Our Canvas Tech Tip for this week is about how to share class recordings on Canvas! You can view our sharing class recordings video walk-through here.
Please reach out with any questions you may have!
Tag: online learning
Tech Tip of the Week: Learning Resources from CITL
Tech Tip of the Week: Broadcasting a Message to Waiting Room in Zoom
If you have decided to enable waiting rooms in your Zoom meetings, we want to share with you a quick Tech Tip this week!
You are able to send a message to everyone in the waiting room.
You can do this by opening the chat and going to select a recipient the same way you would to send a private message, but while the waiting room is enabled and there are participants waiting you should see the option to select everyone (in waiting room) as the recipient. Sending a message will then broadcast that message to everyone currently in the waiting room.
You can find screenshots and more information in Zoom’s documentation on waiting rooms.
Tech Tip of the Week: Interactivity in Online Video Lectures
After an instructor expressed their dislike of the lack of interactivity in their online course, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) responded with ways to add interactivity to online classes, specifically when using asynchronous videos.
Some of the highlights include breaking the videos up and adding them as parts of a Moodle quiz where they are broken up by questions or using Illinois Media Space to make the video itself interactive.
Tech Tip of the Week: Zoom Live Transcriptions
It is now possible to activate a live, computer-generated transcript in your Zoom meetings. There will be a Live Transcript button in your Zoom meeting controls for any meeting that you are hosting where you will be able to start the auto-transcription.
This will create computer-generated subtitles during the meeting as well as a transcript that you will be able to download after the meeting.
Further details about this feature are available via UofI Tech Services here: Zoom Live Transcription explanation.
Important!
You should not assume that this will meet the requirements for a captioning accommodation. Contact DRES in case of a letter of accommodation to assure you are meeting requirements.
Tech Tip of the Week: Online Learning Resources from CITL
With most classes being entirely online, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) is an extremely valuable resource. Below, we are going to highlight some of the most prevalent resources and information CITL offers for this unique academic year.
Student Resources
Instructor Resources
Instructor Resources for transitioning to online Instruction
To help you develop an online class, CITL offers ‘Online Course in a Box’
While not created by CITL, they do recommend this article on the basics of online teaching
CITL also recommends the Tukam if you are interested in hand-writing notes during lectures, as opposed to using slides. You can learn more about Tukam here.
Tech Tip of the Week: Adapting to Being an Online Student
As we kick off the second week of classes many of us are still adjusting to online classes. The University has some tips on how to adjust that you can find here: https://online.illinois.edu/articles/online-learning/item/2020/03/12/adapting-to-online-learning
This article gives tips for success in online classes: https://online.illinois.edu/articles/online-learning/item/2015/09/16/7-tips-for-online-success
You can also find advice on how to connect with your classmates still: https://online.illinois.edu/articles/online-learning/item/2020/03/22/ways-to-connect-with-your-online-classmates-during-a-time-of-social-distancing
This semester might look different than the others, but we are excited to have you at the iSchool!