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Delivering Streaming Media with Limited Resources

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

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Delivering Streaming Media with Limited Resources

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

  2. Delivering Streaming Media with Limited Resources 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

  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

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

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