Active Learning Platform Demonstration for Faculty, Feb. 10
An Echo360 demonstration for faculty on the new Active Learning Platform will be offered at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the Administrative Services Building break room (ADSB 240).
Advanced lecture capture features will be demonstrated, including integrating student participation using polls and quizzes in lectures, managing presentations and instructional materials, and using a new intuitive learning analytics dashboard.
New Active Learning Platform features include analytics on student engagement, comprehension and study habits; access to data used to identify at-risk students; and tools that allow students to take notes and mark content, as well as ask anonymous questions.
Registration is not required. To request information about the Active Learning Platform, contact mduncan@uark.edu.
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