Flexible Lecture Capture

Flexible Lecture CaptureEric CoffmanWest Virginia University Health Sciences Center

Rich BoysTechSmith1AgendaCamtasia Relay OverviewIntegrating Camtasia RelayCamtasia Relay 2.02Who is TechSmith?

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Design GoalsEasy to use

Flexible

Affordable4Success FactorsPresenterSimpleReliableIT AdministratorsLow supportAdministrationAdoption5Enable the ConversationLecture CaptureLearning ObjectsTrainingStudent Submissions or AssignmentsImpromptu videosFaculty PresentationsFlipped or Hybrid Courses

6The Camtasia Relay Process

7Camtasia Relay Recording

8Camtasia Relay Recorder

9Adjust Volume

10Make a Test Recording

11Start Recording

12During the Recording

13Stopping the Recording

14Review & Trim

15Submit the Recording

16The Simplicity

Record

Submit

UseCamtasia Relay Server

18Camtasia Relay ServerWindows ServerReceives recordings from clients over HTTP/HTTPsConverts recordings into popular industry standard media formats MP4, WMV, Flash, MP3, etcPublishes media files to your media serversLDAP integration19Profiles

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Media TypesCamtasia Relay Publishing

22Your Media Server

23LicensingCamtasia Relay is licensed by server.There is no limit to the number of recorders used.

24License PricingSimultaneous EncodingsEducation Price1$ 4,9952-3$ 9,9954-7$ 14,995Simultaneous EncodingsPrice1$ 7,9952-3$ 15,9954-7$ 23,995Servers can also be teamed together to provide more output.3 encoding server + 7 encoding server = 10 simultaneous encodings.25Integrating Camtasia Relay

26Why is lecture capture important

In a 2008 survey of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 82 percent of undergraduate respondents said they preferred courses with online lecture content, and 60 percent said they would even be willing to pay for lecture capture services.

Campus Technology February 201027Who we are30k student campusHealth Sciences Center is 4 of the 13 colleges on campus~50% of Universitys facultyLaptop program and Technology Rooms28How did we get hereWindows MediaImpaticaAudio recordersCamtasia Studio29Using Camtasia StudioIncredible student response Very time consuming for daily lecture capture1.25 hours of post production work per hour of lectureThe impact capturing only 10 coursesThe need for something more scalable30Evaluating Lecture Capture SolutionsEcho 360CourseCastTegrityRelayMediaSite31Key RequirementsEase of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyFAST turnaroundLow Overall CostDid we want/need scheduled recordings?32Scheduled vs. On Demand RecordingsScheduled (Echo360)Potential for zero instructor involvementWhat if lecture runs over or starts late? (dead air)Who will actually schedule the recordings (potential for error)On Demand (Relay)Requires instructor involvementStart recording when the lecture starts, end when the lecture has concludedAbility to pause recording during interruptions (fire alarm, etc)

33Ease of starting and stopping recordingsAs simple as it gets for recording lecturesManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyFAST turnaroundLow Overall CostEase of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageContent resides with the LMS content. Allow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyFAST turnaroundLow Overall Cost

Ease of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationXML descriptor files make integration very simpleHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyFAST turnaroundLow Overall Cost

Ease of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Profiles and accounts make this possibleAvoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyFAST turnaroundLow Overall Cost

Ease of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inOutput is standard MP3 and MP4 filesStudent friendlyFAST turnaroundLow Overall Cost

Ease of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyStandard files, iPod compatible, one website for all contentFAST turnaroundLow Overall Cost

Ease of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyFAST turnaround10 minutes per hour of recordingLow Overall Cost

Ease of starting and stopping recordingsManageable long term storageAllow LMS integrationHandle the challenges of multi instructor courses Avoiding vendor lock inStudent friendlyFAST turnaroundLow Overall CostFavorable in comparison to other solutions

Choosing Camtasia RelayThat was easy!34Custom LMSSOLE (Secure OnLine Environment)Portal/LMS hybrid10 years of development13,000 users650+ courses250+ sitesOther integrated applications (Helpdesk, Directory, etc)25,000,000 page views per semesterMultiformat lecturesIntegrated Curriculum35SOLE Homepage

36Todays Content

37Inside a Course

38Relay Queue

39Processing the Queue

40Completed Lecture

41Current Screens

42Current Screens

43Overall Usage Statistics

44Lecture Statistics

45Real world space usageRelay1 hour of content (MP3 and MP4)130 MB1 Semester, 1 Course (51 lectures)6.5 GB1 hour of content (original recording)600 MB1 Semester, 1 Course (original recording)30 GB46Current Deployment51 courses48 rooms in the HSC20+ hours of lectures recorded per dayRegional CampusesProfessors Abroad47Relay Advantages / DisadvantagesAdvantagesWidely available to courses due to free recording client and simplicityProduced content resides with course simplifying file retention policyMedia compatible with iPods for offline viewingMinimal IT support requiredLow cost for hardware and licensingMinimal effort to set up a new courseZero IT support required per lecture (unless there is editing needed)DisadvantagesRequires instructor involvementOutput not as rich as some other systemsSearch capabilities are limited (as of 1.2)After initial submission editing must be done by IT48Relay 2.0Coming soon49Relay 2.0 FeaturesRecorder UpdatesSilverlight Output FormatSearchable media (Flash and Silverlight)New Profile ManagementImproved Notification

50Relay 2.0 RecorderImproved User InterfaceAudio at a GlanceUpdated persistent recorder interfaceDisplay selection51Silverlight MediaTable of ContentsSearchable contentThumbnails

52Searchable MediaFlash and Silverlight formatsSlide contentWindows PowerPointMac PowerPoint and KeynoteFull Audio SearchSlide content improves accuracySearch data in XML file

53New ProfilesSupport for variablesMore separated processEasier to create base profile and copyAssign formats to destinationsOutput URL separated from file path

54Improved NotificationSupport for MoodleNotification optionsSingle roll up notificationSupport for multiple addressesVariable supportCustomizable 55Relay 2.0 UpdatesDashboard Thumbnails Support for Multiple LMS systemsImproved LDAP SupportWindows 2008 R2 SupportMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 Support

56Questions / / Comments57Contact InformationEric CoffmanNetwork Managerecoffman@hsc.wvu.edu West Virginia University Health Sciences Center

Rich BoysCamtasia Relay Product Managerr.boys@techsmith.com517.381.2238

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