Echo360 New and Noteworthy Features

Echo360 continues to improve on its products and services and OIT's IDT team is pleased to announce the latest feature addition - in-browser video capture (recording). As many of you are aware, faculty and staff have been able to use Echo360's Universal Capture - Personal and Universal Capture - Classroom since OIT launched the application two years ago. However, those individuals who are unable to download and install Universal Capture - Personal to their work devices, tablets, and other hardware have been unable to use Echo360 lecture capture (recording)...until now. This new browser-based recording feature is currently in BETA testing; however, UHCL was invited to join the BETA testing, and browser-based capture is now available on our installation of Echo360. For more information, including a few limitations and caveats, please feel free to review the following support blog posts from Echo360:

• In-Browser Capture vs. Universal Capture
• Recording with In-Browser Capture

Echo360 for Students

Although not a new feature, we want to revisit the topic of student use of Echo360. Some instructors have begun having students upload their video presentations to Echo360 and then submit their work in Blackboard as a hyperlink to that storage location. However, students can also download and use Echo360's Universal Capture - Personal to create video presentations.

The IDT team is currently working on a new handout for students that covers information about downloading and installing Universal Capture, creating and saving video presentations in Echo360, and submitting presentations in Blackboard using a hyperlink to the student's Echo360 Library. That new resource should be created and posted online within the next two weeks. In the meantime, please let us know if you have ANY Echo360-related inquiries. Simply call or email OIT's Support Center to have a help ticket created and assigned to the most appropriate member of the IDT team.