21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 20) Create video-based learning activities in your LMS
This is the twenty-first blog in our how-to series for educators and example 20 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I create video-based learning activities in my LMS? Video-based learning is very effective for self-directed student learning as educative videos make it possible to learn…
21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 14) Record in-class clinical procedures
This is the fifteenth blog in our how-to series for educators and example 14 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I record my clinical procedures? Have you ever been in a situation where there was a live demonstration being done around a table, and you…
21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 15) Teaching to a class of distance learners
This is the sixteenth blog in our how-to series for educators and example 15 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I teach to a class of distance learners? There can be many reasons why we teach to a group of remote learners, but one things…
21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 13) Flip After Class with Discussions and Screencasts
This is the fourteenth blog in our how-to series for educators and example 13 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I flip after class with discussions and screencasts? For many educators the flipped class involves designing pre-class activities for learners to bring into a modified…
21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 12) Deliver Interactive Classes Using the PowerPoint Ribbon
This is the thirteenth blog in our how-to series for educators and example 12 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I deliver interactive classes using the PowerPoint Ribbon? The Echo360 PowerPoint Ribbon gives educators the freedom to prepare interactive presentations and then teach to their…
The Role of Academic Video in Supporting Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
McMaster University of Ontario, Canada uses the Echo360 video platform as one of the tools to help meet the requirements mandated by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The statute is designed to improve accessibility standards for people with physical or mental disabilities. However, research conducted by the University has shown that in…
21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 11) Flip Your Teaching with Screencasts
This is the twelfth blog in our how-to series for educators and example 11 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I flip my teaching with screencasts? Do you ever find that you are repeating yourself during class in response to students saying, “I didn’t get…
A Smarter Way to Caption Video
Closed Captioning greatly improves the accessibility of video, but it can be too expensive for many institutions. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) offers a good starting place for in-house closed captioning, which may be a more scalable option. Learn how to edit an ASR transcript into fully compliant closed captions with this short tutorial. You can…
21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 10) Flipped Learning: Flip Your Teaching with Seeded Discussions
This is the eleventh blog in our how-to series for educators and example 10 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I flip my teaching with seeded discussions? Flipping your teaching is nothing new; we have all had pre-reading before a class or a discovery task…
21 Ways to Teach with Echo360 – 9) Flipped Learning: Flip Your Teaching with Interactive Presentations
This is the tenth blog in our how-to series for educators and example 9 out of 21 ways to teach with Echo360. Read the introduction to this series here. Why should I flip my teaching with interactive presentations? One challenge of introducing active learning into class is that there can be less time available for…