Articles: Technologies

  • An Overview of VoiceThread

    An Overview of VoiceThread

    Overview VoiceThread is an interactive, multimedia discussion tool that enables dynamic conversations around multimedia content including images, videos, documents, and presentations. It allows users (instructors & students) to create, share, and comment on content using a variety of formats, including text, audio, and video. Online instructors can leverage VoiceThread to create asynchronous discussions, deliver interactive lectures, […]

  • Creating & Managing Videos for Online Teaching & Learning

    Creating & Managing Videos for Online Teaching & Learning

    Overview Videos are gaining ground in online education as a result of their versatility in promoting learning, satisfaction, engagement, and interest (LSEI; Costley & Lange, 2017). With this fast-growing dependence on videos, online educators need to become mindful of what constitutes quality videos and how they are best integrated into online content delivery and interaction.

  • Ensuring Academic Integrity Online

    Ensuring Academic Integrity Online

    Overview Faculty can use the strategies, tools, techniques and technologies available to them to help ensure academic integrity in online courses.

  • FAQs About Videos for Online Teaching & Learning

    FAQs About Videos for Online Teaching & Learning

    Overview This post is a collection of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) pertaining to creating videos for online courses.

  • Managing Your Online Course

    Managing Your Online Course

    Overview The Course Facilitation Plan (CFP) outlines the key steps to take before, during, and after your course implementation, presented in the recurring course life-cycle, as well as recognizing the four roles of an online instructor. Download a copy of the file to create your own customized version.

  • Online Proctoring with ProctorU

    Online Proctoring with ProctorU

    Overview ProctorU is a service used to authenticate a user’s identity and provide live proctoring of online assessments. Test-takers use ProctorU’s Guardian Browser, which enhances exam security by preventing the user from accessing unauthorized resources and functions on their computer. ProctorU uses a multi-step process to establish a user’s identity: a live proctor sees the […]

  • Types of Videos for Online Teaching & Learning

    Types of Videos for Online Teaching & Learning

    Overview Videos can be used for a variety of purposes in online courses, and different set-ups are required to achieve these goals. This article will review the types of videos used in online courses and provide examples.