Videos are an excellent tool for online classes--they can help humanize the instructor and foster a stronger sense of connection with students. Explore the ideas, examples, and resources to discover how you can use videos to humanize your online class. If you have a idea or example to add to this resource page, please let us know at mesamost@sdccd.edu.
Welcome students to your course and give a brief imperfect introduction
Gives a positive impression and creates credibility
Includes instructor information (email, office hours, office, and zoom link), expectations, and brief course intro.
Welcome to the Art History Course from Prof. Cara Smulevitz (recorded with Canvas Studio)
Welcome to GISG 104 from Prof. Rachel Russell (recorded on YouTube)
Shows how to navigate the Canvas course
Gives a quick assignment overview
Mentions anything that might be unique to your course (external tech tools, required synchronous activities, etc.)
A brief overview of what's ahead in this module.
Serve as a smooth transition from last week's topic to this week's topic.
More examples you can find here Humanizing Online Stem
Brief, shorter than 10 minutes
Focus on a single concept or skill
Conveys a sense of instructor presence
Can be view as many times as students need
For more examples, please check the link Humanizing Online Stem
Show viewers how to perform a task.
Commonly uses screencasting to record the computer screen to explain the steps involved in a software task.
Canvas Studio Tutorials
Canvas Studio: Record, Edit Captions, & Publish Captions
Canvas Studio: Add Canvas Studio video to a Canvas Discussion (or anywhere in Canvas w/ the Rich Content Editor)
Canvas Studio: Share Video with a Specific Person
Professor Cara Smulevitz's Getting Started with Canvas Studio is an excellent spot to get started.
How to Canvas has tons of Canvas Studio tutorials.
SDCCD Online Learning Pathways Open OnDemand site also has several Canvas Studio videos.
Check out MOST's comprehensive list of video tools for designing your online material! This list covers logistical information and includes tutorials to get set up.
This awesome book by Karen Costa is available through our SD Mesa College Library
A video by Prof. Michael Wesch