Using various modalities for course content can help ensure student success in your classroom. Students thrive when they have an opportunity to learn in the modality that best suits their needs. Examples include: watching a video, listening to a lecture or a reading, or using interactive content. Check out some of the multimedia options we have to enhance student learning.
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Recorded videos can improve student success!
Lecture capture technology that supports asynchronous access can improve course retention and student grades (Briggs, 2007). Videos can be used for course intro videos, micro lecture content, flipped classrooms, and more!
Step 1
Record your content.
Step 2
Store and caption your video.
Step 3
Add to Brightspace to deliver content to students.
Guide for Recording Videos
Wherever you record, make sure you have good lighting and audio.
- Lighting: Avoid backlight, instead make sure you face a flattering light source
- Audio: Stand within 24″ of the microphone/camera.
- Framing: The camera should be level with your head and shoulders.
Tips and Tricks
- Test first. Start with a short (30 second) video to test audio and connection.
- Keep it short. Students don’t watch videos over 10 minutes long.
- Use pause. Collect your thoughts and then resume. The goal is zero post-production.
- Chunk content. Create multiple video segments if you have to.
- Be accessible. Automatically generate captions for your videos using the auto-captioning tools in Brightspace, Zoom, or Panopto.
How to Record a Powerful Microlecture
Watch the video below to see the process behind making an effective instructor video.
Share Videos with Students
In a Brightspace File, use the insert-stuff button to select videos from your Panopto library. Here is an infographic with step-by-step instructions.
Upload Panopto Videos to A Module
Upload Your Panopto Videos To A Module
Log into your Panopto and make sure the video is able to be shared before proceeding through the following steps.
Step by Step Instructions to Upload a Panopto Video
1. On the navigation bar, choose the Content tab.
2. Navigate to the table of contents bar on the left side of the screen.
3. Choose the module/week/unit you want the Panopto video to be uploaded to.
4. Once in the module/week/unit, click the blue Upload/Create button.
5. From the drop down list, choose Create a File.
6. Name the file.
7. Click the Insert Stuff Button.
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8. A pop-up will open, scroll down the list until you see Panopto Video and then click the link.
9. A pop-up will open after clicking the panopto video link in the previous step. Go to My Folder or search for the video file you want to upload.
10. Choose the file you want to upload from your list within the folder you chose by selecting the bubble next to the video.
11. Click the black Insert button.
12. You can preview the video before it is officially uploaded.
13. Click the blue Insert button.
14. The Panopto video will not be embedded in the html text box. Click the blue Save and Close button.
15. After you save and close, you will be brought back to the file you created for your course module/week/unit. This is when you can add dates and restrictions, or a description of the video, or add in learning objectives.
Technology
Panopto
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Zoom
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LinkedIn Learning
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Lightboard
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