This post was updated 8/15/2023.
The Echo360 Universal Capture platform is identical whether you use it from your personal computer or if you use it in the classroom.
These instructions will show you how to start and stop your own lecture captures in a WPI classroom. If you would like to schedule automatic captures for an entire term, please fill out our form.
1) Turn on the AV system in the room and select a source to send to the projector screen in the classroom. If you are in a dual classroom, please make sure to source to the RIGHT projector. This step must be completed in order to capture the recording.
2) Click the Echo360 icon on the desktop (web browser).
3) Log in with your WPI credentials.
4) Click the pencil to edit the capture details.
5) In this form, please specify a Title for your recording. Then click the drop down under “Publish To…” and select either in your Library or your Canvas course site (recordings will publish to the Echo360 tab). “Tags” and “Description” are optional. Click Save.
6) When you’re ready to record, click the red “record” button. Echo gives you a five second countdown before it starts recording.
Once it’s recording, you’ll see the timeline at the bottom. Press the “+” sign on the right to add time to your lecture. You can press the “square” to stop your lecture at any time. The two lines “Pause” button in the middle pauses your lecture recording temporarily (for example, a 5 minute bio break during class).
The default recording time is 60 minutes, but you can extend it to 90 minutes. If your class is longer than 90 minutes, you’ll need to start a new recording.
Note: The “X” button deletes your entire lecture recording. Do not press the X unless absolutely necessary.
When your lecture is complete, it automatically uploads to the Echo360 cloud, and is stored in the folder you designated when you filled out the capture details page.
If you have any questions about creating an ad-hoc capture in a WPI classroom, please email atc-ttl@wpi.edu.