The document summarizes the use of faculty-created videos at the College of Saint Rose. It compares the school's previous use of Mediasite software to create recordings with its newer use of Camtasia Relay. Some key points: - Camtasia Relay has seen over 400 uploads since 2011 from around 20 regular users, while Mediasite saw fewer presentations over a longer period. - Relay allows for quick and easy recording directly from the desktop, while Mediasite required recording in a studio. - Faculty feedback praised Relay for its ease of use and convenience compared to Mediasite. Recorded lectures and feedback have benefited students.

1. Faculty-Created Video
Content and Blackboard
Christine Paige Tom Rosenberger
Educational Technologist Instructional Technologist
paigec@strose.edu rosenbet@strose.edu
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, New York

2. Background
Camcorder & DVD
Mediasite
Camtasia Studio
Camtasia Relay
Why Relay?

3. A Comparison
• Went live Fall 2011 • Went live Fall 2005 (6.5 years ago)
• 417 Relay uploads • 872 presentations (many have been
deleted)
• About 20 active, regular users
• In addition to course
• Ease of use/convenience content, Mediasite ingests other
• Low initial cost (not including media media files now, making it a
server and management costs) repository for administrative offices
(Career Center, Health
• Can output to Mediasite for content Services, ITS, candidate
management/cataloging interviews, Special Events, etc.)
• Creates quick and easy • Record in a studio with hardware, but
files, encodes; does not catalog them file is cataloged, with managed
or allow for future management. permissions, and ability to modify
metadata and access.
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4. Our Use of
Recorded lectures:
• ability to listen to the lecture more than once
• ability to listen to the lecture at their own pace and time
• ability to fit lessons into the students’ schedules
Individualized Feedback:
• ability to listen to graded comments over and over to integrate into improving
their writing skills, and compare student work samples
• faster than typing out corrections and feedback
• collect research data on usefulness of website
Present Information:
• create and share quick technology tips
• capture on-the-go, unplanned learning opportunities
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5. Comments From Faculty
• Compared to Mediasite, Camtasia is “much easier to use and way more
convenient.”
• “I love using Camtasia! I have received positive feedback from the
students as well.”
• My student’s have “a greater feel that I am present and supporting them.”
• “This has allowed me more teaching time. I no longer review assignments
in class. I refer students to Blackboard. Also, it has allowed me to attend a
conference this summer and will again in the fall. I can create an online
lecture, assignments, and video clips.”
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6. A Simple Process!
1 Desktop recorder software
2 Record & submit
3 Receive email
4 Copy & paste link into Bb course
Other distribution approaches available
(Screencast.com, publish to website, Sharepoint, …endless
possibilities)
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7. We value your feedback!
Please fill out a session evaluation.
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