We’ve Made It Easier to Create a More Interactive and Engaging Learning Experience for Live or Online Courses
With the latest release, Echo360 becomes the only video platform offering reusable polls and quizzes, shareable among instructors and TAs, for both live and online courses. Echo360’s new Interactive Media gives instructors an important tool to help make their classes more engaging and to assess student learning regardless of how the class is delivered –…
Instructor Shares Tips for Successful Online Teaching and Learning Using Echo360
In 2016, Echo360 Academic Champion, Dr. KhasadYahu ZarBabal created fully online versions of all the finance and economics courses at Medgar Evers College. Echo360, integrated with the school’s learning management system gives students access to video content, PowerPoint presentations, and other course materials. Dr. ZarBabal also designed low-stakes assessment activities into each course, using Echo360…
SIU Instructor Uses Echo360 to Provide Exceptional Online and Hybrid Instruction and Learning
Colleges and universities around the world are grappling with how to offer high-quality instruction for the upcoming Fall term. Institutions recognize there is a significant difference between remote and online learning. The abrupt but necessary pivot to remote learning offered during the Spring will not be good enough going forward when classes resume in the…
Students Advocate for Increased Use of Video and Classroom Capture
The desire to improve accessibility and increase the use of video and classroom capture played a part in a recent student election at the McMaster University. During his run for president of McMaster University’s Student Union, one of the planks of newly elected President Giancarlo Da-Ré’s campaign platform was to work with the University’s MacPherson…
Echo360 Clients Ramp Up Video as Classes Move Online
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced colleges and universities around the world to close their campuses and move all instruction online in a matter of weeks. At Echo360, we’ve seen a significant increase in video creation and viewing across our global higher education client base during this period. We are sharing some of these early…
Making Smarter Choices During A Crisis
The most recent information suggests COVID-19 is not going away any time soon; experts believe the global peak may be in 3-4 months. As this reality settles in, every day brings on an increasing number of school closures. With no time to adjust, institutions are scrambling to leverage any tools they can to teach remotely…
Article Highlights How Echo360 Student Engagement Tools Improve Student Performance in Introductory International Relations Courses
A new paper published in the Journal of Political Science Education written by Dr. Ivan Dinev Ivanov, associate professor educator at the University of Cincinnati, reveals how web-based interactive student response systems (SRS) improve performance in large introductory international relations courses. Furthermore, the paper outlines the benefits of switching from first-generation clicker-based systems to second…
Jocasta Williams: Driving Technology Adoption through an Empowered Community
When we hear the term entrepreneur, we typically picture someone in their own business. Sometimes though, great entrepreneurial spirit is found in people who work for someone else. 2000 was a century leap year and our computers had survived the shift from 1999. Jocasta Williams, Jo to her friends in the Echo360 community, was working…
Echo360 APAC: The Story Behind Our Success
This year we celebrate Patrick Walsh’s ten year anniversary with Echo360. As Pat himself says, “it seems a lot shorter because it’s been so much fun!” We also celebrate Shaun Procter’s 21 years and Jocasta Williams’ 16 years. This small team is known for the longevity of its team members. While Pat has been with…
Video Technology Helps Columbia University Law Students Hone Their Courtroom and Negotiation Skills
Video is playing an increasing role in legal education and institutions such as Columbia University Law School use platforms like Echo360 in a number of innovative ways beyond traditional lecture capture. This includes recording mock trials and negotiation sessions where students can practice their skills in a supervised setting and receive important feedback on their…