Improve Engagement and Enhance Assessment with Virtual Classroom and Video Assignments

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Virtual ClassroomVideo Assignments

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Partnership

D2L has partnered with YouSeeU to improve teaching and learning with video.

Powered by YouSeeU, the Virtual Classroom tool and Video Assignment tool can improve engagement and collaboration and support more authentic assessment.

Are students actually prepared for work?

Source: Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success, 2015 https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/2015employerstudentsurvey.pdf 

Percentage of employers that think college grads are “Well Prepared”

Effectively communicate orally

Work effectively with others in teams

Effectively communicate in writing

Ethical judgement and decision-making

Critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills

Apply knowledge and skills to real-world settings

28%

37%

27%

30%

26%

23%

Percentage of employers that think this is a “very important” skill

Using web conferencing today is hard

•Calendar invites•Email addresses•Recording•Uploading files

Virtual Classroom toolIntegrated web conferencing that helps instructors engage learners in 2-way conversation over video

Embed sessions directly into courses alongside other materials

Schedule, deliver, and record live sessions right from within the LMS

Use for live discussions, office hours, video-based training, and more

TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENTS• Written responses or multiple choice• Right-or-wrong answers• May test knowledge, but often don’t

test application of skills

TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS• Requires in-person attendance• Time constraints on feedback• Difficult to scale to include all

students in larger classes

It’s hard to effectively teach and assess many of these soft skills.

Video Assignments toolStructured video assessments to evaluate learners on speeches, presentations, and more

Record, upload, and grade video assessments without leaving the LMS

Allow learners to practice, record, and submit video-based assessments

Add time-stamped comments and coaching, or peer-to-peer feedback

Let’s take a look.

With new video assignment and more features in virtual classroom, Brightspace offers more methods for students to demonstrate their knowledge in a highly personalized way.

Virtual Classroom PremiumFree Premium

Integrated voice and video conferencing Yes Yes

# of simultaneous webcams enabled Up to 7 Up to 7

Whiteboard Yes Yes

Document and desktop Sharing Yes Yes

Live chat Yes Yes

VoiP-based audio Yes Yes

Maximum # of participants 100 150

Maximum meeting duration 90 minutes 4 hours

Phone bridge Yes (for instructors) Yes (for everyone)

Session recording availability Up to 4 months Unlimited

# of sessions 250 / week Unlimited

Video Assignments PremiumFree Premium

Video Presentation: Evaluate oral presentations, communication skills, and more. ✓ ✓Time-stamped instructor and peer feedback ✓ ✓Storage of submitted video assignments 12 months unlimited

Use rubrics to evaluate video assignments ✓Additional assignment types

Question & Answer: Capture unrehearsed responses to questions ✓Group Project: Evaluate individual contributions to group projects or presentations ✓Conversation: Replicate spontaneous conversation scenarios ✓Video Case Response: Coach learners through role-plays or staged scenarios ✓Sync Activity: Facilitate learner-led interviews with peers or subject matter experts ✓In-Class: Collect and evaluate peer feedback on live presentations ✓

Details

Hosting• Recordings hosted by YouSeeU in US and global AWS locations• Canadian customers will be hosted in Canada as soon as AWS

Canada Data Center opens

Language Support• English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Arabic, Dutch

Mobile• Mobile app coming early 2017 for complete mobile experience

How do I get Virtual Classroom and Video Assignments?

• Approved Support Contacts can request and implement now.

• Interested in Virtual Classroom and Video Assignments Premium? Contact your Account Manager.

Thank You!