One hundred years ago the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was founded and nationally recognized for its physical education program. Now they are known for other areas of educational excellence, but want to keep with the tradition by building a new sports complex to benefit the community and students. But the school needed support and funding to begin demolition and construction. The School turned to Mediasite by Sonic Foundry to help relay the message.
A pioneer in distance learning, Colorado State University's College of Business has revolutionized lecture capture by delivering global lectures via Mediasite. Since its inception in 1967 the distance MBA program has distributed degrees to students from more than 45 countries and six continents. The college started by mailing VHS tapes and DVDs to international students, but CSU was looking for a technology that could reach students in a flexible, cost-efficient way. The university turned to Mediasite by Sonic Foundry for a reliable and adaptable webcasting solution.
Today CSU's College of Business Distance MBA program uses Mediasite to deliver classroom lectures to a global student audience. Itoffer itsstudents a sense of independence while fostering an anytime, anyplace MBA program. Graduates have come to rely on Mediasite's high-quality streaming by watching lectures at home, abroad and while traveling to their next destination.
The Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) is a partnership of educational institutions, state agricultural agencies and industry that provides grape and wine education in Middle America. After experimenting with classroom technologies that resulted in frustrated students and staff, VESTA applied for and received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to purchase the Mediasite webcasting platform.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre uses Mediasite to share its knowledge with students, patients and health care providers around the world. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre wanted to capture and share its frontline medical knowledge with the world, but it had no way to do so. Dedicated to universal healthcare, the centre was faced with increasing information demand and decreasing resources.
York University, Canada’s third largest university, wanted to enhance the education it provided to an increasing number of students worldwide. The university sought an elearning solution that required little technical training, offered live and on-demand viewing over the Internet, eliminated post-production and delivered a high ROI. It wanted to provide more opportunities for students to engage with professors.
The Sextant Group extends East Carolina University’s reach to a worldwide audience with Mediasite. The Sextant Group was hired by East Carolina University (ECU) to integrate webcasting technology into its new Science and Technology Building. The building was designed to house a Global Classroom that would support multimedia distance learning for up to 125 people.
Southwestern Law School delivers enhanced legal education with Mediasite. Southwestern Law School needed high-quality webcasting technology for a new state-of-the-art courtroom. The courtroom is used for teaching purposes as well as hosting actual court sessions and serving as a community resource. Staff members wanted the ability to digitally capture courtroom proceedings and make them available for later use.
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