The Echo360 Active Learning Platform is a service that can be used by student and instructors for courses. The platform features personal and classroom video captures, engagement and analytics tools that promote student engagement in classrooms and online courses.
Benefits
Echo360 ALP’s analytic tools display student engagement and learning behaviors on the dashboard. This can be viewed by instructors to review what can be improved to ensure each student’s success. There are also available student engagement tools (ex. quizzes, discussions, etc.) to promote active learning. Many features of Echo360 ALP have been aimed to help students with disabilities. In situations of snow days, a lecture can be easily made up using the capture feature.
Key Features
- Integrated uploading – publish to the BU Echo360 dashboard, Blackboard, and more.
- Editable recordings – edit your recording easily within Echo360, before or after publishing.
Requirements
- A supported browser
- For specific setups:
- Portable – software license for Personal Capture (usually installed on a laptop). Use your laptop’s internal microphone and webcam, or connect optional external microphone, webcam, or video camera.
- Simple desktop – software license for Classroom Capture (usually installed on a podium computer in a classroom). Connect an external microphone. Add an optional video camera or webcam.
- Dedicated classroom – Echo360 Capture Appliance. The appliance is usually connected to the room’s existing audio and video systems.
Getting Started
- Read our helpful guides for instructors.
- Contact us for a consultation.
FAQs
Is there any cost for the platform?
There is NO charge for faculty leveraging existing services.
What is the difference between the new Echo360 ALP and the old Echo360 platform?
The new Echo360 ALP is supported on the cloud provided by Amazon S3. There are new features not provided in the old Echo360 that encourages student interaction and engagement. The new features, have students participate in Q&A discussions, note lecture materials that need more clarification, take notes corresponding to lecture time-wise, engage in short quizzes and more. The instructors also have new features that allow them to review students’ analytics in quizzes, monitor classroom activity, compare engagement scores with grades and more.
What is the attendance policy like?
The instructor can choose how to weigh the attendance in the overall grade.
What is the video retention policy?
Each instructor’s video and capture is stored in the cloud for 5 years from the semester.
Legal content ownership?
Contact the BU General Counsel for more information.
How can I contact someone for further help?
You can contact us here.
Are there additional trainings and workshops available?
For additional help you check out our instruction and student guides or go to the official Echo360 site.
Which classrooms are equipped with Echo360?
Go to find a classroom. Search for your specific room. Under lecture capture, if audio and presentation capture is checked, classroom capture available for the classroom. If audio, presentation, and classroom capture is checked, there is an Echo360 device available for use in the classroom.
How do use Echo360 in the classroom?
There are three possible ways to access Echo360 for recording in the classroom:
1. If your classroom has an Echo device (see above question), you can submit a request for a recording here. . Please include the class name, course number, section number, room number, class dates and times, instructor and any other pertinent details.
2. If your classroom does not have an Echo device but does have a computer, Echo Personal Capture should be installed on the computer. For more information on using Echo Personal Capture, please visit Echo’s tutorial here.
3. If you are using your personal device, you can download Personal Capture from Echo360.com. First, you will need to log in to Echo Video with your Kerberos ID and password. You can find more information on downloading, installing and using Personal Capture here.