Produce, Broadcast and Evaluate Interactive Videos using MS Silverlight 2 Raza Ali Chief Technology Officer

Agenda Softech Worldwide LLC. Part 1 - Microsoft Silverlight Silverlight Enables More Silverlight Features Challenges using Silverlight Architecture Silverlight-based components Screenshots Q&A Part 2 - UltraLearn.com Business Problem Animation UltraLearn features Demo (if time permits) Q&A

Softech Worldwide LLC.

Part 1 - Microsoft Silverlight

Silverlight Enables

More Silverlight Features

Challenges using Silverlight

Architecture

Silverlight-based components

Screenshots

Q&A

Part 2 - UltraLearn.com

Business Problem

Animation

UltraLearn features

Demo (if time permits)

Q&A

Softech Worldwide LLC. Based in Sterling, VA (since April 1997) Complete Web-based solutions for: Authoring & Remixing Management & Profiling Distribution & Delivery Tracking & Reporting of Rich Media Content Working on video since 2002 More than 300,000 learners benefit from our solutions Microsoft Silverlight Development Partner Pioneers in Microsoft Silverlight based Rich Media Solutions for Video-based Applications

Based in Sterling, VA (since April 1997)

Complete Web-based solutions for:

Authoring & Remixing

Management & Profiling

Distribution & Delivery

Tracking & Reporting

of Rich Media Content

Working on video since 2002

More than 300,000 learners benefit from our solutions

Microsoft Silverlight Development Partner

Pioneers in Microsoft Silverlight based Rich Media Solutions for Video-based Applications

Silverlight Microsoft Silverlight powers rich application experiences and delivers high quality, interactive video across the Web and mobile devices through the most powerful runtime available on the Web. ( www.silverlight.net )

Microsoft Silverlight powers rich application experiences and delivers high quality, interactive video across the Web and mobile devices through the most powerful runtime available on the Web. ( www.silverlight.net )

Silverlight Enables… Video buffering and playback Media overlays Interactivity AJAX Web-Services XPS Local Storage Offline via Mesh Simplified / Integrated programming environment with Visual Studio Pluggable RIA Player integrated with other solutions

Video buffering and playback

Media overlays

Interactivity

AJAX

Web-Services

XPS

Local Storage

Offline via Mesh

Simplified / Integrated programming environment with Visual Studio

Pluggable RIA Player integrated with other solutions

More Silverlight Features DRM support High definition video Uses graphics card Cross browser/cross platform supported XAML (markup language) easy to manage, update Searchable/index able - proves better for SEO Gives lower level control for networking (socket programming) Support for Javascript as well as .NET languages Makes true occasionally connected architecture possible

DRM support

High definition video

Uses graphics card

Cross browser/cross platform supported

XAML (markup language) easy to manage, update

Searchable/index able - proves better for SEO

Gives lower level control for networking (socket programming)

Support for Javascript as well as .NET languages

Makes true occasionally connected architecture possible

Challenges using Silverlight Relatively new technology – issues and defects Breaking upgrades Mass adoption not there yet – Olympics 2008 Cross-browser/platform still evolving Not much help available on roadblocks Lack of enough controls Service-binding / caching issue Issues in playback

Relatively new technology – issues and defects

Breaking upgrades

Mass adoption not there yet – Olympics 2008

Cross-browser/platform still evolving

Not much help available on roadblocks

Lack of enough controls

Service-binding / caching issue

Issues in playback

Architecture RDBMS (SQL Server 2005) DAL (Entity Framework) Business Services (WF/WCF) RIA Components: Ultra Mashup Studio, Player (Silverlight) Business Application: UltraLearn.com Web Site (ASP.Net) Base Services (WF/WCF/WS)

Key Services EXTERNAL CONTENT SOURCES Mashup Meta Info Service Content Repository Service WEB INTERFACE ANALYTICS USER MANAGEMENT ULTRA FEEDBACK ULTRAMASHUP PLAYER ULTRAMASHUP STUDIO CONTENT LIBRARY Local storage for occasionally connected environments Forms Response Management Service Mashup Tracking Service User Registration Service Authentication Service Other Websites Embedding UltraMashup Player ULTRAMASHUP PLAYER (Embedded) Workflow Foundation SQL Server Analysis Services Multi-tenant database for Software as a Service Platform OLAP Cube: Multi-dimensional arrangement of data for analytical reporting Reporting dashboard Exception Handling Service System Health Monitoring Service Client browsers Architecture Windows Communication Foundation Windows Communication Foundation Scalability and Bandwidth

