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At a Glance
The NU Lightboard is an innovative breakthrough in visual demonstration technology that was invented by Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering faculty. By combining the utility of a classroom whiteboard, a sheet of architectural glass, and a video camera, Lightboard is a teaching tool that is familiar and easy to use. From behind the glass, you can give the same visual presentation you would give in a classroom, using neon whiteboard markers, but without turning your back to the students.
When to use?
The Lightboard is perfect for explaining concepts that can be diagrammed, for deconstructing math problems, and for annotating projected graphics and mock-ups. This type of demonstration is very effective at introducing motion and continuous visual flow into tutorials, along with extemporaneous speaking.
Conclusion
The Lightboard is part of the self-service Video Production Studio located in the Mudd Library on Northwestern’s Evanston Campus. The Video Production Studio: Lightboard page explains how to prepare, record, and obtain your recording files using the Lightboard. Reservations can be made through the Mudd Library Reservation System.
References/Resources
- Lightboard Studio – Help Guide — a quick start guide for using the lightboard at the Video Production Studio
- Philip J. Guo, Juho Kim, and Rob Rubin. 2014. How video production affects student engagement: an empirical study of MOOC videos. In Proceedings of the first ACM conference on Learning @ scale conference (L@S ’14). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 41–50.