webex conferencing digital humanities fellows fall 2014

WebEx Conferencing

Digital Humanities Fellowsfall 2014

• Meeting/Collaborating with video, resource sharing, and other tools• Remote presenter joining class• Interviews• Session recording needed• Can have 200 endpoints (limited number sharing video)• hybrid/blended course support (focus moving forward)

Synchronous Lecturing – often first thing asked about in hybrid

redesign• Non-Engaged lecture• Panopto (later)• TED, YouTube, other existing lectures• Asychronous lecture + online discussion (Jim)• Asychronous lecture + more focused synchronous lecture

Synchronous Lecturing – often first thing asked about in hybrid

redesign• Successful synchronous sessions• boisterous discussion not as practical• perhaps meet as smaller groups rather than whole class• more need to take turns• learning curve, but good life/work skill to develop

• use strategically – where benefits of being being together in time/space is beneficial• particularly nice when blending of courses draws on

differing viewpoints• Don’t forget remote audience• think of them as extension

of the room• Group presentations possible• one endpoint controls

How to make a WebEx meeting happen

• EdTech can host a one-off meeting• If ongoing need, can request an account

• May be able to use computer webcam/audio• May need to request setup or relocate to library

https://newyork6.webex.com

Panopto Lecture Capture

Digital Humanities Fellowsfall 2014

Examples

• From earlier in the session• Josh Schroeder• Chandreyi Basu• Me

Best Practices

• 5-10min and focused on distinct topic• No need to make overly polished (“human”)• System will create outline based on title field• There are ways to capture writing, if needed

Uses

• remedial• Non-Engaged lecture, leaving more classtime

for engagement• Material students may want/need to review• Adding additional lecture content when

syllabus does not allow (LotR example)

Student View:Use

Faculty View:

Faculty View:

Recording:

Recording:

Recording:

Editing:

What’s needed

• Perhaps nothing• Perhaps a webcam (built-in often sufficient)• Likely a microphone beyond what built-in

(headset or stand-alone)• Will whiteboard, document, etc, need to be

captured … perhaps tablet, graphics tablet, document camera, etc

Other uses

• Live class lecture capture• Student review• Disability Services (incl hospitalization, quarantine,

athletic/academic travel)• Instructional videos• Academic• Administrative

http://newyork6.hosted.panopto.com/