If you want to embed your course videos into a Canvas page, you have three options. WPI currently uses Echo360 and Canvas Studio as video storage and creation solutions, and each offers different benefits. This post shows how to use each of those tools to embed video in a Canvas page. We will start with…Continue Reading Embedding Video in Canvas Pages
Student Projects with Universal Capture
This post explains how to use download Echo360 Universal Capture, how to record with it, and how to share a link to the recording. Downloading Universal Capture The first step is to click Echo360 on the left side menu-bar of the Canvas site. Once you do this, you’ll see a gear wheel on the…Continue Reading Student Projects with Universal Capture
Creating a Video Assignment with Canvas Studio
In this post, we’ll go over how to create an assignment that accepts a video from Canvas Studio, Canvas’s video recording and storage platform. Studio is an application that can be added to your Canvas menu on the left. To create the assignment, first click on Assignments on the left side menu. Then click…Continue Reading Creating a Video Assignment with Canvas Studio
Creating an Ad-Hoc Capture with Echo360 Universal Capture
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…Continue Reading Creating an Ad-Hoc Capture with Echo360 Universal Capture
Uploading and Using Studio Videos
Hello Producers of Educational Media! Today we’re going to talk about how to use Canvas Studio to store your video files and then share them in modules. What is Studio? It’s a repository for your videos. You can store video files there and you can also use an accompanying tool to record new ones. First…Continue Reading Uploading and Using Studio Videos
Let’s Use Universal Capture
Greetings, WPI faculty and students! Many of us don’t want to use a classroom to record our lectures. Instead, we want to record from the privacy of our own homes or offices. In this post, we’ll dive into the software that will enable you to do just that: Echo360 Universal Capture – personal. This post…Continue Reading Let’s Use Universal Capture
Echo360 as a Module Item
Did you know there is a way to post individual videos in Canvas modules and see who has watched them? But to see the viewing analytics for your videos you have to follow a special procedure which I am about to unveil. Here’s the secret – add the video as an External Tool type of…Continue Reading Echo360 as a Module Item
Posting Echo360 links in Canvas Modules
Hello, Educational Media Producers! We often get asked the question: How do I post a link to my Echo360 video in a Canvas module? This post will walk you through the process. The first thing you do is click the Echo360 button on the left-side menu of your course site. Then click the Echo360 logo…Continue Reading Posting Echo360 links in Canvas Modules
Creating Default Settings for Poll Everywhere Polls
If you use the Poll Everywhere integration with Canvas to send participation points and grades back and forth with the system, you have experienced the pain of needing to set “Restrict to registered participants only” on each and every poll. Now you can create a template poll that will carry forward your setting on all…Continue Reading Creating Default Settings for Poll Everywhere Polls
Welcome back WPI Faculty!
It’s been a busy summer for Academic Technology, but we’re so excited to welcome new faculty, students, and everyone returning to campus for Fall 2019! While (mostly) everyone was gone, we’ve been busy upgrading classrooms, testing new software, and learning about new tools and methodologies to help you utilize technology to best fit your teaching…Continue Reading Welcome back WPI Faculty!