1. Sara Baber Director, Academic Technologies Salvador Baez-Franceschi Director of IT, College of Natural Science & Mathematics University of Houston Delivering Streaming Media with Limited Resources EDUCAUSE SW Austin, Texas February 17 th, 2005

2. Sara Baber Director, Academic Technologies sbaber@uh.edu 713-743-1797 Salvador Baez-Franceschi Director of IT, College of Natural Science & Mathematics sbf@uh.edu 713-743-1965 Delivering Streaming Media with Limited Resources

3. University of Houston 37,000 FTE Commuter (90%) urban campus 13 colleges Centralized vs. Decentralized Technology Applications

4. How This Project Began Convenience –No more repetition –Duplicates classroom experience Economic Alternative Faculty Empowerment –They’re in charge –KISS

5. How it Works Software –Camtasia –PowerPoint, Excel, ? –QuickTime Hardware –Microphones –Tablets –Overlay Screens Servers

6. Users NSM? Statistics Hits

7. Why is This Successful? Convenience –Faculty –Students “The Real Thing” –Not rehearsed or canned –Human Factor Faculty Empowerment Instructional Effectiveness –Navigation, Audio, Video –Self-Directed Learners/Constructivism

8. Future Challenges/Directions Bandwidth Mobile Devices ADA

9. Tablet Advantages Lightweight Adaptable Keyboard/Stylus Combo Replaces existing equipment Overheads, doc cameras, desktops

10. Tablet Disadvantages Cost Weight Limitations –Slates force stylus use –No peripherals (CD, DVD) –Performance

11. Faculty Driven Initiatives Record Lectures Media Streams Office to classroom to office –Prep for lectures –Record practice/problem solving Distance Learning opps –SVHS or VGA –Underground videoconferencing –Reduces room costs

16. Sara Baber Director, Academic Technologies Salvador Baez-Franceschi Director of IT, College of Natural Science & Mathematics University of Houston Delivering Streaming Media with Limited Resources EDUCAUSE SW Austin, Texas February 17 th, 2005