Introducing Blackboard 9.1 - Northeast E

DOUBLE-FEATURE
DISCUSSION
SYNCHRONOUS AND
ASYNCHRONOUS
VIDEO
APPLICATIONS IN
HIGHER EDUCATION
High-End Video Conferencing to
Deliver College Instruction
Eric J. Hagan, Ed.D
Michael Yorgey
DeSales University
Flip Smarter, Not Harder – Creating
Dynamic Video Content for Online
and Face-to-Face Courses
Russ Lichterman
Wilmington University
EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS OF
VIDEO CONFERENCING
ABOUT DESALES UNIVERSITY
• DeSales University is private, four-year Catholic
university located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley.
• Enrollment:
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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 CONFIGURATION
Dedicated, Full Screen “Far-End”
Monitors for Students
Presentation
Dedicated, Full Screen “Far-End”
Monitors for Instructor
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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Pr i vat e, n o n -p r o f i t u n i ver s i t y
Mai n c am p u s an d g r ad u at e c am p u s l o c at ed i n
New Cas t l e, DE
Over 19,000 s t u d en t s at 14 l o c at i o n s + On l i n e
37% o f s t u d en t s t ak e at 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?
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In s t r u c t o r s s et u p
t h e Sw i v l i n c l as s
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Rec o r d t h e
s eg m en t s l i ve i n
f r o n t o f s t u d en t s
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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
vi d eo h o s t
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Ad d t o B l ac k b o ar d
Co u r s es
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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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?
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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?
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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
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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 ts to 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
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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 tu 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
Eric J. Hagan, Ed.D.
Director, Distance Education and
Instructional Technology
DeSales University
Phone: 610-282-1100 x1689
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.desales.edu/deit
Mike Yorgey
Instructional Media Specialist
DeSales University
Phone: 610-282-1100 x1579
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.desales.edu/deit
Russ Lichterman
Educational Technology Specialist
Wilmington University
Educational Technology and Online Learning
Phone: 302-295-1149
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.wilmu.edu/multimedia