Rick Sparks, Executive Director

Information Technology Services

What we have been doing with Instruction Technology

Barriers to the Use of Instructional Technology

EDUcast solution to those barriers How we are using EDUcast What are the IT department

responsibilities Lessons Learned Questions?

Camtasia/SnagIt FlipCam Webcam Clickers (CPS) Smart Classroom Multimedia PodCasting 123

All in selected Pockets of technology users

I am not Comfortable with Technology I tried it and it didn’t work

I can’t depend on it. I’ll prepare my usual handouts (comfort

zone) Too Complicated

Too many things to rememberToo many steps

Doesn’t work on my computer Takes too long to get support

Auraria Media Center

Limited Instruction Technology support StaffAudio Visual/Instructional Technology has

historically managed through the AHEC group and recent funding cuts

No current Technology Infrastructure to manage storage of large uploads

We could not guarantee that technology Champions would get to teach in the room with the technology installed

Make System Extremely Simple for Faculty

PC Software vs. Appliance Design System with IT Considerations Give Students Easy Access Standards Based Scalable

Audio Appliance Video Appliance - SD or HD

Software for End of Life PCs

• 7 inch touch screen

• video preview

• multi-source capture

• shipping now!

EDUcast

•Option #1 - Scheduled System•Option #2 - USB Key

Audio Only

SD Video

HD Video

PC Only

PC and SD Input

Picture in Picture

Side by Side Images

More on the Way

MP3 MP4 Audio MP4 Video MP2 Video H.264 DivX Flash

30 fps Video PC Capture

iTunes iTunes U

CMSD2LAny

Any WebSite

Emailed to Students

Any BlogTranscription Services

Simple Cut and Paste

iTunes Client

Emailed to Students

Backup

Course Management

Systems

How it works

Email

How to Subscribe

How it works

EDUcastStandard

OthersProprietary

• Post Recording

• Motion Activation

• Smart Slide Selection

• Hidden Graphic

http://boxpopuli.com/Smartdex/

Sponsorship Plug-in NEW

Transcription of files to text

Translation of files to spanish and other languages

Close Captioning Search Video Files

EDUcast

Gather instructor information Input data Automatic distribution of recordings Auto title recordings Delay recording delivery

EDUcast

Filter System

Ease of Use solved most of the Staff reluctance to using technology

Put the units on EDUcast Carts (The CART)

Create the Keys Show up the first one or two times the

instructor uses the CART Working on a checkout system

Instructional Technology Champions Focused support

Add one .5FTE support person (Student Emp) stationed at the Lowry Nursing Campus

HR Training Technology Training Nursing Allied Health Dental Gen Ed Teaching Learning Center Convocation

Revo Lapel mics worked better than the stationary mics

One setting change on the video switch STILL LEARNING!

Barriers EDUcast Solution How we are using EDUcast Minimal IT staffing requirements Lessons Learned