Face-to-face lectures can be converted to an online format for viewing either a live (synchronous) or at a time of the students' choosing (asynchronous). You can also upload any mp4 file format in UMLearn, which you can record using your phone or computer - if you want to supplement your couse with audio recordings.
Synchronous Options - Webinar Options
Cicso WebEx
Zoom
Adobe Connect
Information on using these can be found under the 'Using Webinars' tab.
Asynchronous Options
Voice-Over PowerPoint
Voicethread
Audaciiy
Podcasting
Information of using these can be found in the drop down menu of this section's tab (Lectures).
Inside Higher Education provides some further suggestions for moving your classes online in a hurry!
There are a number of tutorials available to do this.
https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/tools/voiceover.php
Voicethread is another voice over presentation tool. Here is a video about creating a presentation using Voicethread. Voicethread adds audio to your presentation slides.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nrcRk8cSo0
You can do voice over recordings right in powerpoint. But be sure to test this after you do it, as it is buggy. It also doesn't upload well into UMLearn, where the audio is often stripped off the file.
You can use audacity to record the audio in your presentation, which is free, open source software. Download it at https://www.audacityteam.org/. It works well with UMLearn.
A video describing how to use it with powerpoint can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fr1J1-vH0o
If you need help using audacity, contact Steve.Yurkiw@umanitoba.ca from the Office of Educational and Faculty Development.
Podcasting presents another option for communicating your content. Podcasts can be used to answer student questions, or supplement annotated powerpoint presentations, notes packages, or readings.
They are relatively easy to do. You can even record your podcast using your phone.
Carlton University has a getting started guide: https://carleton.ca/edc/teachingresources/teaching-with-technology/podcasting/#sect3
While your podcast might be more of a conversation, it's still a good idea to plan out in advance what you want to say. You might even invite a colleague or one of your graduate students to join you in a question and answer session arising from students questions; or just as a way to liven the discussion.
The Office of Educational and Faculty Development has a subscription to SoundCloud if you need a place to host your podcast outside of UMLearn or Entrada.
If you need help with this or any aspect of moving to a virtual classroom, contact our office at OEFD@umanitoba.ca.