1. Lecture Capture Update & Funding Options
Rusty Scott, Exec. Associate Director, ACNS

2. Topics for Today Brief Overview Project Status Overall status
Usage (recording/views)
FY14
Additional Development
FY15 Funding Options
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3. Lecture Capture Overview
Lecture Capture is
At minimum, audio plus electronic content (like powerpoint) – a‘vodcast’
Files available 24 x 7
Synchronized and indexed for ease of navigation
Supports ‘blended learning’
Records lectures for review
Supplemental materials
Prerecorded lectures – instructors can ‘flip’ the classroom
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4. Echo360 Supports two modes for recording
Personal capture –on desktop/laptop, managed by instructor
Classroom capture – appliance-based; hardware in classrooms
Scheduled and ad-hoc
Over the past year, just over half of the captures have been with appliances
Last year, just over half were from personal capture
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5. A Collaborative Effort
UTFAB – Funding of servers, disk, licensing
OnlinePlus – Administrative and user support; Financial support for central staff
CAHS – Initial presence on campus & backend transition to central service
ACNS – Efforts from Windows team, NOC, Classroom Support, Middleware, Computer Applications Training
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6. Echo Locations Building Rooms BSB 101, 103, 107, 131 Chemistry
A101, A103
Clark
A101, A102, A103, A104, A201, A202, A206
Comp. Sci.
103, 325
Education
004, 105
Engineering
B2, B4, C205
Gifford
144
Shepardson
218
Statistics 6
UCA
142
Weber
237
Yates
104
VTH
A221
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27 rooms
UTFAB-funded
New in FY14
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7. Echo Usage 5,200 captures available in March, 2013
12,000 now available
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8. Echo Usage (cont’) Echo views by time of day since August 25, 2013
Over 185K views
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9. Additional Development
Streamlining initial creation process
More efficient for instructors and support staff
Include creation process for student, non-employees
User management
Deprovisioning ‘frees up’ Pcap licenses
Removing aged content
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10. Keeping the Trains Running
Funding
Maintenance Costs
Hardware (Server & storage)
$13,881
Licensing (Pcap & venues)
$36,900
Total:
$50,781
UTFAB
Support
System
$72K/yr.
OnlinePlus
Integration, training, support
Ongoing
ACNS
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11. Potential New Venues Room Capacity Cost Engineering 100 265 $ 8,820
$ 8,820
Plant Sciences C101
300
$11,870
AZ W205
112
AZ W118
142
Scott Eng. 101
150
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* Also, four rooms in Clark A-wing remain

12. FY15 Options Cost Running Total FY14 Carry Forward ($8,500)
Status Quo + 10TB
$50,781
$42,281
New venue – Scott Eng. 101
$ 8,820
$51,101
New venue – Plant Sci. C101
$11,870
$62,971
New venue – AZ W205
$71,791
New venue – AZ W118
$80,611
Eng. 100
$89,431
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13. UTFAB Funding Criteria
1. Benefit as many students as possible
Usage is climbing
2. Ability to effectively utilize the fee
Your decision.
3. Not funded by CFT
Correct.
4. Adherence to budget and accountability
5. Potential for direct student use
Yes!
6. Effort, thought & clarity in the plan
7. Quantitative usage data
Examples given.
8. Financial co-sponsorship
Yes.
9. Central/distributed balance
10. Cost/benefit ratio
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14. Discussion!
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