Video Production at Home: Setting up a Studio

Over the last few months I have had the opportunity to deliver webinar sessions to KPU faculty exploring Kaltura Capture and Big Blue Button. I’ve also participated in the Level Up workshop series as a guest speaker, hosting conversations about educational technology and media production. I also produced the TLCommons first music video, based on…

Building Bridges: Highlights from the OLC Innovate 2020 Conference

KPU recently became an institutional member of the Online Learning Consortium, so when the organization announced that their OLC Innovate 2020 conference would take place entirely online, we immediately signed up for an unlimited group package to enable our university community to engage in the many rich conversations across 160+ sessions over the two-week event….

KPU Instructors Transitioning to Remote Learning: Four Faculty Share Their Stories

Created by Dr. Arley Cruthers, Dr. Gordon Cobb and Gina Buchanan This blog post was originally posted by Dr. Gordon Cobb on his blog found here: https://dev.wordpress.kpu.ca/drcobb/kpu-instructors-transitioning-to-remote-learning-four-faculty-share-their-stories/ Each day, we’ve been providing quick tips for faculty switching to remote instruction. To help you understand how these tips look in practice, this blog post profiles four faculty members who are tackling the challenge of moving to remote…

Microphones for Teaching & Learning

Microphones for Teaching & Learning

This blog post will be explore how to use audio production effectively in teaching and learning. There are many ways that audio can be incorporated into your teaching practice and classroom activities. Here are some examples: Providing feedback for student assignments Adding commentary or narration to instructional videos Enhancing the audio quality of your online…

Next-Level Smartphone Pedagogy: 8 Great Ways to Enhance and Incorporate your Smartphone within Teaching & Learning

The cell phone is a powerful expression and communication tool that is often overlooked or underrated by teachers and learners alike.  The majority of KPU students own one which, from the point of view of accessibility, makes it an ideal tool to include within your classroom activities.  In this workshop we will explore 8 great ways to…

The Benefits of Video in the Classroom: PSYC 3350 at KPU

This blog post was originally posted by Dr. Gordon Cobb on his blog found here: https://dev.wordpress.kpu.ca/drcobb/ At KPU I am always looking to positively enhance the student experience by incorporating new and emerging technologies, innovative pedagogies, and experiential learning methods into my curricula and daily classroom activities. In many of my past video-enhanced curricula, I…

GIAS: GUIDE to INTERACTIVE APP SELECTION

The Guide to Interactive App Selection (GIAS) is a resource created at the Teaching and Learning Commons to support faculty in making decisions about choosing applications that are privacy compliant and minimize the risk of information sharing for students, staff and faculty. GIAS has been created to help you make these decisions and recognize areas…