An Instructional Technology Tool Summary, prepared for Fall 2020. This page has sections describing different modalities and includes a comparison table of instructional technology options.
- Accommodations and Accessibility – Applies to all modes
- Face-to-Face
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Remote Synchronous
Description: Courses that are taught remotely in synchronous fashion
Tools:
- Canvas
- Echo Live Streaming
- Kaltura (COB / CSU Online)
- iClicker
- Microsoft Teams Meetings
- Zoom
- Respondus (Resident Instruction Courses)
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Remote Asynchronous
Description: Courses that are taught remotely with content prepared asynchronously
Tools:
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Hybrid or HyFlex
Description: Courses that have a primary face-to-face component, but also rely on delivering materials remotely
Tools:
- Canvas
- Echo360 Lecture Capture(Classroom Capture Technology)
- Echo360 Universal Capture (Self Capture Technology)
- iClicker
- Microsoft PowerPoint recordings
- Microsoft Teams Meetings and Microsoft Stream for recordings
- Zoom
- Respondus (Resident Instruction Courses)
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CSU Online Classes
Description: Courses that are taught fully online through CSU Online
Tools:
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More
Description: Additional tools for handling additional collaboration, video, or other use cases.
Use cases:
- Whiteboard Functionality
- Microsoft Whiteboard
- Integrated in MS Teams
- App available from Windows Store with expanded functionality
- Microsoft Whiteboard
- Existing video content – upload to:
- Echo 360 Media Upload
- Microsoft Stream Media Upload
- Automatic Closed Captioning
- Kaltura Media Upload (COB / CSU Online)
- Student videos submissions
- 500 MB or less: upload or record in Canvas
- >500 MB: YouTube & submit the link
- Whiteboard Functionality
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Instructional Technology Comparison Chart
Comparisons ECHO360 MS TEAMS ZOOM KALTURA (COB & CSUOnline Only) Synchronous Meetings Yes; view-only live stream Yes Yes No Synchronous interactive office hours No Yes Yes No Classroom Capture Yes; in equipped classrooms Self-record Licensed version - self-record; free version - no No Personal Recording Yes Yes Yes Yes Breakout Rooms No Coming Fall 2020 Licensed - yes No Auto-Captioning Yes Yes No. Licensed version allows manual-typing captions or using a 3rd party add-on Yes Whiteboard No Yes Yes No Licenses CSU site license CSU site license No site license COB & CSUOnline only Support CSU & Vendor CSU & Vendor Vendor COB / CSUOnline only & Vendor Integrated with Canvas Yes; instructor enables link in Canvas course; students do not need to sign in to echo Partial; instructors set share permissions on videos for class; students sign in to Teams to participate or view; instructor adds video link to Canvas course No Yes Can upload existing videos to share with class Yes Yes No Yes