Category: Lecture Capture

Archived presentations to be deleted unless you act soon

New Mediasite Archive Plan Began July 1, 2021

Mediasite is ECU’s video capture tool for academic courses and campus events. We recently updated and automated the storage process for Mediasite content to keep presentations organized while reducing storage and administrative costs.

This past July, Mediasite administrators processed videos according to the following criteria. The report captured the age and number of views for all Mediasite videos older than 24 months. 

  • All videos are active in Mediasite for the first 24 months regardless of views and are not included in the annual audit report.
  • A video with 10 or more views during the previous 24 months remains in Mediasite.
  • A video with fewer than 10 views during the previous 24 months was archived and will be deleted on September 29. Deleted videos cannot be recovered.
  • Owners were notified by email of any archived videos.
  • Owners may request that any video slated for deletion be exported into a “Publish to Go” format by submitting a Mediasite Support service request before September 28.

*All videos are active in Mediasite for the first 24 months regardless of views and are not included in the annual audit report.

Recovery and export available until September 28, 2021

You have until September 28 to request that archived videos be exported into a Publish To Go format. Submit the Mediasite Support service request. After a video is deleted it cannot be recovered.

Auto Archival of Mediasite Recordings

In recent Technology news it was announcement an archival plan will be instituted.

Beginning July 1, 2021, Mediasite administrators will audit and process videos according to the following criteria.

An audit report runs annually on July 1

The report captures the age and number of views for all Mediasite videos older than 24 months.* Depending on the number of views, videos are processed as follows:

  • A video with 10 or more views during the previous 24 months remains in Mediasite.
  • A video with fewer than 10 views during the previous 24 months is archived for 90 days then deleted.
  • Owners are notified by email of any archived videos.
  • Owners may also request a video be exported into a “Publish to Go” format during the 90-day archive period (July 1 – September 28), by submitting a Mediasite Support service request.
  • Archived videos are deleted after 90 days.

*All videos are active in Mediasite for the first 24 months regardless of views and are not included in the annual audit report.

 

Settling In!

Some classes are online, some are meeting face to face, and if you are using Mediasite to deliver your content there is a feature called commenting which will allow students to add their thoughts during live and on demand recordings.  A message will be sent to you advising there is a comment to be viewed along with a link to click.

Virtually going nowhere

Here is a neat inforgraphic on the use of video in the past months

Virtual-Learning-Never-Sleeps

Here are some other statistics from Mediasite remember total presentation number is for all presentations on our site for the past 3+ years nor desktop recordings not in a shared folder.

There is a lot of video being viewed whether Canvas, Conferencing Recordings or Mediasite.  Before you don’t remember review content and possibly give a more descriptive name so searching in the future is easier, especially Guest Lectures.

The question I keep getting asked. . .

Where will my Mediasite recordings go when Blackboard is no longer available?

The answer is all recordings that are done using either the Classroom Lecture System or Desktop Recording live in the Mediasite server, it’s own entity separate from Blackboard and Canvas.  You can review all your Mediasite recordings, both classroom and desktop by going to My Mediasite.  You can find more information about working with My Mediasite at this blog http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/medrec/mdr/

Please note links copied from BB may have to be updated in Canvas.  When the recording request from comes out please indicate if you need updates.

Presenting Online? No Choice

As a long time advocate for online delivery and knowing that many are not comfortable with this delivery system I am going to share some simple tips.

First – accept my Team invite as your colleagues may be some of your best resources.

Second- Keep it Simple, you know your content so deliver it.  If Mediasite Desktop Recorder or Studio or YouTube are intimidating you can create a voice-over PowerPoint for deliver.

Third – Keep in touch with your students whether by email, chat, try webconferencing for real time communication and there is always the phone.

Fourth – if something doesn’t work, take a deep breath, try again or put it aside and work on something else.

Here’s a new link with a crash course for smaller classes, labs and assessment from the North Carolina School of Science and Math is a leader in providing synchronous education. They’ve opened up some of their training to others in the UNC System.

Tagging onto last week’s post

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About engaging students with video polling, quizzing and commenting extends to current events.  Anyone remember H1N1 virus, well a posting done on this blog in September 2009 addresses being prepared.  With Blackboard and Canvas content can be delivered and Mediasite Desktop Recorder and Canvas Studio are ways to record lectures, give updates and keep everyone informed.

Here is a link to a Mediasite Webinar on Friday to Optimize your Plan

Additionally since next week is Spring Break if you are not comfortable with desktop recording or need to use devices such as document camera, most of the classrooms here at HSB will be available to do recordings.

Just came across my desk 9 Resources when Corona Virus Moves Your Course Online

Need assistance?  Contact this office.

Engaging Students

Mid-semester, spring break and still a lot to learn!

Quizzing mid-video to measure progress, Polling to see if they understand in real time.  Students can also comment and discuss during the recording and then annotate with additional comments and dialogs.  Additionally students can email questions directly to you.  Create a collection of video tutorials, topics etc with channels and showcases.

A Student Engagement article from Mediasite can be found here  

You can also use Studio in Canvas to complete many of the tips introduced.

Analytics, Quizzing and Commenting

It’s been a while but wanted to remind you of some features available to you when recording lectures, either from the classroom or your office.

Analytics – Mediasite’s powerful video analytics and built-in reports show exactly who is watching what and when.
• Understand viewing behavior and engagement
• Evaluate each video’s effectiveness and impact on learning and performance
• Measure your return on investment and make informed decisions

Quizzing – Mediasite quizzes are flexible, allowing you to create the type of quiz that works best with your learners. For example, a ‘study guide’ quiz allows learners to go through the video as many times as they like, change their answers and self-assess along the way. Other types of quizzes, like the ‘scored quiz,’ don’t allow students to change their answers.  After completion you can download an excel file with their scores and answers.

Commenting – Can be done in real time during a presentation or on demand.  Once you add a comment, edit or delete it as needed. You can also respond to other viewer’s comments and report inappropriate comments.

You can view a presentation’s comments directly below it, with the most recent comments shown towards the top.  All comments include the user’s full username, an avatar that displays the first initial of the username, and when the user made the comment.

Annotating – Add annotations to a presentation to provide additional information to viewers. For annotations to post successfully, you must submit them at least one second apart.

Contact this office to learn more!