Students through Live Streaming and Online Learning
Although recent studies indicate that traditional college enrollment is flat or falling, more students are taking online courses than ever before. For students, online courses can offer flexibility and convenience. And for institutions, online courses allow them to serve more students and extend teaching and learning beyond the four walls of a classroom or boundaries…