UNITE provides distance education graduate science and engineering programs through livestreamed and archived video lectures. It began in 1971 with partnerships with Minnesota companies and now serves about 250 students annually. Surveys found students are satisfied with course offerings and services and primarily access lectures from home. UNITE aims to improve interactions between students and professors as it shifts to serving more students remotely and from a broader geographic area.

1. UNITE Distributed Learning: Graduate Science and Engineering Distance Education Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 17th, 2008

3. UNITE: Purpose and History Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 17th, 2008

4. What is UNITE? Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 17th, 2008

9. UNITE: Process and Technology Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 17th, 2008

13. UNITE: Technical Details Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 17th, 2008 Canopus Analog to DV Mac Pro Video-On-Demand Streaming (single pane) Live Webcast Streaming (widescreen) Video-On-Demand Streaming (double pane) Video-On-Demand Streaming (widescreen) Digital Video FireWire LAN Quicktime Streaming VGA2USB LR VGA Feed from computer USB Analog Video (mixed feed from cameras and VGA scan converter) Canopus Analog to DV Apple Xserve with Broadcaster or Mac Mini Apple Xserve Streaming Server Xserve RAID 10.5 TB Apple Xserve Download Server RSS and downloads for video podcasts (single-pane, double-pane and widescreen) and audio podcasts (processed within Xserv) Xserve RAID 7 TB Analog Video from cameras Digital Video FireWire Quicktime Streaming LAN Live Webcast Streaming (double pane) Live Webcast Streaming (single pane) DVD/Hardrive Recorder

14. UNITE: Student Perceptions Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 17th, 2008

19. UNITE: Trends and Future Academic Technology Advisory Committee December 17th, 2008