Virtual Campus and Learning Tools Documents

Internet browsers are becoming more and more secure and as a result, certain 3rd party tools, as well as video/audio functions may be blocked when you are attempting to use them within the Brightspace platform. Accordingly, for applications like our Lecture Capture Tools (i.e. Echo360 and Opencast), as well as ARES (library reserve service), it is important to adjust the permissions within the browser. This document presents the steps to modify these types of permissions within each of the most commonly used internet browsers (i.e. Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari). Note: Brightspace no longer supports Internet Explorer, but does support Microsoft Edge.

Context This document presents the steps to follow to provide your students with access to your Echo360 lecture captures and activities within Virtual Campus. For more information on using Echo360 (ex. how to edit, publish, or unpublish your videos; how to create interactive slides), please consult our standalone resources on those topics.

Context The following outlines the steps to create an Echo360 account and give students access to the platform.

This guide illustrates a stop-gap measure to quickly and efficiently convert current MS PowerPoint materials for use online with uOttawa’s Virtual Campus (e.g. BrightSpace) during an emergent situation when in-class teaching is unexpectedly not available.

There are a number of options available to help you achieve academic continuity for your course. Please keep in mind that it is a stressful time for everyone and as such it is important to try and use tools that you and your students are already comfortable with as much as possible. It may also be necessary to consider alternative assessment options to those that you have outlined for your course in order to address the current circumstances.