Tip of the Week
Each week, the Office of Distance Learning sets out to provide interesting and helpful topics in technology and education.
Week of 07/29/2024
Earlier this month, D2L, parent company of Brightspace (aka Lamakū), announced the purchase of H5P Group at the annual Fusion conference, D2L all in on H5P. H5P is a plugin tool to produce and play interactive learning content within an LMS, a Pressbook, or ...
Week of 07/22/2024
UH faculty and staff are encouraged to explore our new Learning Management System (LMS), Lamakū, powered by D2L Brightspace. In the sandbox environment, you can get familiar with the Lamakū user interface and practice building content. Content built in a ...
Level Up with TechSmith Certifications
Week of 07/15/2024
UH West Oʻahu faculty and staff have access to two feature-packed TechSmith products for creating screen-capture videos, GIFs, annotated images, and more: Camtasia and Snagit. Camtasia 2024 boasts big improvements to video captioning with AI-driven ...
Camtasia Rev accelerates video production
Week of 07/08/2024
Camtasia 2023 offers an easy-to-use production path called Rev. This AI-assisted workflow can customize your video’s look and feel with a few clicks. Select your preferred picture-in-picture position and sizing, background radiant colors (consider UH West ...
Create a reading guide with template
Week of 07/01/2024
Reading challenges can negatively affect students’ comprehension of critical course content. Recognizing the problem, some instructors cover textbook assignments during class, but the practice can disincentivize students from doing their own reading. A reading ...
Week of 06/24/2024
Flip, a video discussions tool better known as Flipgrid, will soon be integrated into Microsoft Teams for Education. The current Flip website and app will be view-only after July 1. Existing content can be downloaded until September 30. What next? Padlet, a ...
Add podcasts to your YouTube channel
Week of 06/17/2024
Podcasting is a medium that excels at informing and engaging on-the-go learners. Podcasts are digital audio files that can be consumed on demand or downloaded for off-line listening, making them ideal for smartphones or other small portable devices favored by ...
More tips for captioning YouTube videos
Week of 06/10/2024
As more educators add video content to their course materials, accurate captioning has become crucial to providing an equitable experience for all learners. Many students turn on video captions to improve their comprehension and focus, so consider captions as a ...
Organize ideas with Canva Whiteboard
Week of 06/03/2024
Many rely on Canva to create promotional materials, presentations, and social media posts. The site also offers collaborative decision-making tools for those accessing Canva Teams. For example, the Canva Whiteboard can be used with templates to direct and ...
Start a conversation with a word cloud
Week of 05/27/2024
A word cloud is a visual collection of text data with frequently occurring words appearing larger and bolder within a random cluster. Word clouds can be used to open a discussion, gather opinions, check for understanding, or prompt reflection. Slido, a word ...