Zoom-alternative Engageli raises $33M to grow its digital learning platform
https://www.highereddive.com/news/zoom-alternative-engageli-raises-33m-to-grow-its-digital-learning-platform/599901/
Rather than create plug-ins for Zoom or similar services, however, Engageli’s founders created a standalone platform that combines video with active-learning features such as quizzes and small-group breakouts. Instructors can also track engagement.
Class, formerly named ClassEDU, last year began testing add-on software for Zoom that allows instructors to administer assignments and track student engagement.
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more on Zoom in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=zoom
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-teams-is-getting-a-new-feature-and-zoom-should-be-worried
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more on video conferencing in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=videoconferencing
Zoom Shared US User Data With Beijing from r/news
https://www.ntd.com/zoom-shared-us-user-data-with-beijing_544087.html
Former Zoom executive Jin Xinjiang worked with Chinese authorities to provide data on users outside of China. Court documents say this allowed Zoom to keep market access in China.
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more on Zoom in this iMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=zoom
15 Free Digital Tools to Boost Students’ Engagement Online
A review of digital tools and ideas for teachers to support formative assessment in online classrooms
https://medium.com/the-faculty/digital-tools-for-online-student-engagement-2faafbbd0b44
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more on engagement in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=engage
Tips and Tools for Teaching Remotely
Link to the list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ4sGwNQ2JEV-DAPIDIuy7UhxUErEP8IovilhSFAPTOZxMpWCxEZwMZeKzF-ad1tt_Ck7WSFivWjaWs/pub
Contact pmiltenoff@stcloudstate.edu if you need more info/support, clarifications. E.g. among the great tools in the list is EdPuzzle (https://edpuzzle.com/). EdPuzzle does very much the same as the Video Quiz in the MinnState MediaSpace (aka Kaltura); we can help you figure out advantages and disadvantages of the tools, their pedagogical application and make final choice.
Tips and Tools for Teaching Remotely – A PDF Handout
The Dos and Don’ts of Online Video Meetings
From setting a clear agenda to testing your tech setup, here’s how to make video calls more tolerable for you and your colleagues.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/technology/personaltech/online-video-meetings-etiquette-virus.html
The Zoom app, for example, has a setting that lets hosts see if you have switched away from the Zoom app for more than 30 seconds — a dead giveaway that you aren’t paying attention.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/remote-ux/
capture qualitative insights from video recordings and think-aloud narration from users: https://lookback.io/ https://app.dscout.com/sign_in https://userbrain.net/
capture quantitative metrics such as time spent and success rate: https://konceptapp.com/
Many platforms have both qualitative and quantitative capabilities, such as UserZoom and UserTesting
Tips for Remote Facilitating and Presenting:
- turn on your camera
- Enable connection
- Create ground rules
- Assign homework
- Adapt the structure
Tools for Remote Facilitating and Presenting
- Presenting UX work: Zoom, GoToMeeting, and Google Hangouts Meet
- Generative workshop activities: Google Draw, Microsoft Visio, Sketch, MURAL, and Miro
- Evaluative workshop activities: MURAL or Miro. Alternatively, use survey tools such as SurveyMonkey or CrowdSignal, or live polling apps such as Poll Everywhere that you can insert directly into your slides.
Remote Collaboration and Brainstorming
- Consider both synchronous and asynchronous methods
- Enable mutual participation
- Respect schedules
- Keep tools simple
White boards: https://miro.com/ and https://mural.co/
\Asking for a “friend,” does anyone know if on a Zoom call whether the host can tell if you’ve navigated to another window – i.e., multi-tasking? I’ve heard of teachers threatening students with this capability.
— Scott Kupor (@skupor) March 11, 2020
My note: From a pedagogical point of view, the bigger question is: does one (instructor) need to “big brother” students’ activities, in this case multi-tasking on another window.
Blast from the past:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/04/03/use-of-laptops-in-the-classroom/
Here is the collection of opinions regarding a similar issue 15 years ago: do we have to let students use Internet-connected laptops in the class room and 5 years ago: can we let students use smart phones in the classroom.
The opinion i liked most and side with it: if we (the instructors) are not able to create arresting content and class presence, we should not blame students for straying away from our activities. It does not matter how much control Zoom will give us to “big brother” students, it is up to our teaching, not to the technology to keep students learning
#Gaming #gamification
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more on Zoom in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=zoom
