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A PERSONAL LECTURE CAPTURE SOLUTION: LESSONS LEARNED

John Miko

IACBE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

BALTIMORE, MD

04-16-2015

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Why and how did I get here?

• I have a strong background in technology and have always been a technophile.

• Have been recording narrated Powerpoint lectures for online classes for some time.

• Started recording computer tutorials for face-to-face classes with some success.

• Saw PANOPTO, an enterprise lecture capture solution, presented at a conference.

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Why and how did I get here?

• Saw Needs• Student-athletes

• Over 75% in SFU School of Business• On a given class day can be over 300+ hours of

missed instruction time• Working adults• ESL students• Various learning styles and speeds

• double-header students• My time

• repurposing and repackaging

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What is Lecture Capture?

• Allows students to download or watch pre-recorded audio and/or video lectures. These recordings are usually of live face-to-face classes.

• “Podcasting” – iPOD - audio only - subscription element with RSS

• BB Collaborate recordings• Enterprise level players – Panopto, Tegrity, Extron, others• tend to be expensive but smoother integration,

indexing, some can be livestreamed (Meerkat)

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Hardware Tools that I use

Lenovo Helix Hybrid Touchscreen Tablet/Laptop

• Typical Laptop mode for Powerpoint narration, computer software tutorials, and talking head video

•Use tablet mode with stencil to capture “board work”

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Hardware Tools that I use

YETI USB Microphone• Around $100 on Amazon• Excellent at capturing audio• I can move around room• Captures student questions• Very sensitive to all noises• Debated using lavalier mic

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Hardware Tools that I use

“Smart” classroom VGA laptop and

Audio cabling connection and classroom project

Logitech slide advancer/pointer

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Software Tools that I Use

Screencast-O-Matic• Free version (up to 15 minutes)• Pro version ($15 annually)

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Software Tools that I Use

Youtube• Open• High Familiarity and Availability• Unlimited Space (request for longer than 15 minutes)

• Multiple Channels per account

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Software Tools that I Use

TEACH Act : Copyright Law• Youtube Privacy Options

• Public • Unlisted• Private

• A private video can only be seen by you and the users you select. The video won’t appear on your channel or search results and will be invisible to other users.

• You need to link your channel with Google+ in order to share a private video with other users.

• If your channel is connected to Google+, you’ll see a field under the “Privacy Settings” drop-down menu where you can add the profiles or email addresses of the people with whom you’d like to share your video. They’ll need a Google account to view your video. You can also share your videos with Google+ circles.

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Software Tools that I Use

Window Journal or Powerpoint• Simple note-taking application included on Windows 7 and above

• Does OCR if so inclined• Can save as *.jnt (Windows Journal Note) • Export as a *.tiff file

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Statistics

• Average video views: 6.38• Students who utilize it: 65%• Average videos watched by students: 6.9• Number of Youtube hours per class (3 credits) : approximately 26 hours

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Student Comments

•“I like that I can go back if I do not understand something and see it again”

•“I actually felt like I was in class even though I missed it for travel”

•“I didn’t worry so much about taking everything down in my notes because I knew I could get it later”

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Student Comments

•“I think this is a fantastic tool. I always stressed when I had to miss class but this took that away from me.”

•“I like to move at my own pace and this works for me.”

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Student Comments

•“I wish it was indexed somehow”

•“Dr. Miko should set up a Youtube channel for each class that I can subscribe to”

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Lessons Learned (so far)

• Some students really like it and it becomes an expectation

• Attendance issues? • Took me sometime to be comfortable with it and, like all technology, it can fail.

• Privacy issues?• Extra time in post-production/cataloging• Technical issues: screen resolution, SOM,

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Lessons Learned (so far)

• Because it is a live class, it is not as smooth as video tutorials that I record for online classes.

• Have actually used it to review a class session and critique myself. Could likely do the same for others. Perhaps include in professional portfolios?

• Not a perfect solution, but the baseline was somewhere between 0 and “hey, did we do anything in class today?”

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Some Examples

Windows Journal Capture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG83MwM7tS8

Entire Class capture with Excel

https://youtu.be/FnCYAhp3rao

Project Cost Management - Powerpoint slide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCqQ-KvjmPs

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Questions and

Comments

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