The Lightboard is an instructional tool that can be used to create compelling educational video recordings without turning one's back to the camera.
The Lightboard is an instructional tool that can be used to create compelling educational video recordings without turning one's back to the camera.
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.
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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:
The Lightboard can be utilized when creating single recordings, or to prepare a series of lectures or micro-lectures.
Colgate professors from any discipline may work with ITS to create instructional content using the Lightboard. ITS support includes:
To utilize the Lightboard or learn more about it, contact:
If you are unable to find the information you need in the documentation available online, the ITS Service Desk is available to assist.