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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Preparing for Fall 2020: Using Videos to Support Remote Learning

The use of various video elements is becoming more and more popular in instruction—whether face-to-face, hybrid, or online. Buffalo State College offers many tools to help support your use of video in courses.

  • Blackboard Collaborate Ultra can be used as a web-conferencing tool to communicate directly with students in an online class setting, serve as a means to conduct online office hours, or even work as a method of recording asynchronous lessons for students to access on their own schedule.
  • Ensemble Video is a secure media server that makes storing and publishing your video elements to various platforms easy, including Blackboard Learn courses, websites, social media, and more.
  • Ensemble Anthem is a screen-capture software that integrates directly with Ensemble Video and allows you to create your own video content from your webcam or computer screen.
  • In your Blackboard courses, you can embed YouTube videos or provide web links to other videos right within your content areas.
  • Students can even submit their video creations to you for alternative assessments using the Ensemble drop box.

No matter how you use video in your courses, we encourage you to look at our Best Practices for Online Video Knowledge Base article for practical tips on successfully creating and using effective video elements.

For upcoming sessions dealing with video support at Buffalo State, please consult the Workshop Registration System or request a session with the Instructional Design and Training team. For additional information on related topics, please visit the Preparing for Fall 2020 website.

Submitted by: Natalie L. Wills
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