This Week in the LEC

Videos are often some of the most highly engaging pieces of content for a course. As part of your course videos can be used to introduce new course content, reinforce concepts already learned, share demonstrations and simulations and much more. You may know that NSU has a media server that we call SharkMedia our branded version of Kaltura. But you may not know about all of the capabilities of SharkMedia.

In this interactive workshop, educators will explore how to leverage Lucid’s suite of tools—including Lucidchart and Lucidspark—within the Canvas Learning Management System to create dynamic visual content and collaborative learning activities. Participants will learn how to create and embed diagrams, flowcharts, and brainstorming boards to enhance instructional materials, facilitate student engagement, and support group projects. Attendees will receive step-by-step guidance on setting up Lucid in Canvas, using visual content to illustrate complex concepts, and incorporating interactive boards for real-time collaboration.

Unlock the full potential of your video content in SharkMedia! This workshop is designed to bring your skills with SharkMedia to the next level. Participants will learn how to perform basic video editing, create interactive hotspots, manage and edit captions for accessibility, build engaging quizzes, and analyze viewer engagement through detailed analytics. Through hands-on demonstrations and guided instruction, you’ll explore each of these features and discover how to create more dynamic and interactive videos that captivate your audience.

If you want to increase student engagement and personalize feedback within your Shark Media videos, the Annoto widget workshop was created just for you.
The Annoto widget is a tool that integrates with Shark Media and can be used in Canvas enabling you to add interactive elements to your videos. You can use it to create questions, quizzes, surveys, polls, and discussions that appear on the video timeline.

The Learning and Educational Center would like to wish you a Happy Holiday Season! May your holidays sparkle with moments of love and goodwill, and may the year ahead be full of contentment and joy. Warm wishes from the LEC!

NSU’s Office of Innovation and Information Technology (OIIT) is updating SharkMedia/Kaltura video player to version 7, effective December 16, 2024. The new player offers a modern look, faster loading, improved chapter identification, better In Video Quiz Tool interface, sidebar transcripts, a slim player for audio files, and easy attachment downloads. Some embedded videos may not work properly. If you encounter issues, contact the LMS Team via the Service Now Portal for assistance.

In this interactive workshop, educators will explore how to leverage Lucid’s suite of tools—including Lucidchart and Lucidspark—within the Canvas Learning Management System to create dynamic visual content and collaborative learning activities. Participants will learn how to create and embed diagrams, flowcharts, and brainstorming boards to enhance instructional materials, facilitate student engagement, and support group projects. Attendees will receive step-by-step guidance on setting up Lucid in Canvas, using visual content to illustrate complex concepts, and incorporating interactive boards for real-time collaboration.

If you have writing assignments in your course, you already know that plagiarism can be a problem. In this workshop, we present the tool, Turnitin, which helps identify instances of potential plagiarism. During the workshop, you will learn about the various ways in which Turnitin can be used in your Canvas course so that you can begin screening writing assignments for possible plagiarism and grammatical errors.