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New!! EchoVideo Study Aids

Summary

Study Aids are supplemental learning resources that can be added to EchoVideo recordings. They give students additional ways to review lecture content, reinforce key concepts, and test their understanding—all within the EchoVideo player.

Study Aids can be created manually by an instructor or generated with AskEcho, EchoVideo's AI-powered assistant. When using AI-generated content, instructors should review and edit the materials before making them available to students.

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What Study Aids Are Available?

EchoVideo currently provides four types of Study Aids:

Study Aid
What it provides
Potential use
Summary A concise overview of the main points in a recording Review key ideas or prepare for an exam
FAQs Questions and answers based on the recording Check understanding and clarify important concepts
Study Cards Digital flashcards featuring terms, concepts, and definitions Practice active recall and terminology
Practice Quiz Multiple-choice questions based on the recording Test understanding and identify areas for additional review

These resources are attached to the specific video or audio recording and appear in the Study Aids area of the EchoVideo player when made available to students.

How Study Aids Work

A useful way to think about Study Aids is:

Recording → AI-generated draft → Instructor review → Student study resource

When AskEcho is enabled, it analyzes the transcript of the recording and generates suggested Study Aid content. The instructor can then review, edit, add, or delete content before sharing it with students.

Important: AI-generated Study Aids should be reviewed before they are shared with students. Consider both factual accuracy and whether the questions and resources actually support your learning objectives.

Creating Study Aids

Study Aids are managed from the Study Aids tab on the Media Details page.

Step 1: Open your recording

  1. Go to your Media Library.

  2. Locate the recording you want to work with.

  3. Open the Media Details page for the recording.

  4. Select Study Aids.

Step 2: Choose a Study Aid

Select the type of resource you want to create:

  • Summary

  • FAQs

  • Study Cards

  • Practice Quiz

Step 3: Generate or enter content

If AskEcho is available, select Generate to have EchoVideo create an AI-generated draft based on the recording transcript.

You can also create Study Aids manually without using AskEcho. This allows instructors to maintain complete control over the content.

Step 4: Review and edit

Before making the Study Aid available to students:

  • Check the content for accuracy.

  • Remove information that is incorrect or unnecessary.

  • Add concepts that are important to your course.

  • Edit questions to better align with your learning objectives.

  • Make sure terminology and examples reflect what students were actually taught.

You can edit existing FAQs, Study Cards, and Practice Quiz questions, add new items, delete individual items, or change the correct answer for quiz questions.

Step 5: Make the Study Aid available to students

Study Aids are initially visible only to instructors and media owners. This allows you to review and refine the content before students see it.

Once Study Aids are enabled for the Classroom Player and content is available, students can access the available resources through the Study Aids icon in the player. Students only see Study Aid types that contain content.

Note: If you do not see Study Aids or the student visibility options, your institution may need to enable the feature.

Editing AI-Generated Study Aids

One of the benefits of Study Aids is that AI-generated content is not locked in once it has been created. You can:

  • Edit a Summary

  • Edit FAQ questions and answers

  • Edit Study Card questions and answers

  • Edit Practice Quiz questions and answers

  • Change the correct answer on a Practice Quiz question

  • Add additional FAQs, Study Cards, or quiz questions

  • Delete individual items

  • Regenerate a Study Aid

Regenerating content

If you select Generate again when content already exists, EchoVideo warns that the existing content in that section will be overwritten. Once confirmed, the previous version cannot be recovered through the Study Aids interface.

Tip: Review and save any content you want to keep before regenerating a Study Aid.

Ideas for Using Study Aids

Study Aids can be used as more than a convenient way to summarize a lecture. Consider how each resource can support students' learning.

Summary: Review and orientation

Use a Summary to help students:

  • Review a lecture they have already watched

  • Refresh their memory before an exam

  • Identify major concepts

  • Review a long lecture more efficiently

FAQs: Check understanding

FAQs can help students:

  • Identify important concepts

  • Think about questions they should be able to answer

  • Clarify information from a lecture

  • Review topics before an assessment

Study Cards: Active recall

Study Cards are particularly useful for:

  • Vocabulary

  • Definitions

  • Formulas

  • Key people or theories

  • Important concepts

Encourage students to try to recall the answer before revealing it rather than simply reading through the cards.

Practice Quiz: Retrieval practice

Practice Quizzes give students an opportunity to test their understanding after watching a recording. Students can use them to:

  • Check what they remember

  • Identify areas they need to review

  • Prepare for an upcoming assessment

  • Practice retrieving information from memory

Aligning Study Aids With Learning Objectives

AI-generated questions aren't automatically aligned with your course objectives.

For example, if your learning objective asks students to analyze a marketing strategy, an AI-generated question asking students to define "market segmentation" may be accurate but may not adequately support the objective.

When reviewing Study Aids, ask:

Does this resource help students practice what I actually want them to learn?

Consider revising questions to move beyond simple recall when your learning objectives require students to:

  • Apply concepts

  • Analyze information

  • Evaluate alternatives

  • Solve problems

  • Make decisions

  • Create or develop something

TLC Tip: Think of AskEcho as a starting point for creating study materials—not a replacement for instructor judgment.

Recommended Faculty Workflow

For the best results, consider this workflow:

1. Start with the learning objective: What should students be able to know or do after completing the lesson?
2. Generate the Study Aid: Use AskEcho to create a first draft, or create the resource manually.
3. Review for accuracy: Check terminology, facts, examples, and emphasis.
4. Review for alignment: Make sure the Study Aid supports the learning objective.
5. Improve the questions: Change questions that are too easy, vague, repetitive, or focused only on recall.
6. Share with students: Make the Study Aid available once you are satisfied with the content.
7. Tell students how to use it: Consider adding a brief instruction such as:
     "After watching the lecture, use the Study Cards to test your recall and complete the Practice Quiz
      to identify concepts you may need to review."

Study Aids vs. Other EchoVideo Features

Study Aids are supplemental study resources. They are different from EchoVideo's interactive polling activities.

  • Study Aids → Students review and practice material after or while engaging with a recording.

  • Interactive Polls → Instructors embed questions into media to prompt students to respond during playback.

EchoVideo's interactive media can pause playback at embedded questions, while Study Aids provide separate resources students can use for review.

Quick Start

If you want to try Study Aids with one of your existing recordings: Choose a recording → Open Media Details → Select Study Aids → Generate → Review → Edit → Save → Make available to students

Start with one recording and one Study Aid type—such as a Practice Quiz—to see how the feature fits into your course.

AI Considerations

Because AskEcho uses AI to generate Study Aids from the recording transcript, the quality of the output depends in part on the content and transcript being analyzed.

Before sharing AI-generated Study Aids, instructors should verify:

  • Accuracy: Are the facts and answers correct?

  • Completeness: Are important concepts represented?

  • Relevance: Does the material focus on what students need to learn?

  • Alignment: Does it support the course or lesson objectives?

  • Cognitive level: Are students being asked to recall, apply, analyze, or evaluate as appropriate?

  • Course context: Does the material reflect how the instructor presented the concept?

Seek Further Assistance


For additional assistance please contact, Clarkson OIT Help Desk;

Online: Get Help
Email: helpdesk@clarkson.edu
Call: 315-268-HELP (x4357)

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