The COVID-19 pandemic has acted like a time machine to the field of distance teaching and learning. Suddenly, students and educators have found themselves thrust into a future where all are online, but perhaps not as connected as they would wish. We find ourselves teaching via laptop webcams, but our gaze is elsewhere – we are not eye to eye with our students. In this engaging session, learn how to affordably construct a teleprompter setup at home. You will see how effective use of a teleprompter will both improve the quality and effectiveness of video communication, both live and prerecorded.
James Moore is the Director of Online Learning for DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business. He teaches Internet Marketing classes in fully online, blended and face-to-face formats. He attempts to balance his love of technology and gadgets with the knowledge that quick and simple solutions are best. Unfortunately, creating quick and simple solutions often involves a long and complex process.