Staff questions

What is Echo360?

Echo360 is a presentation capturing device enabling staff to record and play back presentations and tutorials on a variety of platforms such as Windows and Macintosh as well as devices such as iPods and iPhones. There are no setup requirements needed by the presenter other than switching on the microphone so that your voice can be recorded.

Which rooms have the Echo360 recording facility?

Do I need any special software on my computer?

Make sure that you have the Adobe Flash Player on your computer. It can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/

Do I need any special training or skills to use Echo360?

No special training is needed to record your lecture. All you need to do is make sure that the microphone is switched on.

How do I book this service?

There are two ways to book this service:

Online Booking Form

Use the online booking form

By phone

1. Ring or e-mail the Service Desk and ask for the Form
2. Fill in all the information
3. Return the completed form to the Service Desk

Will students continue to attend lectures in person?

While there are many advantages of your presentation being recorded, it does not give the students the same experience as if they were present in your class. The advantages of a live classroom experience are:

• Interaction with other students
• Ability to ask questions of the Lecturer
• Recording is an option for only some content (video shown in class may not be able to be recorded for copyright reasons)
• Ensures that students have the materials needed for an upcoming lecture or excursion
• Immediate access to the information, rather than waiting for the lecture to be uploaded

What about my intellectual property?

You have the right to control your recordings and have the right to restrict the recording and distribution of that material. Please advise students that the recordings are for private study or research. The university cannot control subsequent distribution of material.

If I need support who can I contact?

Please contact the Service Desk on extension 7272 or servicedesk@acu.edu.au and they will pass on your request. You should have a reply within 24 hours on weekdays and within 48 hours on weekends

How do I record my lecture presentation?

• Request a booking form from the Service Desk by calling extension 7272 or email at servicedesk@acu.edu.au
• Fill in and return booking form and send to the Service Desk
• You will receive an email verifying your booking
• When you attend your lecture simply turn on the microphone and use the computer as you would normally
• Your lecture is then recorded and the links to the recording sent to you via email usually within 24 hours

See the user guide Recording lectures with Echo360 (PDF, 2.5Mb) for detailed instructions on how to record your lectures.

What is recorded?

• Voice from a microphone
• Presentations shown from the computer including PowerPoint slides and sound clips
• Video presentations (video from YouTube etc can be recorded but at a lower frame rate so it may appear jittery.)

How do I publish my material so that students can see it?

Copy and paste the links sent to you via email into your Blackboard unit. This will ensure only those who have access to your unit can access your recording. Please see the user guide Echo360 and Blackboard (PDF, 1Mb) for detailed instructions.For any assistance with this please contact the Service Desk on x7272 or email: servicedesk@acu.edu.au

How do I edit my presentation?

For a more professional look to your presentations, you can edit recordings. Click on the following link to download the Editing Recordings Guide. View a demonstration

Can I add material to a presentation after a lecture?

This ability is currently unavailable.

What browsers are supported?

• Internet Explorer 6 and above
• Firefox version 3 and above
• Safari version 3 and above
• RSS feeds work on Internet Explorer 7 and above and Safari 3.2.3

How to view the recorded Conferences and lectures

After you lectures are recorded you will receive the following Hyperlinks;

• Rich Media Link – allows the users to only stream the content to their computers
• Vodcast Link – allows the users to download the presentation to their computers and watch back on iPhones
• Podcast Link – allows the users to download and listen back to the presentation
• RSS Feeds – allows the links to be automatically updated – for example if you have a lecture recorded every week, you could place this link into a folder in the LMS at the start of semester and allow it to automatically add remaining lectures in that same folder