Carly Finkel
Kaltura: trim video
last updated You can trim the beginning or end of your Kaltura video from within Canvas or from the Kaltura website. If you’re in Canvas, click on “My Kaltura Media” in the red global navigation index. click the gray “Edit” … Continue reading
Kaltura: organize videos by playlist in Media Gallery
last updated When using Kaltura in Canvas, you can share videos with your course site by using a tool called “Kaltura Course Gallery.” However, videos in your Kaltura Course Gallery cannot be ordered in a specific way and can often … Continue reading
Open educational resources (OER) and affordable textbooks
On September 30, 2016, Rutgers University Libraries announced an initiative called the Open and Affordable Textbooks project (OAT). What does this mean for Rutgers? The article explains: As a member of the Open Textbook Network, Rutgers joins a select group of … Continue reading
Create a VoiceThread
Go to VoiceThread Access VoiceThread from within your LMS. Click on the hamburger icon (3 horizontal lines) that appears in the upper left of the VoiceThread screen Choose “Go to VT Home.” Create & add media to your VoiceThread Click … Continue reading
Paying attention to detail in course design
Last week, I attended the Northeast E-Learning Consortium’s annual conference. One of the sessions that stood out in particular discussed the use of game elements in course design to increase student engagement and motivation, also known as gamification. [Note that … Continue reading
Adding engagement to your online course
Engaging with students can pose a challenge in an online course, but it is perhaps the most important factor in ensuring student success. Our students report high levels of satisfaction in courses in which they feel “heard” by the professor and a part … Continue reading