Video On Demand

Level of ease:
Intermediate

Asking students to create a “Video on Demand” is very easy in Blackboard. Simply create a Discussion Board Forum within Blackboard and ask your students to create their own videos from their computer cameras directly within your course’s Blackboard environment. Since AU students already have access to Google through their email accounts, they do not have to create separate Google/YouTube accounts. Videos will be saved within the Blackboard page as well as their personal YouTube channels.

Instructions for Creating Videos on Demand (PDF opens in a new window)

Create a Closed Facebook Group

Level of Ease:
Easy (for current Facebook users)
Difficult (for non-Facebook users)

Consider creating a “closed” and “secret” Facebook group if your class utilizes discussion-based and peer learning strategies. You do not have to be “Facebook friends” with your students to invite or interact with them on your group’s page.

Instructions for Creating a Closed Facebook Group (PDF link opens in a new window)
Instructions were made by March & Shapiro (2014) for EducauseELI