Effective and Efficient Online Teaching

Syllabus

Chapter 1: Motivation and Overview
What are flipped classes? How can they help us in the current Covid situation?
a. Flipped Classes for Effective Teaching and Learning
b. Overview of Upcoming Material
Chapter 2: Software Installation
This set of videos will show how to install the various tools we will be covering.
a. Software Installation for Windows
b. Software Installation for Linux
Chapter 3: Video Recording
This set of videos will show how to record videos with and without pen support.
a. Video Recording with PowerPoint
b. Video Recording using OBS with pen support
c. Tips and Best Practices
Chapter 4: Video Editing
After recording, how to trim, adjust volume, add text, hide portion of video etc and importantly reduce the size of video. This set of videos will cover all these aspects.
a. Video Editing with OpenShot
Chapter 5: Content Management and Student Interaction
This set of videos will show how to upload your course material and interact with your students, both asynchronously and synchronously.
a. Content Organization and Sharing with Google Drive
b. BodhiTree: A Learning Management System
c. Live Interactions with Students
Level
For all teachers
Prerequisites
None
Category
Self-paced
Estimated Time
10 hours

Meet the instructor

Cinque Terre
Kameswari Chebrolu
Kameswari Chebrolu is currently an associate professor with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. She received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer engineering from the University of California at San Diego in 2004. She is passionate about teaching and likes to experiment with various techniques to improve learning. She has been a recipient of the “IIT Bombay Excellence in Teaching” award in 2010.

The focus of Kameswari's research work is on developing cutting-edge technology for real-world use. In the past, she has worked on projects aimed at providing Internet access to rural villages, enabling voice communication in remote tribal areas, monitoring the health of railway bridges. Currently she is focused on developing smart educational technology, AI-human-hybrid technology that caters to the information needs of bottom of the pyramid and countering fake news on social media, specifically on Whatsapp.