"Matterhorn is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. Institutions will use Matterhorn to produce lecture recordings, manage existing video..."
Have we paid for Panopto yet? ;-)
"A faculty member's real value is in their interaction with students... Faculty should focus on this aspect of their teaching and automate as much as possible the simple content delivery part."
IT has often resisted outsourcing, but significant pressure to reduce costs is forcing them to reconsider and define their core competencies.
desktop virtualization, may be hitting critical speed.
cloud computing can move a solution from requiring a large initial capital outlay, to just an operational expense while also adding the flexibility for the institution to only pay for what is used.
today’s mobile students, there is also demand for applications that can function through smart cell phones with tiny screens, individual computer screens, and shared large screen output devices, depending on the location and needs of the student at the time.
ectures are increasingly being captured, either so that students can use them as reviews, or so that students can miss the live lecture.
Lectures are increasingly being captured, either so that students can use them as reviews, or so that students can miss the live lecture
"The push towards web-based learning at universities has halved student attendance rates in some courses and dramatically increased working hours for lecturers, a survey of academics has found." Oh dear!
"As firmly as the person at the podium is established in our classrooms, s/he seems even more tenaciously present in workshops and conference sessions... So what [would] you do if you didn't lecture?"
Survey showing students prefer courses where there is lecture capture. Might argue with the methodology - I would have said yes even if I had never been in a lecture before!