Emerging Technologies 2007 Conference Reports
Moderator
Tom Beggs, University of Georgia
Charge
Provide a forum for the study and discussion of technologies that may have an impact on CCUMC members’ futures.
Topics of Discussion
Discussion topics will be developed at breakfast meetings open to all interested members. These breakfast discussions took place:
Friday, October 19, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Emerging Technologies Interest Group
Breakfast Discussion
Saturday, October 20, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Emerging Technologies Interest Group
Breakfast Discussion
Conference Session Report
The Emerging Technologies Interest Group met for breakfast discussions on Friday, October 19, 8:00-9:00 am, Saturday, October 20, 8:00-9:00 and Sunday, October 21, 9:00-10:00. The topics were similar to what is often discussed on the CCUMC listserv but with the immediacy of face to face conversations. I need to give special thanks to Lisa Stephens for her help with notes on Friday’s session.
During the Friday meeting 50-60 members attended and listed the following topics to possibly be discussed during the three sessions:
1) Digital signage and network
a. Self contained signage units? Samsung?
2) HD migration (Darbyshire is holding a Monday general session)
a. Price point on HD is coming down, can start to buy 16x9 screens
b. Shift to digital TV (FCC compliance)
c. (role of satellite and DTV)
d. We’re cabled VGA, and now projectors are being shipped without VGA
e. How many are moving to Cat 5 at this point? Low response
f. HDMI – are you using it? Is it a throwaway? (Susan, it didn’t carry audio in our home unit)
g. HDMI and DRM
h. HD vs. Blue Ray (Beta vs. VHS)
i. A few have deployed Blue Ray
j. Samsung has a dual HD/Blue Ray for 1K
3) Campus Communication Systems (emergency alert systems)
a. Projection systems that can be automatically turned on and display “pushed” information
b. Panic Buttons discretely connected to mass systems?
4) Web 2.0 functions – how this impacts classroom technologies & services
5) Wireless
6) Multi-image projection
7) IPTV
8) Smartboards
9) Clickers
10) iTunes U (a good show of hands for who’s using it)
The group also discussed more extensively:
11) Lecture Capture - a lively discussion on what different schools are using and some of the challenges
a. Katrina impacted schools who appreciate remotely located servers that work
b. Accordent
c. Apreso
d. Camtasia + homegrown
e. Tegrity
f. IP Video
g. Barix – “in streamer”
h. Iowa now using 8 Apreso systems. Not a lot of bandwidth problems.
i. Teletext worth looking at
j. MediaSite is a little pricey
k. Accordent for Law classes
l. Corporate campus for Extron – capture meetings so international offices can view later
m. Pilot of Epiphan (?) – captures whatever is projected
i. Mac with a device that’s connected to classroom in the room. Some integration challenges.
n. Jeff Donohue: When students were polled, they said they didn’t need to talking head, so it saved a ton on infrastructure
o. Discussion on primary instruction vs. tutorial/review – for what purpose is the capture? If it’s primary instruction, better production values are desirable
p. Special Event archives – for university events. DL departments manage large event capture, and are called in for special events, but that’s different than everyday classroom captures
q. What editing programs are in use? Final Cut. PC based?
r. Student production activities? Now need terabyte servers to store and edit. Heavy student labor use to manage activities
s. Sympodiums are gaining popularity, and are driving more digital tool adoption.
On Saturday the group of 50-60 members discussed:
1) Clickers
a. Standardized at UFL: Turning Point but some still go off on own
b. Support issues
c. ADA issues with red and green lights
d. Publishers pushing brands
e. Feed back on clickers good
f. Battery life on PRS can be a problem
g. More discussion on PRS
2) Blue Ray vs HD DVD
a. Few being deployed
b. Most waiting
3) Wide screen projectors and wide screen monitors
a. Early adoption of screens
b. Few projectors being used
c. Session on Monday at 9:00 on these topics
d. Concerns on standards
4) Second Life is being used in course development
a. Only a few schools are developing ideas
5) Gaming in instruction
On Sunday the group of 50-60 members discussed:
1) Emergency systems
a. Different methods schools are using
i. text messaging
ii. cell phones
iii. sirens
b. Silent panic buttons on control systems
2) Digital TV (possible session next year?)
a. How will it affect us?
b. Changes in campus cable systems
3) More on capture systems
a. SmartBoard software for audio and PC
4) Web 2.0 software
a. Collaboration
b. Flicker
5) Possible blogging for
a. Continued discussion on topics
b. Prep for next year Emerging Technologies sessions
6) Capture of the sessions was suggested