What do women's health, philosophy, literature, biology, psychology and even a new theory of dinosaur extinction have in common?
They are all among the topics discussed on Mediasite at the SUNY New Paltz Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) Program at New Paltz State University of New York.
Why go live? Brian Smith asks why not. As the Video Operations Supervisor for University of Florida, he’s been doing live streaming on campus for 11 years, with hundreds of live webcasts under his belt. And he believes going live was integral to the success of lecture capture on campus.
He’s overseen high-visibility, live webcasts for everything from homecoming parades to trustee and senate meetings, from commencement to alumni events to presidential search sessions. Even live webcasts with three Supreme Court justices and two governors.
Students at Louisiana State University don't have to take that long trek to the gym, because the university's GroupX online classes bring the gym to them. They can work out and learn healthy lifestyle tips from the comfort of their own home thanks to Mediasite.
The North Hennepin Community College had three major problems on its campus in 2009. It wanted to improve student satisfaction, performance and retention and completion rates.
So Larry Schaaf, CIO and Dean of Academic and Technology Services, and his staff searched for a faculty-friendly technology-based solution. For him, the answer was simple.
The Central IT/Media Services department at the University of Houston just couldn't find a rich media delivery system that was reliable, scalable and flexible enough to meet its needs. That is, until it discovered Mediasite.
Bob van den Brand, an adjunct associated professor at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management, simply wants students to pay more attention in class. But that's much easier said than done. How do you capture the attention of, as he calls it, the YouTube Generation? With Mediasite, that's how.
If you're a fan of Lock Haven University (LHU) athletics you don't have to live in Pennsylvania to watch sporting events. The university uses Mediasite to broadcast its sports coverage to parents, fans, boosters, and alumni across the globe, to places like Australia, England, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Bob van den Brand simply wants students to pay more attention in class. It’s such a small thing, really. But the impact can be huge.
Engaged students get better grades and increase the pass rate for his courses. A better pass rate results in a decreased number of students who drop out in the first few years. High-achieving students give the professor more time to focus on teaching. Before you know it everyone is rolling along with their happy, well-educated, plenty-of-free-time selves.