The Lightboard is an instructional tool that can be used to create compelling educational video recordings without turning one's back to the camera.
About the Lightboard
The Lightboard is a glass chalkboard combined with a video camera setup that allows instructors to create educational content. Writing on the board's transparent surface, instructors face the audience, and lecturing with hand-drawn or imported visuals. Facing the camera while lecturing creates a more natural and engaging recording.
Check out these resources to learn more:
- The website of Michael Peshkin, founder of the Lightboard
- 7 things you should know about the Lightboard
Possible Uses
Making recordings on the Lightboard requires some thought, advance planning, and production support, but can be very effective in supporting student learning. Like a regular classroom chalkboard or whiteboard in a classroom, the Lightboard can be used while lecturing to:
- Model sample problems
- Annotate diagrams and images
- Illustrate persistently challenging concepts
- Explore creative performances or storytelling
The Lightboard can be utilized when creating single recordings, or to prepare a series of lectures or micro-lectures.
Working with ITS
Colgate professors from any discipline may work with ITS to create instructional content using the Lightboard. ITS support includes:
- Lightboard orientation and practice in the studio
- Content planning and storyboarding
- Consideration of evidence-based practices for creating and using instructional video
- Post-production editing
- Uploading and sharing content on Colgate’s supported media platforms
- Activity design and guidance for learners, using recorded content
- The creation of sample assessments to collect learner feedback
Contact Information
To utilize the Lightboard or learn more about it, contact:
Ask for Help
If you are unable to find the information you need in the documentation available online, the ITS Service Desk is available to assist.