July - September 2009
Faculty to Faculty: Mediasite
Have you ever thought how much money your department spends for keeping multiple lecturers in a large course whose job is to deliver the same lectures year after year in overcrowded lecture halls where the students cannot see, and cannot hear, and simply cannot catch up with the lecturer?
Have you been trying to teach an online course with all modern tools and software available and, yet, share with your students your own experience which they cannot receive anywhere else except from you? If you have answered “yes” for either of the questions, then you may be interested in what the AT folks offer to the Instructors called Mediasite video lectures.
Mediasite in Action
Mediasite allows an instructor to simultaneously show media in two windows. For example, PowerPoint slides in one window and a video feed in another window. Mediasite also allows for one or two way audio/video communication and closed captioning.
See some examples of Mediasite in use here at UF
CITT Workshop Schedule: July – September
Would you like to learn about some of the newest technology tools available to accomplish your course learning objectives in an interactive and interesting way? Come check out the workshop Simple Technology Tools and Techniques for Any Class which is scheduled in September.
Want to learn how to best use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007? How about putting audio and video into presentations? We have several workshops available including Digital Presentations: PowerPoint 2007 Basics and Multimedia Digital Presentations with PowerPoint 2007.
How about adding more interactivity to your Elluminate Live! sessions? The NEW workshop Elluminate Live! Advanced Skills for Moderators will cover the use of break out rooms. Sign up today and we’ll “see” YOU in class.
In the CITT Tools & Techniques Toolbox: Mediasite
Mediasite is a presentation tool that allows instructors to make live digital recordings of lectures or presentations. Students can view the presentation over the internet in real-time and/or can access the presentation as a podcast or for viewing at a later date.