Tag: lecture capture

The question I keep getting asked. . .

Where will my Mediasite recordings go when Blackboard is no longer available?

The answer is all recordings that are done using either the Classroom Lecture System or Desktop Recording live in the Mediasite server, it’s own entity separate from Blackboard and Canvas.  You can review all your Mediasite recordings, both classroom and desktop by going to My Mediasite.  You can find more information about working with My Mediasite at this blog http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/medrec/mdr/

Please note links copied from BB may have to be updated in Canvas.  When the recording request from comes out please indicate if you need updates.

Crunch time

Crunch Time
4 weeks til reading day and so much to cover.  Desktop recording and/or classroom capture may be ways to review content as well as adding content to be discussed in class or for additional study resource.  All of our general classrooms have what I call the Mediasite Easy Button, just select Mediasite and press Record, put the microphone on, turn it on (needs to be blinking green) and that’s it.  Oh and let me know after the fact so the recording can be published.

 

Once again a timely post . . .

Posted this last September and repeating now.  “

Hurricane Season is in full force this year.  And last year’s letter M is not a distant memory for most of us.  Nor was I(rene) a few years ago. So I will repeat myself this week and remind everyone that with technology you can keep up with lecture content and delivery.  See this post from 2010 as it is still applicable this season”

https://sites.ecu.edu/OET/?p=636

Since classes are canceled on Wednesday there will be empty classrooms with recording equipment waiting to be used, contact OET if you would like to schedule some time to record your class, no experience needed and I will turn on your mic!

What you can do with your recordings

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Desktop or Classroom Capture recordings can both be edited along with adding these features, to access your recordings go to My Mediasite and login.

  • Mediasite includes engagement and interactivity features that personalize learning experiences and improve retention.
  • Embed quizzes, automatically score them and export the results to gauge students’ understanding of topics in real time
  • Add comments and discussions to specific spots in videos to call out certain topics or timestamps to viewers
  • Encourage interaction between users and instructors with in-video annotations, discussions and comments
  • Easily pinpoint videos with improved search
  • Add links to direct students to specific locations lectured about
  • Add chapters for students to return quickly to specific point
  • Crop and cut video incorporating fades or transitions
  • Add video intros, outros, chapters and watermarks
  • Update or replace slides
  • New Recording Options when using the Desktop Recorder

For more information click here

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Fall Semester 2018 begins.  Some start up tips/reminders

How do I make my course available to students?
Control Panel > Customization > Properties > Set Availability > Yes

How do I copy my course from one semester to the next? Blackboard Course Copy Guide

How do I merge (or collapse) two or more course sections? Blackboard Course Collapse Guide

Why can’t students see a recently added course? 
Blackboard enrollments require 12-24 hours to update.

Is my class being recorded?  Have you submitted your lecture capture request? Lecture_Recording_Request_distributed Mediasite_Single_Rec_Req_distributed 

Embed Mediasite into Blackboard – click here

Reusing Mediasite Recordings? – go to Control Panel, Mediasite Options and Click Submit to update the Spring Semester Settings.

Want to use Mediasite Desktop Recorder check out it’s upgrade!

Saba Web Conferencing – click here

WebEx – click here

Turning Point Cloud – click here

Some tools to consider Voice Thread and Blackboard New Inline Grading Tool.

First week success check out this link!

Anything else?  Contact OET for assistance!

Welcome back!

Our own Easy button! or what to do when students are out sick

Well it is not as big as Staples but it is just that Easy.  Apparently the flu has decided to roar it’s ugly head again and students are missing class.  As we are getting into mid-semester they may miss some crucial information.  So make it a little easier for them to catch up and when in one of our general classrooms press sources on the small Crestron panel, select Mediasite and press the round button to start a recording.  One caveat please put the microphone on and press the button on the front until it is blinking green.  We do have ceiling mics but the microphone gives a much better audio experience.

When class is over, press the square button on the Mediasite source window to stop the recording and let me know what room you recorded in and I will publish and send you the link or place in your course.  Or just ask me to press the button before class starts!

It is that EASY!

Catching Up!

So much going on so many emails.  I even missed sending last week’s blog so will do double duty today!

First here is a neat slide show on Disruptive Technologies 2015-2106 will give you something to think about.

Now if you have missed the recent posts from ECU Learning Technologies Digest let me just highlight some of the postings!

Classroom Selection for Summer and Fall 2015: New Options

As you consider your future classroom technology needs, here is a description of some of the equipment you will find in the classrooms across campus. New options include AirMedia, which allows you to present wirelessly from any device, Desktop Recording with MDR or Tegrity, and Video Conference using Saba or Jabber. Visit the Classroom Technology Database for even more options and to see the complete list of equipment offerings per room.

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