Find strategies and instructions for distributing the course content that you would normally deliver with an in-person lecture.
Share Lecture Materials | Deliver Real-Time Lectures | Record & Upload Lectures
Share Lecture Materials
Lecture materials like slides can be shared with students through your Canvas course.
Add content in Canvas
Follow UBC how-to instructions
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- Structure course materials well with guidance from the UBC Online Teaching Program.
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Explore more about Canvas and read answers to FAQs in UBC’s Canvas instructor guide » and UBC’s Canvas student guide »
Deliver Real-Time Lectures
Zoom is a video/audio web-conferencing and collaboration tool that lets you meet with students in real time online. Through Zoom you can do many classroom activities: present using whiteboards, share screens and resources, interact via chats or Q&A, enable small group discussions, and administer polls.
Schedule & run lectures with Zoom
Follow UBC how-to instructions
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- Watch this UBC video for tips on using Zoom for lectures:
- Engage with students online using tips in the UBC “Introduction to Teaching Online” course.
- Decide when to have synchronous learning vs. asynchronous learning, discover effective practices for synchronous online lectures, and engage students through active learning in a Zoom session with guidance from the UBC Online Teaching Program.
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Using Zoom’s built-in closed-captioning options » will make your lectures more accessible.
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Explore more about Zoom and read answers to FAQs in UBC’s Zoom instructor guide » and UBC’s Zoom student guide »
Record & Upload Lectures
If you want to record your lectures ahead of time, you can use Camtasia (a desktop-capturing software). The quickest way to record is to present your slides on your computer as you talk over them. Then you can upload the recording for students to stream in your Canvas course.
Capture & share video with Camtasia
Follow UBC how-to instructions
- Download and install the Camtasia application
- Record a lecture with Camtasia
- Share your Camtasia lecture recordings in Canvas
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- Watch this UBC video for tips on successfully recording lectures:
- Design effective lecture videos with guidance from the UBC Online Teaching Program.
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If you prefer to record on campus, many classrooms have built-in recording equipment, and mobile recording kits are available for others. Explore your recording and streaming options in UBC classrooms »
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Make lecture recordings more accessible by adding closed captioning » and providing transcripts.
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Explore more about Camtasia in UBC’s Camtasia instructor guide »
Get support with learning technology
Contact the UBC Learning Technology Hub for hands-on assistance:
604 827 4775 | LT.hub@ubc.ca | Live Weekday Support »