MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
In just a few years, the College of Business at Florida International
University went from having a couple professors willing to try lecture
capture to explosive demand that increases each semester. Faculty have
created more than 2,500 videos — 5,000+ hours of content — with nearly
100,000 views using Mediasite by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the
trusted global leader for video creation and management
solutions.
Challenge: Add warmth to an online environment, reach more students
simultaneously and offer flexibility to its students
The College of Business' nearly 10,000 students have hectic lives,
families and demanding careers and aren't always able to make it to
class. That, coupled with the fact that the university is a research
institution, leaving professors stretched for time to teach additional
courses, meant it needed a lecture capture solution easy enough for
faculty to use and flexible enough for students.
The college sought an all-in-one platform for comprehensive capture and
integrated video management that would scale to meet the growing faculty
and student demand for lecture capture.
Solution: Mediasite by Sonic Foundry
The college's undergraduate and graduate programs are able to reach more
students in real time with Mediasite by offering a synchronous online
experience to distance students as their face-to-face peers attend class
on campus. Online students participate in discussions, ask questions and
answer polls via Mediasite, and all students can access on-demand
content for review via Blackboard learning management system.
"Mediasite lecture capture adds warmth to the online environment. You're
able to see your professor interact with students and hear your peers in
class communicate. You feel like you're there in the classroom," said
Henry Dominguez, system administrator, FIU.
The college's Mediasite deployment includes MultiView Recorders,
Mediasite's unique MultiView technology that records and streams up to
four HD content sources simultaneously to transform complex concepts,
simulations and demonstrations into engaging experiences, and My
Mediasite Desktop Recorder that makes it easy for students and
faculty to create demos, video training, online office hours, flipped
classes, lectures and assignments right from their computer.
Results: Explosive video creation
"This semester alone has seen our weekly live and recorded sessions more
than double, so we're excited to see it continue to grow and flourish,"
Dominguez said. "With Mediasite, students don't have to worry about
taking notes. Everything is captured and available on-demand for review,
and Mediasite's search lets students pinpoint exact areas of interest."
FIU won an Enterprise Video Award this year at the Unleash Mediasite
User Conference. Watch its nomination video here.
"Today's students are demanding lecture capture, and faculty must
embrace video technology in their classrooms to stay relevant and
competitive," said Gary Weis, CEO, Sonic Foundry. "It's rewarding to see
that Florida International University professors are welcoming Mediasite
lecture capture with open arms."
About FIU College of Business
FIU College of Business in Miami, Fla. enrolls nearly 8,000
undergraduate and almost 2,000 graduate students, serving the
multinational business community through its extensive menu of executive
and professional education programs. http://business.fiu.edu/index.cfm
About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO) is the trusted global leader for video
capture, management and webcasting solutions in education, business and
government. The patented Mediasite
Enterprise Video Platform transforms communications, training,
education and events for over 3,800 customers in 65 countries.
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are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.
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