Ultra Mashup Player Ultra Mashup Player ™ Loading and buffering multiple content from source Playing in the sequence defined during content development Tracking user actions Slide synchronization Search within Video and Presentation Microsoft Silverlight Streaming Services

Ultra Mashup Player ™

Loading and buffering multiple content from source

Playing in the sequence defined during content development

Tracking user actions

Slide synchronization

Search within Video and Presentation

Microsoft Silverlight Streaming Services

Ultra Mashup Player

Silverlight-based Components Ultra Mashup Studio ™ Mashup Playback/Preview Content Browser with Preview Form and Caption Designer Advanced Options Presentation Viewer Chapter Navigation Timeline, Chapters & Markers

Ultra Mashup Studio ™

Mashup Playback/Preview

Content Browser with Preview

Form and Caption Designer

Advanced Options

Presentation Viewer

Chapter Navigation

Timeline, Chapters & Markers

Timeline

Content Browser

Form and Caption Designers

Advanced Options

Rapidly becoming ubiquitous means of communication and education Horizon Report 2008 (by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative): Content production becoming grassroots New forms of interaction and assessment for collaborative learning Video has most potential for improving the educational curve On-demand learning possible with video and Internet combined Efficacy of Video Learning

Rapidly becoming ubiquitous means of communication and education

Horizon Report 2008 (by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative):

Content production becoming grassroots

New forms of interaction and assessment for collaborative learning

Video has most potential for improving the educational curve

On-demand learning possible with video and Internet combined

Assessing the impact of interactive video on learning effectiveness Four different settings studied with interactive video with non-interactive video, without video traditional classroom Result: effectiveness contingent upon interactivity significantly better learning performance and higher level of learner satisfaction Students using non-interactive video did not improve Impact of Interactive Video – a Case Study Sciencedirect.com

Assessing the impact of interactive video on learning effectiveness

Four different settings studied

with interactive video

with non-interactive video,

without video

traditional classroom

Result:

effectiveness contingent upon interactivity

significantly better learning performance and higher level of learner satisfaction

Students using non-interactive video did not improve

Converting videos into effective trainings Timely distribution to targeted audience A one-way medium with no feedback; no way of knowing: who actually watched? how much of it was absorbed? what was the viewing pattern? did the viewer skip frames? Video Learning - Challenges

Converting videos into effective trainings

Timely distribution to targeted audience

A one-way medium

with no feedback; no way of knowing:

who actually watched?

how much of it was absorbed?

what was the viewing pattern?

did the viewer skip frames?

Use Videos, Slides, Sounds, Images, branching quizzes to Produce & Broadcast searchable Interactive Video presentations, Evaluate with feedback and tracking data – all on the web using MS Silverlight 2 Presentation: Produce Broadcast Evaluate http://www.ultralearn.com Enter UltraLearn.com!

Use Videos, Slides, Sounds, Images, branching quizzes to Produce & Broadcast searchable Interactive Video presentations, Evaluate with feedback and tracking data – all on the web using MS Silverlight 2

Presentation:

Produce

Broadcast

Evaluate

http://www.ultralearn.com

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UltraLearn.com is closely integrated with Microsoft Silverlight Streaming Service (SLS) Videos stored on SLS are streamed directly from the high availability infrastructure provided by SLS SLS is currently in beta and is FREE to use (with certain limits and conditions) UltraLearn users also have the option to store videos on UltraLearn high availability infrastructure backed by leading CDN providers A note on stability and performance

UltraLearn.com is closely integrated with Microsoft Silverlight Streaming Service (SLS)

Videos stored on SLS are streamed directly from the high availability infrastructure provided by SLS

SLS is currently in beta and is FREE to use (with certain limits and conditions)

UltraLearn users also have the option to store videos on UltraLearn high availability infrastructure backed by leading CDN providers