Learning Spaces Updates
ED TECH SPOTLIGHT
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To maximize student engagement, you can combine live streaming with the use of interactive presentations and the student Q&A feature.
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In partnership with UIC’s colleges, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) and Technology Solutions are working to consolidate the university’s Audio and Visual (A/V) investments made during the Pandemic. This investment makes possible the automatic recording and live streaming of lectures via the addition of Echo360 technology in most common-used classrooms and in many college-managed classrooms.
Live streaming gives students the flexibility to remotely view the lecture live in addition to watching the recording anytime after a class session. To maximize student engagement, you can combine live streaming with the use of interactive presentations and the student Q&A feature. Students can now watch and participate in real-time, optimizing their active engagement in a live streamed lecture.
Echo360 has a simple built-in tool to edit the recordings. This may be useful for removing sections of copyrighted material in the classroom, removing private conversations or long periods of silence, or to trim the beginning and end of a recording.
What advantages are there for students if I use live streaming with Echo360?
- Students can attend class remotely, and can control their viewing experience with the classroom toolbar
- Students can view the live stream and respond to polling questions using a mobile app
- Students can take time stamped notes along with the presentation, then view or download those notes after class using the study guide
- Students can ask questions in real time as they watch the live stream. They also can flag slides they find confusing and add bookmarks
What advantages are there for instructors?
- View course analytics on student engagement and classroom participation.
- View media analytics on time spent and specific videos watched.
- View polling data on student poll responses to determine understanding and engagement.
- Enable, view or edit the transcription provided by the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) service which helps to reinforce the lecture information for students
Should I use Echo360 over Zoom or Collaborate?
While Zoom and Collaborate are primarily used for synchronous meetings or class sessions where students and instructors can interact with each other, Echo360 is used as a one-way lecturing and active learning tool. Echo360 only records the instructor’s lecture and video (if selected). Echo360, however, has inbuilt active learning tools that engage students using multiple-choice questions, short answer, image quizzes, ordered lists, and numerical questions. If you are interested in walking into a physical classroom and not having to worry about hitting the record button, Echo360 might be the tool for you! Click here for accessible version of a chart comparing video lecture tools.
If you are ready to try Echo360 in your classroom, submit a request following the instructions in this page, or learn more about Echo360 here.