Maqsood Mughal’s expertise with Open Broadcaster Suite (OBS), an open source software for creating and streaming videos, has been well-earned. After first hearing about the software during a KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network) workshop in 2019, it again flew across his radar in 2020, during the Online Pedagogy Workshop. “Last summer, I took this online…Continue Reading ECE Professor Boosts Engagement with Creative Videos
Adding Pronouns to Zoom
It’s the last day of Pride Month, and so I’d be remiss to leave out a great new feature that Zoom added earlier this month–adding your pronouns to your Zoom profile! The first thing you’ll need to do is update your Zoom client to at least version 5.7. Instructions on how to do this can…Continue Reading Adding Pronouns to Zoom
Changing your Display Name in Zoom
Even though your WPI account is used to log into Zoom, you are free to change your first, last, and display names however you would like. Note that if you have not entered a name in Zoom, it will simply display your e-mail address in meetings. Here’s how to change how your name is displayed:…Continue Reading Changing your Display Name in Zoom
Creating Evergreen Videos
We all want our course videos to be “evergreen”. What does evergreen mean? It means to the extent possible, the video should stand the test of time. It should maximize its relevance. An evergreen video is one that you don’t have to perform surgery on every time a small detail changes. To make your educational…Continue Reading Creating Evergreen Videos
Sharing Echo360 videos in a Page
Modules tend to be the focal point of course websites. Putting your content in modules enables students to proceed through your content step by step. If you want to share your course videos in a module, the best way to do so is to insert them in a page. By doing this, you keep the…Continue Reading Sharing Echo360 videos in a Page
Qualtrics Dashboard Changes Coming
Over the next couple of months Qualtrics will be updating the dashboard where you build your surveys. Here is a preview of what to expect (from the Qualtrics Support Website). About the New Survey Builder Qualtrics is releasing a new experience for editing your Qualtrics surveys. This new experience provides improvements for building surveys and…Continue Reading Qualtrics Dashboard Changes Coming
Editing Tools for WPI Producers
I hate to break it to you, but some of your footage is going to end up on the cutting room floor. There comes a point in every video-creator’s life when they have to cut some footage. Some footage you might say good riddance to, other footage you may just need to update. Here are…Continue Reading Editing Tools for WPI Producers
Live AI-Captioning Now Available for All Zoom Meetings!
As of 2/24/2021, we are now able to offer full AI-generated captions and transcripts for every Zoom meeting, for free! Here’s how to enable captions on any meeting that you have Host-level access to. Click on the Live Transcript button within the Zoom meeting menu. Click on the Enable Auto-Transcription button. Zoom will begin to…Continue Reading Live AI-Captioning Now Available for All Zoom Meetings!
Creating Closed Captions with WPI’s Video Systems
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination in the places of public accommodation – such as schools – and failing to transcribe or provide closed captions for your educational videos can be seen as a violation of the ADA. So transcripts and captions have legal significance. But beyond that, they help your students access your…Continue Reading Creating Closed Captions with WPI’s Video Systems
Using Flip (formerly Flipgrid) with Canvas
This post was updated 8/9/2023 with updated documentation and links. What is Flip? At its most basic, Flip is a video tool that allows teachers to post “Topics” that are essentially videos with some accompanying text. This is then shared with students, who can be prompted to respond. The response can be made using the…Continue Reading Using Flip (formerly Flipgrid) with Canvas