Day 2

9:15-10:15AM- James Skidmore, UW: “Prof Moments: a video alternative to lecture-casts”

Before Prof-Moments

• taking notes from an oral Skidmore lecture- Nietzsche contra Wagner
• difficult to just take notes orally; podcasting audio may not be sufficient
• Learning Styles important
• created "Prof Moments"
• with the consultation from the LT3 centre

Example of Prof Moments

• example lecture with "Prof Moments" (video & handout); text in [uwace.uwaterloo.ca UW ACE], some readings available:
• edited videos himself using Camtasia Studio, tablet computer, speak to slides, record with minimal editing, exported to "swf" (flash video)
• notes are taken on "handout pdf" of powerpoint
• Skidmore: feels the repetition of listening, watching and notetaking increases learning; in "contact" with the information
• difficult to multi-task (rollerblade and note-take)
• assignments- virtual field trip; off into web sites - achieve tasks - they are getting a good introduction
• provides structure for students
• 9 units, 40 "prof moments"

Results

• course evaluations indicate the students like humour, informality,
• vice into virtue

Questions

• How much time does this take?
  • has 6 TAs to assist
  • each semester takes a bit of time to get it ready
  • took a lot of time to get permissions
• Have you considered teaching this blended, hybrid mix of face to face and then showing the prof moments
  • yes, perhaps. Has not taught the course face to face for a while. Is keen on letting students taking control of their learning
• What was different between face to face that DE didn't get?
  • showed similar but different examples
  • posed questions, in class group work (some students resist group work)
  • attendance drops off in all large lecture classes near the end of the term
  • not much value-added to meet face to face?
  • perhaps expand or elaborate; still searching
• Did face to face to students do better than DE?
  • No, they did the same
  • difficult to control
• Where do you see your self on the "techno-saaviness" scale?
  • Not a real adventurer, but perhaps better than the "average". Tend to stick with what's there; easily available; using UW ACE; able to assist peers
• Had you seen "prof moment" content that inspired you?
  • Les from UW gave an example of Breeze, introduced James to the idea
  • download Word, markup with Word with a tablet, resubmit back as a PDF
• Little effort vs. Time consuming?

For more information mail: skidmore(AT)uwaterloo(DOT)ca

10:15-11 Andre Quenneville from ORION - IPTV

Director of Public Affairs, Ontario Research Innovation Optical Network

What is Orion?

• Owned & operated by not-for-profit entity comprised of college & uni presidents
• Next generation research & education network
• equipment in 21 cities, hosted at college & uni campuses
• private network apart of a global grid of R&E networks (CAN- CANARIE) and internationally
• supports high bandwitch, low latency applications, i.e. HD quality video conference, multicasting, etc.
• Lakehead has deployed Google Apps for Enterprise Education

Context for ORION

• unconstrained bandwith
• supporting virtual classrooms
• sharing large datasets (terabyes
• collaborate real-time
• 75 members and growing, traffic up 600%
• new initiatives;
  • e.g. medical imagine,
  • virtual classrooms,
  • distributed computing
  • student television (affiliated with Internet2, Case Western, Cleveland, Ohio)
    • streamed live over a channel, multi-cast enabled
    • content, news, documentaries, performance works, lectures, podcasts, news, sports events, entertainment programming etc.
    • http://www.orion.on.ca/orionstudenttv.html

discussion paper URL available at:TBA

Vision for an IPTV platform

• something like this exists already- OSTN (US)
• ORION took the lead in developing a Discussion Paper and online survey (serve as a catalyst)
• Sheridan agreed to partner with ORION to stage a workshop and provide support
• Institutions were asking, "why can't we have our own media streaming, animation, film programs, etc"?
• A lot of content being produced but not shared
• Ontario has some of the world leading film and animation schools, leverage to showcase and provide a platform to make available internally and externally to industry, parents and the community
• Provide students, educators, researchers, teaching institutions and partners with a broadly accessible tool for posting, distributing and sharing
• enhance the platform with interactive and web 2.0 capabilities
• platform for collaboration

Benefits

• network of channels
• global showcase for Ontario's and Canada's excellence in producing digital media, film, TV

-R&D platform delivering test-bed capabilities for reseach in advanced media technologies and application, i.e. content for mobile devices, next-generation interactive media

• living lab environment

Current Situation

• looked at what schools are doing today
• what happens to content
• reviewed 20 initiatives, variety of approaches and objectives,

Content and programming

• campus-wide student activities
• tools to create content relevant to student experiences
• programming information that students need about campus event and activities
• lecture content on web, studies and exam prep, engage deeply in coursework
• broadcast, film, animation and media programs need to keep apce with rapid avanes in the industry like http://youtube.com
• research into content creation
• content for wireless devices
• support for internal and external marketing and recruitment and outreach activities
  • e.g. Fanshawe college allowing students to post information about the college

Technology, Platform & infrastructure

• Hosted websites
• Proprietary broacast platforms, G-Channel, V-Brick, etc.
• Broadcast through local cable
• Publicly available apps, like iTunes, Ustream, etc
• INUK Netorks
• Open Student Television Netork (OSTN)

Operations, management & funding

• critical mass?
• resource challenges?
• production facilities
• appropriate rights management framework?

Survey Findings

Highlights

• seems to be sufficient support
• 39 institutions participated
• 67% have or plan to distrubete student , faculty and/or inst. generated content
• 72% feel it would be valuable

Workshop at Sheridan

• Hosted at Sheridan - June 18, 19
• Over 100 people participated, representing colleges, unis, industry, gov, and otehr stakeholders
• showcase and exhibitors June 18
• looked at practical applications
  • content and programming
  • platform and technology issues
  • operational issues and sources of funding
• Sheridan, Ryerson, Waterloo presented