Integrated Multimedia-Technology Design for Lecture-

Capture Classrooms

Don MerrittDirector, Office of Instructional Resources

University of Central Florida

Presentation Outline• About UCF• Overview of video courses at UCF• Office of Instructional Resources’ (OIR) role in

video class support• UCF’s lecture capture classroom design• UCF’s continued support of faculty teaching in

video spaces

Acronyms at UCF• OIR – Office of Instructional Resources• CDL – Center for Distributed Learning• VLC – Video Lecture Capture• LMS – Learning Management System

About UCF• 58,698 students enrolled in Fall 2011

2nd largest university in the US2+2 partnership with local state colleges24% over age 25

• 10 regional campuses11-county service area

Source: http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/current.html

About UCF• 211 degree programs across 12 colleges

Largest college – College of SciencesSecond largest – College of Business Admin

• Student credit hours AY 2010 – 2011:

1,449,115

Source: http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/current.html

Sources of UCF SCH Growth

1995-96 2000-01 2005-06 2010-11500,000

700,000

900,000

1,100,000

1,300,000

1,500,000

1,700,000

Classroom Instruction

Video Classes at UCF• Originally a broadcast model

– Microwave-based video delivery system– One-way, non-interactive, time delay

• Interactive TV (ITV)– Polycom videoconference systems at most regional

campuses– Two-way, interactive, no time delay / recording

• McGraw-Hill Tegrity lecture capture

McGraw-Hill Tegrity

Video Classes at UCFToday, lecture capture is supported in 2 modalities:

RV: face-to-face class where the

majority of content is offered

through the web; no more than

20% mandatory attendance

V: no face-to-face lecture, entirely

web-based instruction

UCF Tegrity Users• College of Engineering and Computer Science

– Many small-enrollment classes• College of Business Administration

– Many core courses through Tegrity• College of Sciences

– Math certificate program– Political Science classes

2011 – 2012 UCF Tegrity Users• Number of online views:

734,247 views

• Total duration of online views:

1,597,083 hours• Number of viewing users:

14,177 users• Total duration of new recordings:

7,332 hours

Success Rates By Modality

0102030405060708090

10087 88

9187 87

9187

8386 84 84

7984

9286

83 84 85

Fall 09 Spring 10 Summer 10

F2F(n=665,209)

V(n=12,050)

RV(n=37,463)

Perc

ent

Fall 10 Spring 11 Summer 11

“Excellent” Ratings By Modality

M 52W 48F2F 48RV 44V 42

Course OverallModality % Excellent

n=913,688

Spring 2008 – Spring 2011

Office of Instructional Resources• Integrated Multimedia Design and Installation

491 integrated spacesProject Management, System Design, Hardware Installation, Crestron Programming, Maintenance, Repairs, Upgrades and Research

Office of Instructional Resources• Integrated Multimedia Design and Installation• Video conferencing and web collaboration

support• High-profile event support

Office of Instructional ResourcesStandardized touchpanel

design with control for:

Document CameraAudio

Computer / LaptopDVD / BluRay

VideoconferencingLecture Capture Camera

LightingAuxiliary Input

Lecture-Capture Classrooms• Classrooms designed by OIR specifically

for Tegrity classes– “Transparency” of the recording equipment to

the users was a priority– Quality control of

the finished product

McGraw-Hill Tegrity

Lecture-Capture ClassroomsEquipment overview (50+ parts total):

ProjectorMitsubishi XD600U (projector)

CamerasVaddio CeilingView 70 PTZ (document camera)Vaddio WallView 70 PTZ (instructor camera)

Control SystemCrestron MP2E control processorCrestron TPS-4000 touch panel

Lecture-Capture ClassroomsEquipment overview (50+ parts total):

ComputerDell Precision T3500 workstation

Video CaptureKramer VP729 (video scaler / switcher)EMS XtremeRGB-Ex1 video capture card (multimedia)Viewcast 240e video capture card (instructor camera)

Audio Revolabs wearable HD microphoneAudio-Technica U853RW cardioid microphone (ceiling)Lectrosonics DM1612f audio mixer / preamp

Lecture-Capture Classrooms

Lecture-Capture Faculty Development• Web and lab-based

– Pedagogy addressed through LMS-based learning objects (IDV Essentials)

– Technology practice offered through the OIR Faculty Multimedia Center

• Development program began March 2010– 91 participants completed to date– 47 enrolled but not complete

IDV EssentialsThree modules designed specifically for lecture-capture modality:

• Planning• Developing• Integrating

IDV EssentialsModules:• Planning your Video Lecture Capture (VLC)

– Things to consider, best practices and other tips • Developing Effective Video Lecture Capture

– Designing presentations, using doc camera• Integrating VLC in the Online Environment

– Preparing students, addressing communication issues, creating modules in the LMS

Going Forward• Improve faculty development to achieve

greater outcomes• Scaling the service to meet UCF’s needs• Reducing the cost of integrated installations• Continued improvement of integrated

installations (annotation monitors, higher resolution document cameras, etc.)