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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…
Pr i v a t e , n o n -p r o f i t u n i v e r s i t y Mai n c am p u s an d g r ad u a t e c am p u s l o c a t ed i n
New Cas t l e , DE Ov er 19 ,000 s t u d en t s a t 14 l o c a t i o n s + On l i n e 37% o f s t u d en t s t ak e a t l eas t 1 o n l i n e c o u r s e
WHAT IS A SWIVL AND WHY SHOULD I CARE?
HOW DOES IT WORK?
I n s t r u c t o r s s e t u p t h e Sw i v l i n c l as s
Rec o r d t h e s eg m en t s l i v e i n f r o n t o f s t u d en t s
Sen d t h em t o K a l t u r a , Yo u Tu b e, o r o t h er c l o u d v i d eo h o s t
A d d t o B l ac k b o ar d Co u r s es
HOW DOES IT WORK? A d d i n g t o a B b c o u r s e v i a K al t u r a
u s i n g t h e F ac u l t y Rep o s i t o r y :
HOW DOES IT WORK?
HOW DOES IT WORK? A d d i n g t o a B b c o u r s e v i a Yo u Tu b e
u s i n g em b ed c o d e:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
WHAT DOES IT ACCOMPLISH?
G iv e d is t a n c e le a r n e r s m o r e o f a fa c e -t o -fa c e e x p e r ie n c e
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: [email protected]: www.wilmu.edu/multimedia
Eric J. Hagan, Ed.D.Director, Distance Education and Instructional TechnologyDeSales UniversityPhone: 610-282-1100 x1689E-mail: [email protected]: www.desales.edu/deit
Mike YorgeyInstructional Media SpecialistDeSales UniversityPhone: 610-282-1100 x1579E-mail: [email protected]: www.desales.edu/deit
