Are you looking to improve interactivity in your online and hybrid courses? Are you considering alternative approaches to deliver your lectures during travel or inclement weather? We have several exciting new tools to offer you this fall!

• ECHO360 Active Platform is a personal capture tool with built-in interactive options. Record your live lecture with a click of a button and post it in Blackboard. Your students will have access 24/7 and you will have data regarding participation and engagement. The students will also be able to respond to questions posted within recordings, provide feedback, flag slides that are confusing and ask clarifying questions.

GoToMeeting is a video conferencing software that allows real-time interaction using a wide variety of devices, such as PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet. Use it for live lectures or office hours, present using a PowerPoint or an interactive white board or have students collaborate for team projects. Meetings and presentations can be recorded for later access.

For an educator, creating a class environment that is engaging and interactive is often a desired practice that is hard to implement in an online environment. Educators have long known that discussions provide deeper learning due to the increased thought time provided to students. In traditional discussion boards, text alone can’t deliver the subtlety and expression required for meaningful connection. That’s where VoiceThread comes in.

• VoiceThread is a discussion tool that incorporates voice, video, and text all in one place. Because discussions are collaborative in nature, VoiceThread tracks all comments around a single theme that you develop in your lesson. It creates a setting that is a more human and natural for your students to connect.

We will be offering individual and group training opportunities. Look out for announcements via email and LIT blog (subscribe at https://sites.wit.edu/lit/) or contact us at LIT@WIT.EDU for more information.