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DOUBLE-FEATURE DISCUSSION

SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS

VIDEO APPLICATIONS IN

HIGHER EDUCATION

High-End Video Conferencing to Deliver College Instruction

Eric J. Hagan, Ed.DMichael Yorgey

DeSales University

Flip Smarter, Not Harder – Creating Dynamic Video Content for Online and Face-to-Face Courses

Russ LichtermanWilmington University

EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS OFVIDEO CONFERENCING

ABOUT DESALES UNIVERSITY• DeSales University is private, four-year Catholic

university located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley.• Enrollment:

• 1,600 traditional day undergraduate students• 1,700 part-time undergrad and grad students

• Our priority is to give our students a quality, broad-based liberal arts and career-centered education.

• Popular fields of study include business, healthcare, education, performing arts.

• Founded in 1964 as Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales.

Video Conferencing• Vendors: Lifesize,

Polycom, Cisco• Requires professional

equipment and on-site technician

• Higher quality audio and video

• Best approximation of being with the professor in a live class

• Immersive learning environment

Web Conferencing• Vendors: Blackboard

Collaborate, Adobe Connect, GoToMeeting, WebEx, Skype

• Uses ubiquitous technologies

• Convenient• Less expensive• Interactivity requires

adapting to the Web environment

CURRENT CONFIGURATION

NEWLY EXPANDED CONFIGURATIONDedicated, Full Screen “Far-End” Monitors for Students

Dedicated, Full Screen “Far-End” Monitors for Instructor

Presentation View of Instructor (only if they are presenting from Remote Location)

VIDEO CONFERENCING AT DESALES• One instructional delivery tool among many• 3 full-blown video conferencing rooms, a mobile

unit and a server system• Main vendor is Lifesize• Full two-way multi-point conferencing among all

locations• Professors can teach from any of the VC rooms• Goal is to have both local and “far end” students

feel like they are in the live class

APPLICATIONS

1. Simulcasting of classes among our three campuses

2. Simulcasting of classes among institutions in the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC)

3. Bringing distant special guests into the classroom

4. Providing a high-quality live video feed to distant students

VIDEO CONFERENCING CHALLENGES

• Significant investment• Quality expectations relative to Web

conferencing set a high bar• All technical and human elements and

need to work together: network, hardware, software, lighting, room arrangement, instructor skill, tech support

• Limited scalability

THANK YOU!

ABOUT WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY…

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

WHAT DOES IT ACCOMPLISH?

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Allo w fo r “ flip p e d c la s s r o o m ” s e g m e n t s t o b e c r e a t e d fr o m t r a d it io n a l c o u r s e s

B r in g d y n a m ic , e n g a g in g c o n t e n t t o a n y s t u d e n t –t r a d it io n a l o r a t a d is t a n c e .

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• What video applications are YOU excited about?

• What are YOUR challenges?• What is your best tip for success in using

video?• What video lesson learned can you share?

CONTACT INFORMATION

Russ LichtermanEducational Technology SpecialistWilmington UniversityEducational Technology and Online LearningPhone: 302-295-1149E-mail: russell.j.lichterman@wilmu.eduWeb: www.wilmu.edu/multimedia

Eric J. Hagan, Ed.D.Director, Distance Education and Instructional TechnologyDeSales UniversityPhone: 610-282-1100 x1689E-mail: eric.hagan@desales.eduWeb: www.desales.edu/deit

Mike YorgeyInstructional Media SpecialistDeSales UniversityPhone: 610-282-1100 x1579E-mail: michael.yorgey@desales.eduWeb: www.desales.edu/deit