Echo360 (EchoVideo): What's New for Instructors

EchoVideo new logo   new for Q2 2023: You will see an updated color theme and icons, all users can restore deleted videos, faculty can opt-in for content and engagement notifications. Get inspired from faculty at other universities (on using video outside of recording class lectures).

Watch EchoExperience2023 Global Conference (explore the planned features coming soon).

Overview

Echo360 (EchoVideo) provides several ways you can check for student understanding or gather feedback whether you are teaching face-to-face, hybrid, or online classes. Keep up to date with the latest enhancements, new features coming soon, and fixes.

For quick access in the future, click, Add to Favorites (right side of your screen), and see how to favorite an articleEcho360 (EchoVideo) has acquired Turning Technologies, new improvements are coming over the next 6-12 months.

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Active Learning Tools Foster Student Learning

In each classroom, within your Echo360 (EchoVideo) course, you can create an inclusive learning environment, it's up to you what you want to utilize in your teaching. The Active Learning Platform allows instructors to access student analytics and engage learners, while also reinforcing a student's understanding of the material being shared.  


Echo360 Classroom Student to Instructor

Major Enhancements

Have you recorded a lecture using Browser Capture? It's a quick and effortless way to record videos on any computer, you just need an Internet connection and a supported browser. Simply click the blue Create button while logged into Echo360.
  • Browser Capture: Easily record in your browser, while online, works on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, and Netbook.
  • Embed videos in Canvas: does not use an Echo360 course (recommended for Modules). Instructors embed media from the easy embed button, inside of a Canvas.
  • Instructor How-to Videos: Watch a compilation of short videos, view best practices, and use cases on how other universities are teaching with Echo360. 
  • Collections: Share media with others and set member permissions, outside of an Echo360 course.
  • Consolidated Analytics: See a combination of all video views and poll responses for embedded or course media.
  • Teams and OneDriveAccess Echo360 in Teams or set up automatic uploading of your Teams recordings.

Echo360 (EchoVideo) Released Features

Check out the latest releases from Echo360, new deployments and enhancements are moving to quarterly releases for all products in 2023. The release cycles will be as follows dates below: NOTE: Click the collapsible panels below to open and close the content. 

2023, Mar. 29 – 30: Video recovery request an admin to restore your deleted media.
2023, Jun. 28 – 29: A recycle bin for all users, an updated color theme and tab navigation, and content notifications that instructors can opt-in.
2023, Sept. 27 – 28
2023, Dec. 20 – 21

Features Coming Soon

Coming soon: A new Video Player, the ability to organize your content into Folders, post media to Playlists, and some student experience enhancements.

Need Help?

Visit svsu.edu/echohelp for helpful instructor resources, tips, and best practices, or request help with Echo360, click the button below.

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