Slide presentations and text documents can provide a lot of information and concepts to your students, and they can be easily uploaded to your Moodle course page. However, you may want to provide an experience that comes closer to being in the classroom. If that's the case, you can create a synchronous video conference or "virtual class session" with Google Meet. You may also consider recording narration for slide presentations or lecture replacement videos. This section will help you create the content you need to transition your course online.

In her article, Going Online in a Hurry, Michelle D. Miller covers six steps to think about when transitioning your course online during a time of disruption. This is a great place to start as you make a plan for your course going forward. The University of Lynchburg does not support all of the specific software solutions she mentions, but the ideas she covers are definitely worth considering.

The Teaching and Learning Center and ITR will be available to help faculty identify the best solutions for transitioning to an online environment.

Synchronous Online Class Sessions

Google Meet is the suggested video conferencing tool for setting up synchronous online class meetings. No additional downloads or accounts are needed to use Google Meet, and class sessions can be recorded for students who are not be able to attend. These recordings can then be posted to your Moodle course page to be viewed at a later date.
Google Meet Synchronous Instructions

Recording Narrated Slide Presentations

The University of Lynchburg provides access to Camtasia screen recording software to enable faculty to record their own presentation videos. Using Camtasia you can record a video of your slides while recording the audio of your narration. You can even include a video of yourself if you need to demonstrate concepts or provide live visual aids.
Camtasia Tutorials

If you do not already have Camtasia installed on your computer, you can also capture screen recordings using Google Meet. Google Meet is a video conferencing tool that can also record slide presentations and narration.
Google Meet Asynchronous Instructions

Whichever option you choose, a microphone is required to record narration, and a webcam will be needed to record video of yourself. Both of these items are integrated into most current laptop computers.

Creating content for an online course is only the first step of delivering it to your students. Once your course materials are complete they need to be uploaded or posted to your Moodle course page. This section will help you understand the features within Moodle and how to post your content. You can also enroll in Moodle Soup Too, a support and tutorial course page within Moodle.

Moodle Support Page

Moodle Soup Too Enrollment Instructions

Embedding Videos in Moodle

The first step to getting your videos onto your Moodle page is to upload them to YouTube. Every faculty member has a YouTube account as part of your University of Lynchburg Google account. Once your video has been uploaded to YouTube and has finished processing, you can them embed it into your Moodle course page. Using YouTube to host your course videos also allows for further accessibility options if you teach students with specific accommodations.

It is important to explain what students should expect from your course in the coming weeks. Make sure students understand what they should be doing to prepare for each "class session" and how you plan to communicate. Clear communication is vital for a successful online teaching environment and will help everyone involved be successful.

Once you have posted materials to your Moodle course page, you can notify students using the Quick Mail feature within Moodle or by email using your course mailing lists.