PlayPosit

Copper wolves at Wolf Plaza near the Free Expression tunnel. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

May 23, 2023

Self-Paced Learning Online this Summer!

Learn with YouTube and PlayPosit this summer and maybe even earn a tech tool exploration badge from DELTA!

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Apr 21, 2023

Teaching Tech Tip: Making Library Video Content Interactive

Wondering what’s new in PlayPosit? NC State Libraries’ Academic Video Online (Alexander Street) is integrated with PlayPosit. Instructors can add interactive elements like discussion prompts, polls, open-ended questions and more! And, the collection of videos is diverse with everything from feature-length films to training videos.

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Sep 29, 2022

Engaging Students with Pro Features of PlayPosit Videos

Engage students in your course content and help them succeed with interactive videos. PlayPosit is a digital tool that is integrated into Moodle that instructors can use to make video content more active and engaging.

Jun 22, 2021

Panopto or PlayPosit? Deciding Which is Best for Interactive Video Quizzes

Numerous NC State instructors have increased class engagement through interactive video quizzing. One DELTA collaboration even led to pairing virtual reality with PlayPosit. Faculty may be familiar with PlayPosit and wonder how this connects to Panopto…or if the two tools even have to connect. The breakdown of features below will help you decide which is best…

May 1, 2021

Tips for Creating Engaging Course Videos from a Reluctant YouTuber

A linguistics instructor provides practical strategies for recording videos in Zoom, uploading them to YouTube, and making them interactive in PlayPosit.

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Oct 21, 2020

Inside an IEP: Immersive Meetings to Prepare Future Teachers

Assistant Professor Jamie Pearson and a team at DELTA are leveraging virtual reality and PlayPosit to create virtual meetings that will better prepare future teachers to support students with disabilities and positively impact the educational experience.

Students work and study in the Hunt Library prior to the transition online.

Aug 31, 2020

NC State Faculty Teach Creatively with PlayPosit

PlayPosit transforms instructional videos into engaging, interactive learning tools, and many faculty members are developing unique and creative ways to use the technology in their teaching. Hear from four faculty members about how they innovate with PlayPosit.

May 29, 2020

Bringing Interaction to Instructional Videos with PlayPosit

PlayPosit is an interactive video editing tool helping educators make the most out of instructional videos with embedded questions, learning objectives and more. Effective Aug. 1, all NC State faculty members will have complete and free access to use PlayPosit in their fall 2020 courses.

Apr 15, 2020

What’s New in Moodle 3.8?

DELTA recently performed the annual Moodle upgrade to version 3.8 for courses starting in the Summer of 2020. While most of the functionality is the same, there are a number of changes implemented in order to improve the user experience. Check them out!