Kish Guides: Innovation Center for Teaching &amp; Learning: EchoVideo

Instructional Technology Help

Mary Smith

Instructional Technologist

For assistance with instructional technology, contact Mary Smith, msmith22@kish.edu

A video platform for creating interactive learning content

Set Up Echo Video in Your D2L Course (PDF)
Written instructions for initial Echo Video setup

Echo360’s Browser Capture tool lets you create and edit video recordings of your screen and add your webcam if you like.

Browser Capture Introduction (15 minute read)
From the Echo360 support website
Browser Capture Video Demo (1:34)
Record screen videos from within your favorite browser, like Chrome or Firefox. With Tim Lockman, Kish's Instructional Designer.

A transcript is a text version of a video's speech content. Echo360 automatically transcripts videos using Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) technology. Automated transcripts often require editing to fix errors. Transcripts do not fully meet accessibility requirements, but they are an excellent first step.
Closed captions cover speech but also sound effects and other non-speech elements. Once you have edited your automatically-generated transcript in Echo360, you can convert it into closed captions with just a click. This video shows you how:

Using EchoVideo's Transcript Editor (video, 2:32)
Shows how to use Echo360's Automatic Speech Recognition to create closed captions for videos

For more details, please see Echo's page on ASR technology.

Product Demo on Professional Development Day, 4/1/2021 - Click this link to find the Zoom link and passcode on the TLC's MyKC page.
Instructor Training Webinar Series, January 2021 - Click the "Watch Webinar Recording" button

For questions about EchoVideo, please contact Mary Smith, Instructional Technologist, at msmith22@kish.edu.

EchoVideo logo used by permission.