Echo360 is a platform used at NIDA to hold video content used to teach courses.
This content is then linked to from Canvas (aka NIDA Learn), which is NIDA’s learning management system.
Apart from videos, Echo360 can also hold audio files, pdfs and PowerPoint files.
The following links point to pages related to using Echo360 via Canvas.
Two uses are currently covered:
Use 1: Uploading and linking to Echo360 content by staff
Use 2: Setting up Canvas so that students can submit video for their assignments.
Use 1: Uploading and linking to Echo360 content by staff
The steps below cover the four main staff workflows for using Echo360 via Canvas.
Document and video versions of these workflows are provided.
WORKFLOW | HOW-TO DOCUMENT | HOW-TO VIDEO |
|---|---|---|
1. Adding content to Echo360 | ||
Adding a video to your personal Echo360 library | ||
2. Adding content to Echo360 while linking to it from Canvas | ||
Uploading an Echo360 video via Canvas | ||
Recording an Echo360 video via Canvas | ||
3. Linking to Echo360 content from Canvas | ||
Linking an Echo360 video via Canvas (embedding vs linking) | ||
Use 2: Setting up Canvas so that students can submit video for their assignments
Video assignments follow the same three-step sequence as for any other assignment, ie setup, submission and grading.
The Echo-preferred workflow using the ‘Online + Website URL’ option is shown below.
An alternative version using the ‘Online + File upload’ is also provided.
STEP IN SEQUENCE | HOW-TO DOCUMENT |
|---|---|
Step 1: How staff can set up an Echo video Assignment activity in Canvas | ✍️ Echo-preferred setup (Online + Website URL) ✍️ Alternative setup (Online + File Upload) |
Step 2: How students can upload their submission to this Assignment activity | ✍️ Echo-preferred submission (Online + Website URL) ✍️ Alternative submission (Online + File Upload) |
Step 3: How staff can then grade these video submissions |