The Teaching w/ Technology session next week is a hands-on video session. Please join us at 11:00am next Tuesday in room L01 of the Bass Library to work with some of the programs mentioned above. We will have staff there to support you.
Carolyn Caizzi, Visual Resource Collection in the Yale Library, will be running a 3-part video workshop on shooting, editing, and sharing video. There are spots available for the April series. Contact barbara.rockenbach@yale.edu if you are interested in signing up. We can also arrange future workshops.
CLC Media Check-Out Service:
The Collaborative Learning Center now has video cameras, tripods, and digital cameras for check-out. To check out the equipment, go to the Technology Troubleshooting Office on the lower level of the Bass Library. Contact clc@yale.edu with any questions about the equipment. There will be an online reservation system shortly.
Ken Panko, Manager of the Instructional Technology Group, started the session by asking the group what intellectual question drove attendees to this session. One attendee was interested in integrating video into his class and the software and hardware used for video. FreePath, a presentation software, that allows you to arrange various types of media while teaching (video, images, audio, etc.) Another attendee was interested in embedding YouTube into Classesv2. To do this in Classesv2, go to the Content area in Classesv2, click on the Flash button, and paste in the URL of the YouTube video and specify the size you want to display. You can also upload videos to the resources section in Classesv2.
Kaltura is a tool for creating, editing and sharing video easily for courses. Kaltura videos can also be easily uploaded to YouTube. Another use for Kaltura is for student responses to lectures. This functions almost as a video discussion board. It is also possible to use Kaltura for simple lecture capture if your laptop has camera for recording voice and image.
Michael Farina, Senior Lecturer in Italian, began by asking why most people only go to YouTube when searching for video. He named Veeple, Videosurf, Viddler, Vimeo, Invision.tv, WorldTV as options beyond YouTube. There is a concern that YouTube will run into legal issues in the future because of copyright. Video search in Google is limited because the search relies on words, and therefore tags, for videos. Three good search options for video search beyond YouTube: Pixsy, Invision.tv, and Videosurf. Pixsy and Invision.tv use tags, but VideoSurf utilizes algorithms to search on faces and other visual elements.
Using Video for Teaching: Professor Farina used to use Veeple but because of changes this fall to the program, he now uses Vimeo, blip.tv and Viddler. Blip.tv integrates with Facebook for seemless posting of lectures. Vimeo allows for grouping video and commenting by students. Viddler allows users to leave comments, textual or video comments, within the video itself. Blip.tv is like having your own television station. You can create and download videos and arrange in a series like a TV show.
Splicd allows you to extract video excerpts from YouTube videos. Adamsapp, is an indication of where we are going. It allows you to create video from static documents. It provides one with the ability to create an interactive syllabus, i.e. link out to a video or a digital book or article.
For more detailed information, please click on Professor Michael Farina’s slides below: