Video and Multimedia Production and Podcasting

The focus of this seminar will be to provide a look at desktop and enterprise solutions for the creation, management, hosting, and delivery of digital media, including podcasting. We will consider tools that allow the average person to create podcasts and coursecasts on their own. We will then look at enterprise-level systems, including commercial and open source, and discuss their ability to integrate and authenticate with course management systems. Hosting options (iTunes U, YouTube, and Screencast.com) will be explored. You will learn about the social, industry, and Internet trends that are defining the standards for digital media. You will leave with a resource guide containing information and links to systems and tools discussed, along with an instrument for determining needs and a guide to evaluating systems.

Apple's free iTunes U service offers a powerful way to distribute audio and video content to users on campus and beyond. The three University of Illinois campuses have deployed iTunes U and are using it today. We'll share the strategies they used for technical set-up, site organization, content production, and workflow.

GSLIScast is a podcasting service implemented by Simmons GSLIS. Funded by a university grant, the service is now regularly posting lectures and other educational events. This session will present a case study of the implementation of GSLIScast. It will provide a checklist for bringing up podcasting services in higher education, discuss policies with examples, and present solutions to common problems.

WordPress, an open source content management platform, can be used to implement Web 2.0 learning initiatives without the need for a team of programmers. We will demonstrate how Yale is using WordPress for collaborative script analysis, audience driven theater events, and courses where students contribute images and podcasts.

We know our students are different, but in many cases we have not prepared our campuses to support their expectations. Additionally, faculty are pushing us to provide innovative ways to meet our students where they are. In this session, we will share our vision for a platform for digital expression.

McGill University adapted its in-house automated classroom recording system to add podcasting and seamless integration with Blackboard's Vista Enterprise. The system was designed to provide students with opportunities for mobile review. Survey results will be presented to determine if students are as mobile as we think they are.