Drew Cline, Media Technologist at Wilmington University, http://wilmu.edu/multimedia, shares how to capture lectures the cheap and easy way. Swivl Cameras are a great way to capture your lecture to use in upcoming face to face or online courses. In this workshop we will be going over the set up and operation of the Swivl camera and how to incorporate Swivl videos into your course. This presentation was first shared at the 2016 Northeast e-Learning Consortium, http://northeastelearning.org/2016-archives/.

1. Video Lectures in Blackboard:
The Cheap and Easy Way!

2. • Instructional segments are recorded in the
classroom
• Videos are stored for student retrieval later
• ET, AV, or IT departments deploy and manage
equipment, personnel, and storage medium
for videos
How does lecture capture
work today?

3. • In-class recording often requires complicated
expensive equipment
• Also requires trained technical personnel
• More courses/instructors than equipment
available
• Do-it-yourself options often have poor audio
and video quality (camera in back of the room)
Potential Problems…

4. • Online platforms are not using multimedia
to its full potential. (Learninghouse.com, 2014)
• An Arizona State University study in
March 2014 found a direct correlation
between course grades and students
viewing faculty-created videos. (Wilson, 2014)
Why Bother With Video?

5. • Bring dynamic, engaging content to online and
hybrid courses
• Offer accommodations to students for illness,
emergency, inclement weather, etc.
• Showcase guest speakers or special
presentations
• Offer alternatives to “read this article, these
textbook pages, etc.”
Why Bother With Video?

6. • Students can review material at their own pace
• Video segments let online students have more
of a face-to-face experience
• Students can watch videos at home and come
to class prepared to discuss the material
(Flipped Classroom)
• Instructors can share content with other
instructors – don’t reinvent the wheel!
Why Bother With Video?

7. • Why Lecture Capture?
• There is evidence that lecture capture
technology increases student
academic performance. (Education Advisory
• The most important factors for
lecture capture technology are cost and
of use. (Education Advisory Board, 2015)
Do-It-Yourself Lecture Capture

8. Video Lectures With Swivl

9. • Instructors choose the ideal topics/portions of their
in-class lectures for recording (5-25 minutes are
ideal)
• With 20 minutes of training on the Swivl instructors
are ready to go
• Videos are recorded locally on to the iPad and can
be shared directly to cloud-based storage like
Kaltura
How Does It Work?

10. • Instructors set up the
Swivl in class
• Record lecture segments
by topic (shorter is better!)
• Send them to Kaltura
• Add to Blackboard Courses
How does it work?

11. How Does It Work?
Adding to a Blackboard course via Kaltura using the F aculty Repository:

12. How Does It Work?

13. • Give distance learners
more of a face-to-face
experience
• Allow for “flipped
classroom” segments to be
created from traditional
courses
• Bring dynamic, engaging
content to any student –
traditional or at a distance.
What does it Accomplish?

14. COURSE EXAMPLE:
MGT 6501 ORGANIZATION THEORY AND
DESIGN

15. COURSE EXAMPLE:
CUL 411 FOOD AND CULTURE INTERNATIONAL

16. • http://www.swivl.com/c-series/
New C Series Robot

17. Learn more, request training,
or request a project…
wilmu.edu/multimedia
multimedia@wilmu.edu

18. References
• Wilson, T. (2014, March 21). Faculty Videos and Games:
Enhancing Student Engagement and Performance.
Retrieved from
https://teachonline.asu.edu/2014/03/faculty-videos-and-
games-enhancing-student-engagement-and-performance/
• Learninghouse (2015). Equal Opportunity in Higher
Education: Understanding Rigor and Engagement Across
Learning Modalities. Retrieved from
http://www.learninghouse.com/ocs2014_supplement/
• Education Advisory Board (2015). Lecture capture
technology: Considerations for effective and low-cost
lecture capture options. Retrieved from The Advisory
Board Company