UNO Academic Video
- What is UNO Academic Video?
- How to access
- Best Practices
- Ideas on incorporating video in a Canvas course:
- UNO Academic Video Basics & Beyond
- How to Get More Help
What is UNO Academic Video?
The system captures anything on your computer screen from PowerPoint slides to web pages to complex animations, as well as video from webcams and document cameras. The system is integrated with UNO’s Learning Management System (LMS) - Canvas making it easy to share as course materials.
Videos within UNO Academic Videos can be edited, categorized into folders, and even tracked with analytics regarding how many views, who has been viewing, and which sections of a video were viewed.
Closed Captioning on videos can also be requested with just a few mouse clicks.
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From Canvas
Access UNO Academic Videos from inside your Canvas course by using the UNO Academic Video sidebar, or from the Rich Content Editor.Directly from UNO Academic Videos Website
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Best Practices
Questions on existing video copyright or fair use guidelines should be referred to the UNO Criss Library.
Below are suggestions copied from Faculty Focus August 29, 2011
Do…
- Try just one thing at a time—give yourself time to adjust to new technologies and techniques.
- Video length research has found that 4 to 6 minutes is ideal. Break content into digestible chunks.
- Experiment with micro lectures—be sure to keep to one concept in the 4-6 minutes.
- Repurpose and reuse content.
Don’t…
- Overwhelm yourself by trying too many things at once—focus on one step at a time.
- Just start recording without a plan—a little planning and practice goes a long way.
- Forget that putting in dates and references to current events limits your repurposing potential.
- Create content that relies on a specific learning management system.
Ideas for incorporating video in a Canvas course
Using video in your Canvas course can help support different learning styles. Many of today's students have grown up with everything being visual; videos can help illustrate key points for those visual learners.
Videos in UNO Academic Video can be made interactive through the use of questions which require them to answer before moving on, and by keeping videos short and concise can better keep the attention of students for specific topics.
Welcome videos for courses can provide a visual connection; especially for online courses where students may never see your face. Videos can also be made for going over the Syllabus, describing an assignment, demonstrating a procedure, or even as weekly announcements to "touch base" with everyone using a personalized video.
Videos also can serve as a way to flip your classroom. By providing instructional content through a video outside of class you can free up more time in-class for engaging discussion or activities.
Students can use UNO Academic Videos for creating online presentations or other assignments and discussions where video may be beneficial.
UNO Academic Video Basics and Beyond
VidGrid Overview
This page includes the basics and so much more. Learn how to record, edit, and share videos, including:
- How to close caption
- Blur items
- Trim your video
This link also discusses ways to engage and interact with your audience as well as how to manage, track, and protect videos.
For additional information check out VidGrid Library and VidGrid Help
How to Get More Help
Within the UNO Academic Videos site there is live chat available during regular business hours (9 A.M. - 5 P.M.). Look for the callout button in the lower right corner of the screen.
Students who are completing video assignments can reach out to the UNO Technical Support Desk at 402.554.4357 or unohelpdesk@nebraska.edu
The UNO Digital Learning Instructional Designer team provides various training opportunities which can be found on our Digital Learning Calendar.
You can contact our Instructional Designers by emailing unohelpdesk@nebraska.edu.
