1. Lecture Capture Challenges and Solutions
David Paul
Educational Technology Manager

2. About five years ago, we moved to a new campus
About five years ago, we moved to a new campus. This provided an opportunity to incorporate technology into our new classrooms. For example all rooms have remotely controllable cameras

3. Such as this Sony

4. We also do a fair amount of digital conferencing, distance ed and lecture capture and streaming. Initially we were approached about supporting podcasting via iTunes University. The problem with this was staffing. Adding additional RSS server capacity was also relatively expensive, about $11,000 per classroom. We then began looking at classroom content recording systems, and ways of adapting other installed systems, such as Adobe Connect.

5. This is a 200 seat lecture hall
This is a 200 seat lecture hall. Lighting and AV systems are controlled via an a touch panel display connected to an AMX controller.

6. This is one of our basic classrooms with no amplified voice audio system.

7. In the old days, this is how we recorded lectures.

8. Challenges Limited Budget No Additional Staff Must Be Easy to Use
Must Be Easy to Administer
Many of the systems we looked at were relatively expensive. Others, such as Adobe connect worked well, but required a relatively savvy user, and required a fair amount of administrative overhead.

9. Reasons for implementation
Several dual degree programs with conflicting schedules to required courses
Students started video recording lectures themselves
Took lots of student time
Not searchable
No school control over recordings
Administrative support, had to have a flu plan

10. Hardware based vs. Software Based
Options:
Hardware based vs. Software Based

11. Desired Features: A/V Preview Easy to use (reduces operator error)
Automated LMS (Blackboard) intergration
Easy to gather usage statistics
Simple viewer interface
Easy to administer
Very little additional hardware required
Self explanatory

12. Cost Coursecast Basic with limited support is FREE!
Higher level support for 50 classrooms
$18,500 – 24,500 per year
Student Liaisons
$600 per semester per student
Coursecast is installed in 34 classrooms
5 additional installations planned

13. Sabrent Video Capture Device - $8
We have two basic classroom configurations. For both, we connect the existing cameras to the presentation computer with a USB video capture device.

14. Impedence Matcher (Radio Shack) and custom cables - $47.75
For these classrooms, which have an existing sound system, we simply needed to convert the balanced mono output from the existing system, to an unbalanced stereo input required by the computer.

15. Revolabs xTag wireless USB microphone - $200
On these, we add a Revolabs xTag microphone.

16. Total Cost per Classroom
Between $56 and $208
(plus camera)
Self explantory

17. Use
2500 students on campus

18. Course stats * * * *
New image and exams indicated

19. Recording policy
Faculty maintain ownership of lectures and content of lecture
The University owns the recording
Recordings are for the exclusive use of the enrolled students
Lecturers are able to opt-out
Delivery of recordings is from a secure password protected site
From the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Policy on Recording and Posting Medical School Lectures- Dec. 2009

20. Recording policy, cont.
Students and faculty users agree that the lecture is copyright protected and may not be used or re-posted without permission
The lectures may be retained for 4 yrs (our current agreement is one)
Recordings are for educational use only and are considered confidential
From the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Policy on Recording and Posting Medical School Lectures- Dec. 2009

21. Contact info
David Paul