Enhancing your course with media
The ability to add media enhancements to your lessons is a great advantage of teaching online.
Media in your online course allows you to
Add your personal voice and presence
Instructor Tani McBeth uses a simple webcam video to introduce herself to her students.
- Incorporate gesture and body language into your online lectures
Instructor Haitham Abdel-Hadi uses Learning Glass to engage students and focus attention while explaining accounting concepts. For further Learning Glass samples, please see our YouTube Playlist.“ - Use brief targeted media to clarify concepts
Instructor Marla Spadaford uses video to show the specifics of a one-handed IV start for a healthcare professional. - Highlight important points in your curriculum
Instructor Mandy Ellertson introduces her course with a brief video that presents the value of studying the humanities. - Summarize lessons
Instructor Terry Foty uses video to present a summary of his lessons in his own voice. - Reinforce instruction
The ESOL program interviews instructional designer Peter Seaman about riding his bike to help learners hear English being spoken in context. - Engage learners with multiple communication modes
Instructor Kandace Kling captures a notation displayed math problem that she solves step by step while verbally describing the process throughout. - Immerse learners with media rich narratives
Immedgineer Monica Marlo captures the action of a character in a virtual world to introduce students to an immersive learning environment.
The Instructional Support website has some general instructions on finding or creating media for your course.