Improving Student Participation in Large Lecture Classes
Dr. Colin Montpetit, Assistant Professor, Biology at the University of Ottawa knows how to get his students to participate in class. Even though many of his lecture courses top 200 students or more, he is consistently able to redirect students away from social media and other distractions and back to the topic at hand: biology…
Improving Student Comprehension and Success Rates with Lecture Capture Technology
For more than a decade, the faculty at UMass Lowell has turned to technology to enhance their teaching effectiveness. In order to give their students 24 / 7 access to course content and lectures in calculus and chemistry, they selected the Echo360 lecture capture solution. Using Echo360 now gives students at UMass Lowell a web-based…
Live Streaming and On-Demand Access to Lectures Improves Accessibility and Outcomes
Macquarie University, located in Sydney, Australia is committed to using technology to foster a high-quality teaching and learning environment. To fulfill their promise that guarantees all enrolled students a seat in class, they turned to Echo360. They also have been able to improve access to learning resources for students with disabilities, address the learning needs…
8,000 Classrooms: Active Learning Fuels Innovation and Improves Student Outcomes at CWRU
Our 8,000 Classrooms series returns today to the campus of Case Western Reserve University (@cwru) where we spotlight Barbara Kuemerle, an instructor in the Department of Biology. Case Western Reserve has pioneered the use of classroom video lecture capture and active learning methods such as flipped classrooms to improve student engagement and outcomes. Tell our…
Modernizing Online Education with Echo360
One of the most interesting presentations at our recent Active Learning Conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago was made by a team of active learning rock stars from University of Western Ontario (Western) in Canada. The session, presented by Kem Rogers, PhD and Sonya E. Van Nuland, MSc could easily have been titled,…
96% of City University of Hong Kong Students Want More Lecture Capture
The City University of Hong Kong has more than 20,000 students enrolled in over 30 graduate and undergraduate degree programs. The institution uses state-of-the-art technology to deliver curriculum to an increasingly mobile and diverse student population. Since 2009, City U Hong Kong has used Echo360 lecture capture technology to allow their instructors to develop innovative…
North Coast TAFE: Using Video to Support All Learning Styles
North Coast TAFE teaches a broad spectrum of students, both on and off campus, across seventeen campuses up and down the coast of New South Wales. An award-winning vocational training provider, the institution has implemented Echo360 to help facilitate flexible, active learning across a wide array of disciplines. Many of the courses of study revolve…
Lecture Capture Helps Personalize Distance Learning
Alphacrucis College offers undergraduate, graduate, and vocational programs in theology and Christian leadership studies. With campuses located throughout Australia and New Zealand, the college serves a diverse and geographically dispersed student population. But, by adopting Echo360 lecture capture technology, Alphacrucis is able to creatively connect with students who might not otherwise be able to study…
Using Echo360 Video to Enhance Learning by Doing
The Ara Institute of Canterbury (formerly Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology) is leading the pack when it comes to using innovative technologies to offer more flexible, active learning to prepare more than 5,500 full-time and part-time students for sustainable careers. The institution was put to the test in delivering education to students in the aftermath…
Accessibility: Leveling the Learning Field
In addition to navigating the complexities of college life, visually and hearing impaired students and those who have ADHD or other learning differences face additional struggles to keep up in the classroom. Many institutions, like Worcester Polytechnic Institute, are turning to lecture capture solutions to accommodate students with unique accessibility needs and meet…