Webcasting Pilot Webcasting Pilot UpdateUpdate

Rong SunRong Sun

June 22, 2006June 22, 2006

The PilotThe Pilot

Surgery Rotation

Francophone – ePresenceRGN

Anglophone – ElluminateRGN

Civic

Current StatusCurrent Status

Francophone – 5 recorded lectures online http://137.122.238.180/website_archived.aspx

Anglophone 8 lectures have been offered from RGNCivic/Student homeStudent survey completedInstructor survey in progressTOH IT department: No significant impact on the hospital network

https://www.elluminate.com/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d1854898677.442611

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Student Feedback 1Student Feedback 1Not having to travel to another location to attend the lectures saved me a lot of time

Student Feedback 2Student Feedback 2I found professors were comfortable with delivering lectures via webcasting

Student Feedback 3Student Feedback 3Not seeing the professors on webcam during remote live lectures was not disturbing at all

Student Feedback 4Student Feedback 4Overall, I think the webcasting lectures met my needs as a learner

Student Feedback 5Student Feedback 5I would recommend the Faculty to offer webcasting lectures to the students in the future

Student Feedback 6Student Feedback 6

“The most interesting lecturers were those that made us think, analyze and interact with them.”

“Should be opened to all future students.”

“Great idea to set up such a system. I hope future students will enjoy such live webcasting lectures.”

“This is a must for all programs. It will save a lot of time and energy to students.”

Student Feedback 7Student Feedback 7

“Have all the topics covered with the software.”

“Excellent for post call days.”

“No real expectations going in, very enjoyable and productive experience overall.”

“I thought that they were terrific and should remain as they are, it is a great tool.”

Perceived Needs 1Perceived Needs 1

Technical –Software licensing, support personnel, storage and streaming server

Who does what?Faculty development – using the software, online pedagogy & best practices, and other technologies associated with it, i.e. PPT

Student orientation

Management – webcasting system administration, user import, scheduling and archiving lectures

Collaboration – hospitals, especially IT department

Perceived Needs 2Perceived Needs 2

Policy Intellectual property – archived lectures

How often should instructors offer live lectures?

will student attendance be recorded?

in what circumstances students will be allowed to access the archived lectures only?

will Francophone students have permission to attend the live and archived English lectures?

who should make the policy – the faculty? the hospital departments?

Webcasting ProductsWebcasting Products

ePresence – UT based research project, open source, designed for one way (didactic) communication, has VoIP, video and PPT sharing, must have in-house station(s) and technician

Elluminate – Calgary based commercial software designed for higher education, has pedagogical tools such as hand raising, VoIP, PPT and white board, application sharing, polling etc., can be hosted in-house or by Elluminate.