Video In Higher EducationA look into SUNY’s Online Video Platform Strategy
Agenda
• Introductions• SUNY• Buffalo State College• Ensemble Video• Wowza Media Systems• Video Workflow
• LCMS• Demo• Organizational Structure• Delivery and Scalability• Summary• Q&A
Presenters
Ryan JespersenTraining Manager
Melaine C. KenyonDirector for Instructional
Technology
Michael NotariusCIO, SUNY ITEC
Scott NadzanVice President of
Marketing and Sales
Buffalo State College
• Founded in 1871• 125-acre campus in the heart of Buffalo:– 10,500 undergraduates– 1,300 graduate students
• 171 undergraduate programs with– 11 honors options– 11 post baccalaureate teacher programs– 61 graduate programs
SUNY ITEC
• Special purpose organization
• Supports multi-campus, computer-related, group activities
• Targeted at improving the quality, quantity and cost- effectiveness of campus-based and University-wide computer services.
Ensemble Video
• Ensemble Video is a secure, easy to use, easy to deploy online video platform.
• Ensemble Video enables hundreds of organizations across the globe to enhance teaching, learning and communication.
• Ensemble Video offers self-hosted, cloud-hosted, and multi-tenant deployments, and works in concert with a wide range of complementary video and web technologies to streamline video management and publishing.
Ensemble in the SUNY System
Blue Dots: ITEC Hosted Black: Self-Hosted
Wowza Media Systems
• Simplifying the complexities of video and audio streaming
• In business since 2005• Customers in 150+ countries• Wowza Streaming Engine:
award-winning software
2011, 2012, 2013
Wowza Streaming Engine™
• Robust, customizable, and scalable server software that powers reliable streaming of high-quality audio and video to any device anywhere.
• Scale across OSs and architectures.
• From start-up websites to mission critical applications.
VIDEO WORKFLOW
Buffalo State Need to Have Features
• Video Assignment Dropbox• Annotations• Closed Captions• Video Management for Faculty• Video Streaming to Mobile• Transitioning from old Media Solution
SUNY ITEC
• 33 campuses LMS hosting and administration• 11 campuses using Ensemble Video Platform• Cost Effective Solution– Significant savings with centralized deployment– Advantage of administrative console
• Open SUNY– Integrate Ensemble into course delivery– Consistent Adoption and Support
Video Workflow
How Ensemble Video Works
Streaming Workflow
Learning Content Management Systems
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Organizational Structure
Flexible Organizational Structure
On-Premise Delivery
Cloud Delivery Model
Hybrid Delivery Model
Multi-Tenant / Consortium Model
SUMMARY
Results
SUNY ITEC• Campuses are HAPPY with cost-
effective video platform• Reduced duplicate services, efforts and
investments• Close to 500,000 Total Views in less
than 18 months• 11 New SUNY's in less than 18 months
Buffalo State• Empowered faculty to manage their
own content• Integrated with campus LMS for
streamlined service• Students can watch videos on many
devices• Eliminated time-consuming
complicated manual workflows• Ensemble’s captioning integration
helps BSC meet accessibility goals.
Summary
• Ensemble Video and Wowza® software is deployed globally across thousands of universities and K-12 organizations.
• Stream lectures, scientific discoveries, sports, events and more.• Our platform lets students, faculty, alumni, and supporters
engage with your content wherever they are.• The software is tailor-made to deliver cost effective on-line
learning programs to audiences anywhere on any device.
Next Steps
• To setup a free trial and demo visit EnsembleVideo.com• Reach out to Scott via email at [email protected]• Or by phone at 315-753-0094
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