Teaching with Video

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Why Use Video in Teaching?

Effective video delivery is a powerful means of showcasing educational concepts, whether in traditional classrooms or online learning environments. Harnessing the potential of videos empowers educators to enrich the learning experience, cater to diverse learning styles, and foster interactive and comprehensive educational settings.
This page provides a roadmap of tools tailored to various stages of video creation. For educators working remotely, please consult the remote work recommendations and guidelines.
UIW educators and students have access to the following tools at no cost. It's important to note that while some of these tools are not officially supported by the UIW Help Desk, they are available for use as indicated in the respective drop-down tiles. These "unsupported" platforms are independent of UIW, and the university does not benefit financially from any purchases made through them. UIW assumes no responsibility for any negative experiences with external vendors or platforms.

Considerations and Where to Start

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Considerations for making video content

Closed captioning and transcription

Closed captioning enhances content reach, comprehension, and inclusivity and is crucial for online video content, ensuring a level of accessibility for a diverse audience. It benefits individuals with hearing impairments by providing text-based representation of spoken content. Additionally, it's not just helpful for individuals with disabilities... it aids non-native speakers, those in noisy environments, individuals who prefer reading along.

UIW's video storage platforms are equipped with Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), simplifying the generation of transcripts and closed captions. However, a prudent step is reviewing the auto-generated transcripts, as specialized instructional terminology might not always be transcribed accurately by machines. For comprehensive insights into closed captioning and transcript services on UIW-endorsed platforms, explore the information provided below.

Microsoft Ecosystem & Stream

With a click of a button, all videos uploaded to Microsoft Stream, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams can generate a transcript and apply closed captioning for the uploaded video file. View, edit, and manage video transcripts and closed captioning on OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams videos using Microsoft Stream.

EchoVideo

All videos recorded and/or uploaded to EchoVideo platforms will automatically have a transcript generated and closed captioning applied to the video file. Learn how to access the transcript and closed captioning editor for EchoVideo content.

Zoom

For videos recorded and shared from its' platform, Zoom offers a bevy of accessibility options for captioning and live transcription. Additionally, if a meeting is recorded to the cloud, a transcription can be created and saved.