ulcc itunes u seminar

ULCC Podcasting Service Tim Bush

The next 30 minutes.....

The next 30 minutes.....

•Background

•Anywhere, Anytime Learning

•ULCC Service & Demo

•Questions

Background - Why?

Students

Staff

Students

Here lies the problem.....

MySpace Generation

•PC rooms

•Limited wireless

•Locked environments

•Monologue/Dialogue

Where’s the flexibility?

Staff

Staff

• Champions

• Grassroots

• DIY Solutions

Podcasting

What is Podcasting?

“A podcast is a series of digital-media files, which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers”

Or in English.....

What is Podcasting?

•Deliver media rich content

•Proactive broadcast technology

•Students can access content at their convenience

Podcasting in Education• Lessons/Lectures

• Alumni

• Revision Notes

• Student Projects

• Supplementary material - i.e. speeches etc

• Blended media Podcasts - combine and sync video w/Powerpoint etc

• News/Updates

• Class Schedules

• Tours/Fieldwork

iTunes U

• Provides access to academic content from leading schools, colleges and universities within the US & Europe

• Branded environment whereby students (and non-students) can access learning material - ‘Long Tail’

• Public/closed

• ‘Tipping Point’ for podcasting - education

ULCC Podcasting Service

Podcasting Service

Podcasting Service

•Creation/Production

•Hosting & Distribution

•Consumption

Podcasting Service

•Creation/Production

•Hosting & Distribution

•Consumption

Hosting & Distribution

Why a managed service?

Space and loads of it!

Podcasting Service...

Space and loads of it!

Bandwidth - Bottleneck

Podcasting Service...

Bandwidth - Bottleneck

Podcasting Service...

ULCC: Managed Service

•Hosting & Distribution platform- Virtual Backbone

•User friendly web browser interface for managing and uploading content

•Prices start at £200

Publish your content

•Automates the creation of the files required to publish your content (RSS/XML)

•Content backed up daily!

•Removes the technology barrier

Publish your content

•Automates the creation of the files required to publish your content (RSS/XML)

•Content backed up daily!

•Removes the technology barrier

Web Front End

•Secure web interface

•Upload content

•Add metadata

•Add & manage user roles - admin/user

•Stats

You focus on the content..

You focus on the content..

We do the rest!

Lets take a look.....

Recap...

• Fully managed hosting service

• Remove the technology barriers - it’s simple!

• Low cost and easily upgradable

• Automate the creation of XML/RSS

• Back up your content

• Great for piloting the concept

Thanks!

•Email - t.bush@ulcc.ac.uk

•Cell - 07881 951 462

•IM - tbush_uk@hotmail.com

Questions?