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.
Instructional Technology for Teaching Modalities
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)
- HonorLock (CSU Online Courses)
Description: Courses that are taught remotely with content prepared asynchronously
Tools:
- Canvas
- Echo360 Universal Capture
- Kaltura
- Microsoft PowerPoint recordings
- Microsoft Teams Meetings and Microsoft Stream for recordings
- Zoom
- Respondus (Resident Instruction Courses)
- HonorLock (CSU Online Courses)
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)
- HonorLock (CSU Online Courses)
Description: Courses that are taught fully online through CSU Online
Tools:
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
| 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 |