In-Person, Online, or Hybrid: Small Universities Tap Into the Power of Video Learning to Deliver Instruction in Multiple Ways
Campus-Wide Deployment of Echo360 Helps Brewton-Parker College Support Student Athletes and Older Learners While Improving the Residential Learning Experience Over the course of just a few weeks during the fall of 2020, Brewton-Parker College completed a campus-wide installation of the Echo360 video platform. In addition to conducting face-to-face classes on campus, now the college can…
Echo360 Academic Champion Uncovers the Importance of Video to Student Vets at The University of Edinburgh
Dr. Jill McKay had a natural affinity with animals from a young age. She has always been surrounded by a variety of different creatures, which influenced her career choices and brought her to her current role as senior lecturer of veterinary science education at The University of Edinburgh. Having contributed to many research papers on…
As the Australian Catholic University’s Use of Video Evolves, Echo360 is With Them Every Step of the Way
When I started working on the iLecture project at The University of Western Australia in 2003, the team had developed a world-leading lecture recording solution that had been garnering significant attention. Within a few years, 30% of Australian universities had implemented iLecture and, by 2015, that number had grown to over 70%. Across Australia and…
Webinar Recap: Beyond COVID – Providing Student Choice in Course Delivery with Hybrid Teaching
The “Choice Model” Addresses Student Expectations for More Hybrid and Online Learning Options Post-Pandemic Student experiences during the pandemic have likely reset their expectations for how teaching should be delivered. Colleges and universities plan to fully open campuses and resume classroom instruction this fall, but many students have said they want more choices for how…
Recent Echo360 Release Supports Capture Cards for External Video / Audio Sources
With our latest release, Echo360 now supports four capture cards that allow recording external video or audio sources from Windows computers installed with Echo360 Universal Capture . This capability allows institutions to leverage their existing hardware investments on campus. It also gives IT purchasers greater flexibility to choose hardware that fits their budget while satisfying…
The Role of Video in Fostering Deeper Connections with Online Students
Instructors teaching online face many challenges. Among them is how to overcome the sense of feeling disconnected with their students. How can they be present for students, create a sense of community, and encourage them to participate and engage with the course material? Is it even possible to make an online course feel like a…
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…
Take the Power of Video Capture Outside of the Classroom and Into the Kitchen or Vineyard
Video is Everywhere. How Can We Best Use It to Support Learning? Type ‘research on using video in higher education’, into Google and you get over 7 billion results! While I didn’t have time to read them all, I know that the blogs, articles and research papers on the first few pages all mention the benefits…
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…
Echo360 Academic Champions – Boosting Student Outcomes with Video and Active Learning on a Global Scale
A select group of instructors and teaching and learning support staff from higher education institutions around the world will focus their efforts on using video and active learning tools to increase student engagement and support teaching excellence. This team of individuals are the Echo360 Academic Champions, who have each been awarded a grant to help…