Podcast/Webcast State of the Art Victor Edmonds Director, Educational Technology Services University of California, Berkeley & Attendees, NMC 2007

Victor Edmonds

Director, Educational Technology Services

University of California, Berkeley

&

Attendees, NMC 2007

Webcast Classroom Educational Technology Services Reports to Academic Vice Provost Standings with CIO Associate Director of ETS is a Deputy CIO Learning Systems

Webcast Classroom Educational Technology Services Teaching and Learning Focus “ The Second Largest IT Group” Learning Systems

Webcast Learning Systems Classrooms Educational Technology Services Training, Support, Faculty Development, Assessment Learning Tools, Video, Conferencing, Event Support, (Labs)

1966 1995 Educational Video broadcast television first course webcast

Berkeley Webcast Course Views by Semester

Campus produced courses Each lecture of the course About 50 courses Not the library video Fantastic adoption 4.5 Million+ viewers 2006 Widely Available webcast.berkeley bSpace (LMS) ITunes Google Video

Campus produced courses

Each lecture of the course

About 50 courses

Not the library video

Fantastic adoption

4.5 Million+ viewers 2006

Widely Available

webcast.berkeley

bSpace (LMS)

ITunes

Google Video

Open Courseware Prof Requests Signs Agreement (and pays $2000) Costs $4000 Option - Protected by LMS Universal Access Automatic Synch Tech.

Open Courseware

Prof Requests

Signs Agreement

(and pays $2000)

Costs $4000

Option -

Protected by LMS

Universal Access

Automatic Synch Tech.

Request or invitation By rooms Video in 5 largest rooms Portable video as needed Audio only Encoders in 20 rooms MacMinis in 5 rooms Part of our $5M classroom renovation

Request or invitation

By rooms

Video in 5 largest rooms

Portable video as needed

Audio only

Encoders in 20 rooms

MacMinis in 5 rooms

Part of our $5M

classroom renovation

Webcast/Podcast Fall 2006 44 Coursecasts Total (every lecture) 17 courses web- & podcasting 10 courses webcasting only 17 courses podcasting only Biology, Bio-Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Economics, History, Integrated Studies, Nutrition, Physics, Philosophy, Political Science, Geology, Environmental Science, Earth & Planetary Science, Psychology

44 Coursecasts Total (every lecture)

17 courses web- & podcasting

10 courses webcasting only

17 courses podcasting only

Biology, Bio-Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Economics, History, Integrated Studies, Nutrition, Physics, Philosophy, Political Science, Geology, Environmental Science, Earth & Planetary Science, Psychology

Webcast/Podcast Spring 2007 39 Coursecasts Total (every lecture) 17 courses web- & podcasting 5 courses webcasting only 17 courses podcasting only 21 Departments Biology (4), Bio-Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science (4), Economics (2) Electrical Engineering (4), Geography, History, Integrated Studies, Legal Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Nutrition, Peace & Conflict Studies, Physics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Environmental Science

39 Coursecasts Total (every lecture)

17 courses web- & podcasting

5 courses webcasting only

17 courses podcasting only

21 Departments

Biology (4), Bio-Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science (4), Economics (2) Electrical Engineering (4), Geography, History, Integrated Studies, Legal Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Nutrition, Peace & Conflict Studies, Physics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Environmental Science

Why Is Webcast/Podcast Big at Berkeley Single integrated department handles it Educational Technology Services Integrated with bSpace (LMS) Training and Support Concept of the teaching software Faculty is open to open Confident, expert, reputation oriented Chemistry 1A, Bio 1A set the study imperative Students experience it as an essential study tool Part of the culture of the University “ I love Webcast”

Single integrated department handles it

Educational Technology Services

Integrated with bSpace (LMS)

Training and Support

Concept of the teaching software

Faculty is open to open

Confident, expert, reputation oriented

Chemistry 1A, Bio 1A set the study imperative

Students experience it as an essential study tool

Part of the culture of the University

“ I love Webcast”

Student Benefits Essential study aid, review, take notes Watch missed classes Students with limited English Profs hard to understand (accent, or fast) Study the Archives (42%) Disabilities (hearing, attendance, attention) Anywhere, anytime convenience

Student Benefits

Essential study aid, review, take notes

Watch missed classes

Students with limited English

Profs hard to understand (accent, or fast)

Study the Archives (42%)

Disabilities (hearing, attendance, attention)

Anywhere, anytime convenience

Webcast Lessons Learned “ I love Webcast.” Soon “I expect Webcast.” Instructors hesitate, then can’t stop Attendance doubts Intellectual property Challenges instructors to rethink their use of class time Non-intrusive No longer equate lecture with course More interaction during class time

“ I love Webcast.” Soon “I expect Webcast.”

Instructors hesitate, then can’t stop

Attendance doubts

Intellectual property

Challenges instructors to rethink their use of class time

Non-intrusive

No longer equate

lecture with course

More interaction

during class time

Events - Campus special lectures All major academic events (c. 200 a year) Self supporting by event budgets Many more attend than attend live 100,000+ viewers per year

Events - Campus special lectures

All major academic

events (c. 200 a year)

Self supporting

by event budgets

Many more attend

than attend live

100,000+ viewers

per year

GOOGLE VIDEO -- In the first week: 10,000 downloads. 100,000 streams.

GOOGLE VIDEO -- In the first week:

10,000 downloads. 100,000 streams.

Podcast Numbers First Month on ITunes U (4/23/2006 - 5/21/2006) 330,700 tracks downloaded 9540 subscriptions 612,000 downloads in 1 week

First Month on ITunes U (4/23/2006 - 5/21/2006)

330,700 tracks downloaded

9540 subscriptions

What Students Want From our experience More courses on Webcast! Captioning Searching From our user study for Sakai Dog-earing/ bookmarking Integrating with notes, docs Personal workspace From student behavior -- Sharable Community forming Student production Use on handheld

From our experience

More courses on Webcast!

Captioning

Searching

From our user study for Sakai

Dog-earing/ bookmarking

Integrating with notes, docs

Personal workspace

From student behavior --

Sharable

Community forming

Student production

Use on handheld

Conclusions About Video Students expect lectures to be on the web Lectures become commodities Colleges provide services for personal technologies Colleges need video service units Learning spaces become more important

Students expect lectures to be on the web

Lectures become commodities

Colleges provide services

for personal technologies

Colleges need video

service units

Learning spaces become

more important

The State of the Art - Questions How many schools -- Open, Closed Choice of courses Centrally run, departmental, individual profs Buy-in by administration, faculty, students Faculty ownership -- agreement, creative commons Video and or audio Software and/or systems Built-in vs portable vs informal Automation -- scheduling, serving, video Scrubbing Teaching and Learning issues Strategic

How many schools -- Open, Closed

Choice of courses

Centrally run, departmental, individual profs

Buy-in by administration, faculty, students

Faculty ownership -- agreement, creative commons

Video and or audio

Software and/or systems

Built-in vs portable vs informal

Automation -- scheduling, serving, video

Scrubbing

Teaching and Learning issues

Strategic

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