Studio Features
Record, draw, and annotate content in our studio.
- LED Lightboard
- Computer workspace
- Wacom Pen Tablet
- Document Camera
Whether you're creating "flipped classroom" content, online lectures, or supplemental materials, our studio empowers you to teach with creativity. Studio location: SE142 (#37 campus map). Book a Studio Session
Teach on a Lightboard
Video teaching is essential for student learning because its accessible, they can review lessons as many times as they need, similar to classroom capture.
This studio space allows faculty to create high-quality, engaging video lessons and post them for students before class supporting "flipped classrooms." Video learning supports nearly all disciplines, core, and grad classes.
Lightboard Videos for Lectures and Lessons
The Lightboard is a glass LED board that allows faculty to teach and write while facing students, the markers illuminate the content when you write step-by-step demonstrations on the board. Facing the camera creates the instructor presence and encourages student understanding, engagement, and retention.
Reserve the Lightboard
- Technical diagrams
- Sketches
- Complex topics
- Equations
- Programming Languages
Best Practices to Prepare for a Lightboard Recording
- Don't wear:
- Black clothing
- A shirt with a logo or words.
- Bright clothing
- Do wear:
- Solid dark clothing (e.g., navy, grey, maroon, etc.)
Tablet Capture Video Recordings
The Wacom tablet enables faculty to create visual diagrams or annotate screen content casted from the computer. It's like a digital whiteboard that you can draw on while adding a voiceover.
Tablet Capture Ideas
- Provide step-by-step instructions.
- Highlight or annotate presentations while teaching.
Draw and Annotate Content with Microsoft 365 apps
- Draw and teach lessons using the drawing tools in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
- For Math Faculty
- Use Ink to Math or Math Assistant in OneNote for drawing, see Microsoft Support articles below:
Microsoft Whiteboard
A collaborative Canvas that allows you to create engaging lessons from the web app, during a Teams meeting.
Document Camera Video Recordings
Like a classroom document camera. Our studio provides a portable document camera, giving you the opportunity to capture handwritten content, printed materials, 3D objects, and step-by-step demonstrations. Zoom in, rotate, and capture videos so students can follow along and understand subject concepts.
Studio FAQs
Who can use the video studio?
Its available for SVSU faculty and staff. Training is required (first-time use). Book time in our Studio by filling out the reservation form.
I've been using EchoVideo, do I still need to be trained?
Yes, the room has a specific setup and technologies in place.
How can I make edits to my video?
If you need to edit your video you can use EchoVideo's Media Editor there is no software to download it works in your browser, allows you to combine, split, and add image thumbnails to your video. Firefox and Google Chrome (latest versions) are the recommended browsers for best experience.
How are videos shared with students or viewers?
Videos are produced with EchoVideo and available in your personal library, they can be published in a Canvas course allowing your students to access and view your videos, they can be downloaded and shared outside of a Canvas course to Microsoft Stream or OneDrive.
What do students see?
During playback of a video, the student will see their instructor teaching and drawing on the glass board while facing the camera. Much like what they would see in a Khan Academy video.
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