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Video-on-demand Computer Skills Training at UMBC. Bill Shewbridge Bob Kuhlmann UMBC New Media Studio ALN, November 18, 2001. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Technology Focus Technology literacy Assured Access. New Media Learning and Development. Classroom Training
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Video-on-demand Computer Skills Training at UMBC Bill Shewbridge Bob Kuhlmann UMBC New Media Studio ALN, November 18, 2001
University of Maryland, Baltimore County • Technology Focus • Technology literacy • Assured Access
New Media Learning and Development • Classroom Training • Automated “just-in-time” skills training
First Efforts • Broadband/Narrowband Video for Training • IPTV • Example: • PowerPoint in the Classroom • ResNet Installation
Overview • TV’s influence on user expectations • Use Video for what it does best • Is video the right option? • Basics of Production Process
TV’s influence on user expectations • Video is relatively easy to produce now and mere inclusion is sufficient. • The standards will rise to meet the level of expectation of a TV viewing audience. • As producers incorporate more they will want to expand their capabilities.
Is video the right option? • Video will require an increase in resource commitment to a production, although stages of the production process are the same. • It will be a process and resource-intensive product that will call for greater efficiency time and money.
Use Video for What it Does Best • See places, people and things otherwise unavailable. • Historical Documentary • Travelogue • Live Events • Expresses emotional content • Drama • Personal Service Training • Visualizes actions. • Resnet
Pre-production Content expert Scriptwriter Organization and efficiency of material and resources Allocating resources Multimedia integration issues Production Acquisition Cameras Formats Audio Graphics Post-production Editing Multimedia Integration Distribution Production Process Basics
Lessons Learned and Refocus • Limits of MPEG for screen capture • FINWeb MPEG • FINWeb Screen Captures • Recognition that multiple solutions are needed • Criteria for media selection • Quality of delivery • User Accessibility • Production Issues
Quality of Delivery • Resolution • Motion • Sound
User Accessibility • What does the user need to setup to use. • On demand issues: when does the user access it.
Production Issues • Time • Resources • Expertise
Streaming at UMBC • IPTV myUMBC (MPEG) • Screen Capture (FINWeb) • QuickTime w/ PowerPoint
Contact www.umbc.edu/oit/NewMedia/present/aln.htm www.umbc.edu/iptv shewbrid@umbc.edu kuhlmann@umbc.edu