There are many ways to deliver information online. See this resource for the options and the tools available to you: Deliver Your Course Content.

One option is to provide your lectures through pre-recorded videos using Zoom (without participants), the presentation software Panopto, or another recording tool and then have students review them in their own time.

This frees up time during your live Zoom session for discussions, activities, and other forms of active learning.
Pre-recorded videos are a resource that students can come back to if needed.

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During Recording: Effective instructional videos deliver information in an engaging way and adds to the instructor's presence in the course.

Keep each video under 10 minutes in length, and focus on one topic/concept.
- For example, instead of recording a whole lecture in one video, break it up into several short videos.
Supplement with visuals, props, and storytelling.
- For example, use a slide presentation with images, show models or tools, and relay stories and examples.
Have you and/or another instructor on screen for part of the video.
- This adds to the instructor's presence in the course, which is a major factor in student success in online courses.

If editing recorded lectures, see Video Editing Software Tips. Review this resource for additional tips for pre-recorded lectures.

After Recording: Uploading directly to Canvas can drain your data limit. Instead, upload your recordings to Canvas via Kaltura.

Accessibility tips:

Add synchronized captions to your videos. Kaltura automatically generates captions for videos with dialogue, but you have to fix all spelling, punctuation, and timing errors to be accessible.
Include a transcript for audio files (e.g., podcast, MP3, audio lecture, etc.)
Verbally describe the concepts conveyed by charts, graphs, props, and other visuals as they appear in the video.
If demonstrating a tool, do not rely on location, color, or shape when providing verbal instructions; e.g., instead of saying "click the red button", say, "click the submit button."

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