Lecturing Online

To deliver effective content, many instructors are turning to video lecture content to share learning materials without having to be directly in the classroom. Effective video lectures can include engaging images, graphs, charts, photos, and similar aids to help students understand concepts to have lecture material that students learn from visually. Offering video lecture content allows students to access course materials outside of the classroom. With many classes moving toward a flipped classroom approach, students can learn content while studying at home and are able to come to class with prepared questions and discussion topics. Because lectures can be saved and archived, students can refer back to the materials as a study tool instead of feeling like they have to process all the information during the class period.

Video lecture material can help your students engage in the content you are presenting without you physically being in the room with them. Some lecture capture tools allow you to include quizzes that students take while viewing video lectures. This helps students apply what they’re learning and test their knowledge, plus it allows instructors to assess student performance. If a student is confused by a concept, they can pause the video and post a question for their instructor. This creates interaction between the student and instructor, making the online lecture content a two-way conversation. Effective lecture capture gives instructors the opportunity to build relationships with their students, despite the fact that they are teaching online courses. The use of quick, personalized videos gives students a more humanized online course experience. For example, an instructor may create an introduction to the course or send a video regarding any class updates throughout the semester.

Synchronous “During Class”

 Asynchronous “Before/After Class”
Collaborate
umbc.edu/go/collaborate-faqs

All UMBC Blackboard courses and communities have access to Collaborate, a web-based conferencing and collaboration tool. Key features include real-time chat and video conferencing, application and screen sharing, file upload, presentation and white board space and session recording. In addition to holding class meetings online, some faculty use Collaborate for office hours, inviting guest speakers (no need for a UMBC login) or creating student group study and collaboration “rooms” tied to a course.
Panopto
umbc.edu/go/panopto-faqs

Sometimes it’s just easier to show than tell. Using Panopto, faculty can capture and narrate anything they see on their computers, and then publish an online screencast movie tutorial or mini-lecture for students to watch and replay on their own time. Panopto is a sophisticated platform that provides multiple recording and editing options for the video and audio output, embed quizzes, live webcasting for interactive, synchronous presentations, cloud-based video storage integrated directly into Blackboard.
Webex
umbc.edu/go/webex-faq

UMBC supports Webex video and audio conferencing giving all faculty, staff and students accounts to host virtual meetings. Any UMBC account holder can schedule meetings and make use of the many advanced tools within the program to share their screen, and collaborate with members of our community.
VoiceThread
umbc.edu/go/voicethread-faq

VoiceThread is a collaborative, asynchronous tool that acts like a video conference over time (not at the same time) or a discussion board that allows you to hear and see others, not just read what they write. All participants can navigate at their own pace and leave comments about any added content (e.g., images, documents, and videos) via microphone, webcam, telephone, text or even another uploaded file. Users can annotate on the screen while commenting, and pick which comments are shown through moderation.