WesternOnline: Using Canvas Course Templates

WesternOnline: Using Canvas Course Templates

Have you ever wished you had the basic framework all set up for a Canvas course so you could just fill in your course content? Created by WesternOnline designers in Outreach and Continuing Education, these templates were created in an effort to provide an organized...

What and Why of Experiential Learning

What and Why of Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is the process of student-centered learning by doing. Instructors engage students through hands-on experiences and reflection. This process enables students to better connect knowledge from the classroom to real-world situations.1  Kolb's...

Whiteboard Options for Collaboration

Whiteboard Options for Collaboration

Last Updated: September 16, 2024   Using digital whiteboards collaboratively with and among students can help them to generate ideas for a discussion, organize thoughts for a project, build a collection of resources, or generate a flow chart. This post includes free,...

Workshop Recording: Planning for Flexible and Fantastic Courses

Workshop Recording: Planning for Flexible and Fantastic Courses

This recording of Planning for Flexible and Fantastic Courses by Justina Brown and Kevin Dixey was part of the 2021 WWU Summer Workshop Series. Session description: What do you do if your class suddenly needs to change modality this Fall? Kevin Dixey and Justina Brown...

Workshop Recording: Wonderful Warmups

Workshop Recording: Wonderful Warmups

This recording of Wonderful Warmups by Kerry Allen & Lee Posthumus was part of the 2021 WWU Summer Workshop Series. Session description: Going remote was heavy lifting for many of us and it goes without saying that there were challenges for teachers and learners....

Zoom Video Conferencing at Western

Zoom Video Conferencing at Western

Zoom is a videoconferencing tool available in the Pro version to all Western faculty, staff, and students. Check out Zoom: A Playlist of WWU Zoom Videos to see a collection of videos created by instructional designer, Kevin Dixey, and other ATUS staff. These videos...

Zoom: A Playlist of WWU Zoom Videos

Zoom: A Playlist of WWU Zoom Videos

Explore the large collection of videos created by instructional designer, Kevin Dixey, and other ATUS staff. These videos may differ from what is shown in Zoom's documentation and better represent the WWU Zoom environment. Zoom is a videoconferencing tool available in...

Zoom: Archiving Local Recordings to GoogleDrive & OneDrive

Zoom: Archiving Local Recordings to GoogleDrive & OneDrive

Learn how to archive Zoom meeting recordings that have been stored to your local computer. This can be done by moving them to GoogleDrive or OneDrive. See also: Moving Zoom Videos to Panopto and Archiving Local Recordings to Microsoft Stream. Explore more videos from...

Zoom: Archiving Local Recordings to Microsoft Stream

Zoom: Archiving Local Recordings to Microsoft Stream

Learn how to archive Zoom meeting recordings that have been stored to your local computer. This can be done by moving them to Microsoft Stream. See also: Moving Zoom Videos to Panopto and Archiving Local Recordings to GoogleDrive & OneDrive. Explore more videos...

Zoom: Cloud Cleanup

Zoom: Cloud Cleanup

Learn how to save and delete recordings from your Zoom account on the cloud in order to save space and better manage your media. See also: Zoom: Managing Zoom Recordings. Explore more videos from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library and Flexible Modality Toolkit.

Zoom: Delete and Recover Cloud Recordings

Zoom: Delete and Recover Cloud Recordings

As part of cleaning up your video recordings on the cloud, you may decide to delete videos by putting them in the Zoom "trash" and you may also want to retrieve items from the trash prior to permanent deletion (30 days). Explore more videos from WWU's Instructional...

Zoom: Maintenance

Zoom: Maintenance

Learn how to clean up your video "data" that is no longer needed or that can be archived off of the cloud storage on your Zoom account.  For another way to automatically move recordings from Zoom to Panopto, see: Moving Zoom Recordings to Canvas Automatically Via...

Zoom: Making Local Recordings

Zoom: Making Local Recordings

Learn about the option to record Zoom meetings with the file stored to your local computer rather than to your Zoom account on the cloud. See also: Zoom: Setting up and Sharing a Cloud Recording. Explore more videos from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library and...

Zoom: Moving Zoom Recordings to Canvas Automatically Via Panopto

Zoom: Moving Zoom Recordings to Canvas Automatically Via Panopto

Your academic Zoom Cloud recordings can now be automatically migrated to your account in Panopto. Once recordings are stored in Panopto, they can be shared, edited, and much more. In addition, you can easily connect to your Panopto recordings in Canvas. For instance,...

Zoom: Setting Up a Recurring Meeting with No Fixed Time

Zoom: Setting Up a Recurring Meeting with No Fixed Time

Learn how to set up a recurring Zoom meeting with the "no fixed time" option so that the meeting can be used at any time. This is especially useful for classes and online office hours. Explore more videos from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library and Flexible...

Zoom: Setting Up and Sharing a Cloud Recording

Zoom: Setting Up and Sharing a Cloud Recording

Learn how to record your Zoom meeting to your Zoom account on the cloud and then share that recording via a link. See also: Zoom: Making Local Recordings. Explore more videos from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library and Flexible Modality Toolkit.

Zoom: Updating Zoom

Zoom: Updating Zoom

Learn how to update your Zoom software from the App. Keep Zoom updated is essential to have access to the latest feature and security improvements. See also: Zoom Download Center. Explore more videos from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library and Flexible Modality...