{"id":799,"date":"2020-03-27T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T13:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/litebox\/?p=799"},"modified":"2020-03-30T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:22:31","slug":"a-simple-powerpoint-trick-to-move-your-course-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/litebox\/2020\/03\/27\/a-simple-powerpoint-trick-to-move-your-course-online\/","title":{"rendered":"A simple Powerpoint Trick to move your course online"},"content":{"rendered":"

In light of the recent move to online courses, this post is in alignment with the advice provided by TEL Team at Bath<\/a>\u00a0in an effort to decode the differences between the four recommended application\/software and provide easy hacks to deliver lectures quickly and effectively.<\/p>\n

There are four main softwares or applications lecturers\/tutors could use:\u00a0Moodle<\/a>, \u00a0Microsoft Teams Meetings<\/a>,\u00a0Adobe Connect\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Re:View (Panopto)<\/a>\u00a0[listed in accordance of priority]. Whilst Moodle is the most prevalent and familar application for both students and staff, TEL encourages \"staff continue to use Moodle for the vast majority of their teaching delivery during this period\", which is great for both students and staff!<\/p>\n

Each of these softwares have different functions and this section will briefly explain the main differences.<\/p>\n

First, Moodle allows for learning materials such as lecture notes and presentations to be uploaded for students to access. It also allows interaction with discussion forums and assessment with quizzes etc.<\/p>\n

Whereas, Microsoft Teams Meetings is like Skype but with better functionality. It allows for upto\u00a0250 people to join. All Bath Staff and Students have access to it and doesn't need an additional software to be downloaded, it can simply work from your browser (eg: Chrome, Edge, FireFox, etc), here is a link to how to create a Teams Meeting<\/a>. However, a note of caution, if your audience is scattered in different time zones then it is worth-considering whether a live session is most effective when compared to a recording that can be watched at a later, more appropriate time.<\/p>\n

The next application on the list, Adobe Connect, is similar to Microsoft Teams however, slightly more sophisticated in its functionality. The\u00a0software allows up to 50 people to meet virtually using video, text chat or audio.\u00a0 It allows people to share presentations, share files or share desktops.\u00a0It also provides opportunities for interaction via tools, such as hands-up and polling [Refer to this Case-study for more details<\/a>]. This could work well for formative or summative assessments of Student Presentations, online demonstrations via desktop or video, group work \u2013 online collaboration between students, revision or exam preparation sessions for students etc. It gets used for a variety of purposes when the participants can\u2019t all meet in person.<\/p>\n

Finally, Re:View (Panopto) has two purposes, one to record live classroom lecture (which at the moment might not be possible), second acts like a Dropbox for videos. TEL strongly advises lecturers to NOT UPLOAD videos on the Moodle page as it might slow the page and make it difficult to create a backup. Therefore, using Re:View to upload large files is recommended.<\/p>\n

Given that different softwares have different purposes, this Powerpoint hack\u00a0<\/strong>might help you to deliver your lectures effectively whilst adhering to the TEL guidelines.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Three simple steps:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. Record voice over your PPT Slides.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Upload this file to Re:View Panopto.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Share the uploaded presentation with your students.
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    1. How to record voice over your presentation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Select\u00a0Slide Show<\/b>\u00a0>\u00a0Record Slide Show<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    2. Select if you want to:\n