Integrated Multimedia- Technology Design for Lecture-Capture Classrooms Don Merritt Director, Office of Instructional Resources University of Central Florida
Mar 22, 2016
Integrated Multimedia-Technology Design for Lecture-
Capture Classrooms
Don MerrittDirector, Office of Instructional Resources
University of Central Florida
Presentation Outline• About UCF• Overview of video courses at UCF• Office of Instructional Resources’ (OIR) role in
video class support• UCF’s lecture capture classroom design• UCF’s continued support of faculty teaching in
video spaces
Acronyms at UCF• OIR – Office of Instructional Resources• CDL – Center for Distributed Learning• VLC – Video Lecture Capture• LMS – Learning Management System
About UCF• 58,698 students enrolled in Fall 2011
2nd largest university in the US2+2 partnership with local state colleges24% over age 25
• 10 regional campuses11-county service area
Source: http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/current.html
About UCF• 211 degree programs across 12 colleges
Largest college – College of SciencesSecond largest – College of Business Admin
• Student credit hours AY 2010 – 2011:
1,449,115
Source: http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/current.html
Sources of UCF SCH Growth
1995-96 2000-01 2005-06 2010-11500,000
700,000
900,000
1,100,000
1,300,000
1,500,000
1,700,000
Classroom Instruction
Video Classes at UCF• Originally a broadcast model
– Microwave-based video delivery system– One-way, non-interactive, time delay
• Interactive TV (ITV)– Polycom videoconference systems at most regional
campuses– Two-way, interactive, no time delay / recording
• McGraw-Hill Tegrity lecture capture
McGraw-Hill Tegrity
Video Classes at UCFToday, lecture capture is supported in 2 modalities:
RV: face-to-face class where the
majority of content is offered
through the web; no more than
20% mandatory attendance
V: no face-to-face lecture, entirely
web-based instruction
UCF Tegrity Users• College of Engineering and Computer Science
– Many small-enrollment classes• College of Business Administration
– Many core courses through Tegrity• College of Sciences
– Math certificate program– Political Science classes
2011 – 2012 UCF Tegrity Users• Number of online views:
734,247 views
• Total duration of online views:
1,597,083 hours• Number of viewing users:
14,177 users• Total duration of new recordings:
7,332 hours
Success Rates By Modality
0102030405060708090
10087 88
9187 87
9187
8386 84 84
7984
9286
83 84 85
Fall 09 Spring 10 Summer 10
F2F(n=665,209)
V(n=12,050)
RV(n=37,463)
Perc
ent
Fall 10 Spring 11 Summer 11
“Excellent” Ratings By Modality
M 52W 48F2F 48RV 44V 42
Course OverallModality % Excellent
n=913,688
Spring 2008 – Spring 2011
Office of Instructional Resources• Integrated Multimedia Design and Installation
491 integrated spacesProject Management, System Design, Hardware Installation, Crestron Programming, Maintenance, Repairs, Upgrades and Research
Office of Instructional Resources• Integrated Multimedia Design and Installation• Video conferencing and web collaboration
support• High-profile event support
Office of Instructional ResourcesStandardized touchpanel
design with control for:
Document CameraAudio
Computer / LaptopDVD / BluRay
VideoconferencingLecture Capture Camera
LightingAuxiliary Input
Lecture-Capture Classrooms• Classrooms designed by OIR specifically
for Tegrity classes– “Transparency” of the recording equipment to
the users was a priority– Quality control of
the finished product
McGraw-Hill Tegrity
Lecture-Capture ClassroomsEquipment overview (50+ parts total):
ProjectorMitsubishi XD600U (projector)
CamerasVaddio CeilingView 70 PTZ (document camera)Vaddio WallView 70 PTZ (instructor camera)
Control SystemCrestron MP2E control processorCrestron TPS-4000 touch panel
Lecture-Capture ClassroomsEquipment overview (50+ parts total):
ComputerDell Precision T3500 workstation
Video CaptureKramer VP729 (video scaler / switcher)EMS XtremeRGB-Ex1 video capture card (multimedia)Viewcast 240e video capture card (instructor camera)
Audio Revolabs wearable HD microphoneAudio-Technica U853RW cardioid microphone (ceiling)Lectrosonics DM1612f audio mixer / preamp
Lecture-Capture Classrooms
Lecture-Capture Faculty Development• Web and lab-based
– Pedagogy addressed through LMS-based learning objects (IDV Essentials)
– Technology practice offered through the OIR Faculty Multimedia Center
• Development program began March 2010– 91 participants completed to date– 47 enrolled but not complete
IDV EssentialsThree modules designed specifically for lecture-capture modality:
• Planning• Developing• Integrating
IDV EssentialsModules:• Planning your Video Lecture Capture (VLC)
– Things to consider, best practices and other tips • Developing Effective Video Lecture Capture
– Designing presentations, using doc camera• Integrating VLC in the Online Environment
– Preparing students, addressing communication issues, creating modules in the LMS
Going Forward• Improve faculty development to achieve
greater outcomes• Scaling the service to meet UCF’s needs• Reducing the cost of integrated installations• Continued improvement of integrated
installations (annotation monitors, higher resolution document cameras, etc.)